JJP emerges kingmaker in Haryana

JJP, as well as the opposition Congress had promised to deal with agrarian crisis and massive unemployment, especially among the state’s Jats

No Water, No Votes

Citizens globally and in India are demanding clean and safe drinking water in return for their votes

Karnataka Polls 2023: ‘Common man’ issues like LPG, poverty, unemployment cost BJP its southern bastion  

Opposition Congress’ strategy of targeting the incumbent for not performing on governance issues pays off

Decision 2022: Will AAP make a difference to Punjab Dalit issues? Watch this space

For the moment, the only thing clear about the verdict is that it reflects a narrative of change rather than continuity in Punjab

Congress manifesto promises jobs, welfare steps

Five focus areas include: Unemployment, poverty, farm distress, access to quality education and healthcare

New MP, Chhattisgarh CMs' loan waivers to not benefit 3.5 million farmers

The schemes Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel announced soon after taking oath will not help those who take loans from money lenders

Have regional parties lived up to people’s aspiration?

Be it Andhra, be it Bihar, regional parties have followed economic policies laid down by national parties

Punjab shamlat lands: We will give land for housing, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal tells DTE

Punjab reserves 33 per cent of cultivable shamlat land for Dalit households, who can lease it for a year through competitive bidding. In reality, …

Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Loktak, climate change, carbon footprint feature in party manifestos

Most parties fighting the Manipur elections have promised action on green issues concerning the state

Uneasy wears the Delhi crown

It may not be long before the city gets a tag of being ‘unlivable’, with its environmental indicators showing a deep and steady decline

PEETHA: Will Naveen Patnaik’s deliciously named pre-poll sop work?

Also the name of a traditional Odia sweet, the ‘Peoples Empowerment – Enabling Transparency and Accountability’ scheme was …

Twenty20: Can Kerala’s experiment in corporate-led panchayats be trusted

Twenty20, which established a corporate panchayat in Kerala in 2015, has expanded its reach during the local body polls this year. How …

MP elections: Half glass empty for children in manifestos

Here’s an analysis on how inclusive BJP and Congress are about matters concerning citizens who are supposed to be mature voters once they …

Will India have its green moment in politics?

The fact that these issues are still remote from our understanding is evidenced by a survey which revealed that more than 74% people between the …

Congress manifesto: right to health is next on agenda

Grand old party of India renews some old promises and makes some new ones, but will Congress live up to its promises if it wins a third term?

Indian political parties must prioritise climate change on their manifestos

This would help in mitigating the impacts of climate change and ensure that the country is on a sustainable and resilient path towards a better future

In the Parliament on July 22, 2015

MPs raised a question on the status of nuclear safety in India and sought details about the country’s nuclear fuel stocks

Will the mining stalemate affect Lok Sabha polls in Goa?

The mining industry’s poorest stakeholders, who comprise a sizeable population of Goa, have been rendered jobless by a state dragging its …

Election 2014: How green are our political parties?

A look at the future of green clearances through the manifestos of political parties in the electoral fray

Our duly elected unrepresentatives

Who do the candidates in the polls represent and how representative are their victories?

Green issues plaguing rural West Bengal missing in Panchayat election campaigns, say activists

Low groundwater levels, cutting of trees and poor waste management not being addressed; political parties pass blame in response

Anti-Kasturirangan campaigners win in Idukki

Voters were highly misled and misinformed by the Left Democratic Front and a section of the church, say environmentalists

Karnataka Polls 2023: Revenge of the common man?

DTE coverage of the legislative assembly elections in Karnataka

Finally, both BJP and Congress manifestos talk climate change

A long way to go, but at least a start for India and its people

Verdict 2019: From the politics of inevitability to that of relatability

The results of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls hold lessons for us all