Simply Put: Real issues

Simply Put: Freebies

First-time voters: A narrative about to change

Over 52 million children have come of age and would cast vote for the first time. But they have been victims of malnutrition, injustice and …

DTE Coverage: Environment in elections

A 9-part series on whether environmental issues are influencing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Simply Put: What India wants

There is a probability of above normal temperatures during polling phases, says Election Commission

EC issues list of dos and don’ts for voters; also directs provision of facilities at polling stations to prevent heat-related health …

General Elections 2019: Whose voice and which issues matter

Agrarian distress, the women electorate and new voters will be crucial to the Lok Sabha polls

Simply Put: Women’s Reservation Bill

15th Lok Sabha passed only 54 per cent of proposed legislation

On an average 30 MPs in Lok Sabha and 19 MPs in Rajya Sabha discussed bills in the past five years

Environment in elections: Deucha Pachami coal mine project in Birbhum unlikely to be an issue in May 13 polls

State government provided job largesse and promised financial help to local population to nip the movement in the bud 

Simply Put: Lok Sabha polls begin

As told to Parliament (December 2, 2021): 30 Indian cities will face increasing water risks in the next few decades

All that was discussed in the House through the day

In Parliament on July 18, 2016

Here’s a round-up of debates and reports on what happened in the Assembly

Simply put: Stifling Opposition

Bengal's tea belt: 3 lakh voters, but nobody cares about elections

Tea garden workers in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and North Dinajpur, which go to polls on April 18, depend on Bhutan more than India for employment …

General Elections 2024: Elections in the time of heatwaves

The Election Commission of India has made preparations to ensure voter safety and accessibility amid the prediction of blistering heatwaves

As told to Parliament (March 19, 2020): No river-linking project on Mahananada

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (March 18, 2020): Govt claims PM-Kisan is a success

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (March 13, 2020): Results of National TB Prevalence Survey expected by March 2021

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (March 12, 2020): 6 complaints of tribal eviction

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (March 3, 2020): COVID-19 may cause drugs shortage

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (February 3, 2020): No instance of climate-induced migration in India

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (December 11, 2019): 60,440 manual scavengers in 17 Indian states

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (December 9, 2019): 44% rise in pedestrian deaths due to road accidents

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (December 6, 2019): India had 1,30,000 multi-drug resistant TB patients in 2018

All that was discussed in the House through the day