Is open defecation back in India?
The latest WHO-UNICEF data shows at least one-sixth of India’s rural population still defecate in the open and a quarter doesn’t have …
India’s academic freedom declined strongly since 2013: Report
India among populous countries like China, the United States that fared poorly in the latest academic freedom index
India’s updated climate pledge to Paris Agreement gets Union Cabinet nod
50% installed power capacity to be from non-fossil sources, not just renewable ones, unlike PM's COP 26 declaration
Doubling trouble: It’s mid-2022; is it good days yet for farm incomes?
The Union government's claim about being on track to double farmers' income sounds hollow as it has not even spent the allocated budget for …
DTE Exclusive: Environment minister Bhupender Yadav writes why CoP26 was a success for India
A collaborative, not competitive, approach alone can save our planet. That is why India upped its commitment to the cause of saving the planet …
India’s new COVID-19 vaccination milestone in figures
How many people have been fully vaccinated and how many are yet to get a single shot?
Biden‘s climate leadership summit: What should 3 PMs from South Asia do
The South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis has issued this demand-statement for the three south Asian prime ministers who have been …
Cheers, agriculture is finally a political agenda in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays Santa Claus on Christmas Day, releases funds and discusses farmers’ problems as protests continue on …
Freedom from single-use plastics: A dream or an achievable target?
After Modi in his August 15 address appealed to make India free from single-use plastics, the country now needs a robust roadmap to weed it out
Expect budget to be rural-centric, focus on delivery to beneficiaries
PM Modi has already launched a major water conservation campaign, put the focus of his second tenure on revival of the agrarian economy
Report card: Environmental governance under NDA government
The government has stepped up action on environmental concerns such as pollution, but retains a myopic view of natural resource management and …
Are we moving towards a renewable energy economy?
Developers, bankers and equipment manufacturers commit themselves to developing 270 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 at a recent renewable …
J&K to get Rs 60,000 crore as BJP-PDP agree on government formation
State allocated maximum amount among 11 revenue deficit states, following recommendations of 14th Finance Commission
Farm sector emissions get attention of PM’s Council on Climate Change for first time
The council, which till now discussed only domestic policy, discussed Lima climate summit outcomes, too
Science and the Indian politician
If India conducted its first nuclear test many centuries ago, why did we wait till 1974 AD to conduct our second test in Pokhran? Where did all …
Separate ministry for AYUSH to revive traditional medicine
Before this, AYUSH was a department under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Jan Dhan Yojana: Can 10 million bank accounts be opened in one day?
Calculations show each of the 60,000 camps being organised today by bank branches across rural India would have to process as many as 167 …
Modi takes oath as PM with 45 ministers
Prakash Javdekar gets Environment ministry and I&B, Gopinath Munde given the charge of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj portfolios
Farmers to decide on govt’s invite to talk today
Transporters in the National Capital Region threaten to go on strike if farmers’ demands are not met
COVID-19: Centre’s relief package an eyewash for NREGA workers
The Rs 1.7 lakh crore package by the Centre has nothing for the 13 million NREGA workers
COVID-19: Exercise restraint, stay at home to fight pandemic, urges PM
Health ministry refuses to clear air over Tamil Nadu ‘community transmission’
The rise of the rurals
The Bharatiya Janata Party's famed "Gujarat Model" gets a rude jolt in the state's recent polls, especially from rural communities in the …
India and France invite countries to join International Solar Alliance
The initiative by the developing world that claims to address solar energy needs will be introduced at COP21
Modi, Obama seal nuclear agreement deal
Breakthrough deal made within framework of India’s liability law; US waives off condition to track nuclear material provided by it to India
Those magnificent men and their machines
So-called scientific achievements of ancient Indians are no laughing matter when they are championed by the Prime Minister of India