A Modi motto on innovation
A simplistic formulation ignores the reality of India's research environment and the constraint it faces
Sunaina Rawat and the dilemma of Bharat
The new government has to focus on the rural population, their aspirations and the economy
Gujarat's estimate of malnourished children lower than national survey: CAG
Gujarat government considered only underweight children to assess malnutrition levels and not stunting and wastage
Where are the doctors’ bodies when common man suffers due to poor treatment?
Notwithstanding lack of government support, the medical associations are strangely absent whenever the needy suffers due to unethical practices, …
Two seasons of separation and a deep political desperation
It feels good that agriculture features high in political discourse but, again, it is misdirected
About sleepless nights at PMO and the diwan
Are bureaucrats under Modi regime so hard-pressed that settees in office have become a necessity?
Farewell to welfare
The budget is a patch work of abandoned schemes revived or existing ones being re-named. This is all for rural development
Is an environmental apocalypse approaching India?
The Union government scarcely conceals its contempt for the environment working assiduously to dismantle environment protection.
New Government’s Agenda: Fix our food
Chemical-dependent farming, lax labelling laws, rising anti-microbial resistance must top the agenda
New Government’s Agenda: Battle the car bulge
Clean, affordable, integrated and accessible public transport the only solution
New Government’s Agenda: Scrap the dump
Disincentivise garbage dumping, invest in behavioural change
New Government’s Agenda: Look beyond dust
Reinvent National Clean Air Programme to focus on fine particulate matter and trans-boundary pollution
New Government’s Agenda: Vision 2030 for India
Economic growth must take into account needs of energy transition, climate mitigation, with action aligned as per India’s 2030 climate goals&…
‘India’s unemployment is highest in four decades’
Down To Earth speaks to Binoy Viswam, MP, about the country's unemployment crisis
CoP26: Modi offers ‘Panchamrita’ concoction for climate conundrum at Glasgow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will become net zero by 2070
‘Accelerating exodus from farming key to achieve target of doubling income’
To double farmers’ income reduce the number of farmers, suggest policy makers
Unsung heroes of Varanasi
In spite of over 3.2 million domestic and foreign tourists visiting Varanasi annually, the local boatmen lead a life of deprivation, …
ICAR to research on, demonstrate and promote natural farming
The directive came within a week of Modi’s speech on the relevance of zero-budget natural farming
Modi’s rural sojourn: Take piped water to 4,620 households everyday
The challenge is to sustain supply; most habitations covered with drinking water have slipped back to non-covered status due to drying up of sources
Prime Minister confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes
Narendra Modi conferred the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s prestigious prizes for 2016, 2017 and 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan in …
Dalit activists, leaders decry Prime Minister’s ‘Christ-like’ act
It is just a gimmick to fool Dalits whereas their real problems are unaddressed, they say
Is PM Modi really a ‘Champion of the Earth’?
Even as the United Nations has selected India's PM for this year's award to honour his role in protecting the environment, his regime's …
#FitnessChallenge: A life cycle of challenges I throw at PM Modi
Being conceived is like being punished to a slow death owing to environmental pollution that needs a reality check
New Government’s Agenda: Conserve now
Disregard for biodiversity conservation over the past two decades needs immediate redressal
IISF 2019: Science should be inventive and innovative, says PM Modi
The four-day event began in Kolkata on November 5