Who robbed Narmada?

Farmers in Gujarat prepare for a bleak future and protests as Narmada water disappears from canals after Assembly elections

Ganga mission launches mobile app and site to collect data from public

The government had earlier launched an app to seek information on availability of toilets across the country

Will India manage to survive international pressure to save its pro-people patent law?

US continues to question India’s patent regime in its latest report. The country was kept in the category where unfavorable conditions …

Modi bats for South-South ties, plastic ban at UNCCD meet

PM raises land reclamation target to 26 mln hectares by 2030

Taking labour out of the picture

Modi's focus on clearing impediments for industry leaves the worker out in the cold

One bank account per household by August 2015: Can Modi achieve this target?

Rural banks have an untapped potential of Rs 15 to 20 lakh crore, says economist

G20 Summit: New Delhi Leaders' Declaration adopted with consensus on various environmental goals

Countries committed to “urgently accelerate our actions to address environmental crises and challenges, including climate change”

She is a fighter: For now, sole survivor of cheetah litter born in India is healthy, playful and curious

Officials at Kuno National Park are constantly checking for any infections or abnormalities for her well being  

Water sharing with Bangladesh: It may still be too early to talk about Teesta river

Bangladesh PM brings up Teesta during agreement for Kushiyara river; Expert says clarity on water volume still lacking   

India’s natural farming push: Obvious measures ignored, points out Standing Committee

The country’s organic / natural farming coverage remains poor despite abundant indegenous resources

Farm laws repealed in Parliament without discussion

Passed in the Lok Sabha in under 5 minutes; passed in Rajya Sabha after a brief discussion

Single-use plastic ban: Reading the fine print reveals ominous loopholes

Packaging, which is almost 60% of India’s plastic waste, has not been listed to be phased out

Swachh Bharat Mission: Let the toilet revolution live long

The start has been promising and exciting. Now the challenge is to sustain the ODF tag and ensure that the pollution is checked

NITI Aayog meeting: PM finally comes around to the existence of water, agrarian crises

These issues existed before elections and persist now. Difference: nobody from the government was owning it up and now they are recognising the …

87% of MGNREGA's annual fund already spent

More than a third of India is facing drought-like situation and a fund crunch in MGNREGA for the remaining financial year can perpetuate the …

Sugarcane farmers’ suicides: national rights body urged to intervene

Unscientific pricing of sugarcane, harassment by money lenders and delay in receiving payments are plaguing cultivators

Financial devolution

With increased funds and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, India’s states now urgently need the institutional mechanism to manage this responsibility

Forget Union budget, track state budgets now

States, already flush with cash surplus of Rs 1.6 lakh crore, will get significantly raised share from the central taxes. Along with this …

Obama-Modi and climate change

Ask not what India will do for climate. Ask what the US will do to reduce emissions to save world from climate

Jan Dhan Yojana: How the government started 15 million bank accounts in one day

The camps were mostly for accepting filled up forms, there is no guarantee when the actual account numbers would be generated

Government showing no urgency to clean Ganga, says Supreme Court

Narendra Modi government announced an additional Rs 2,037 crores for a new Ganga mission in its first Budget

Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it

Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy

Sundarbans, several areas of Kolkata incommunicado 24 hours after Amphan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal and Odisha on May 22 

Global civil society organisations support India’s stand at WTO

Support comes just before WTO’s Nairobi meet in December 

Obama and Modi discuss climate change; make no commitments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chooses to stay focussed on renewable energy