As told to Parliament (December 13, 2021): Sea level along Indian coast rising at 1.7 mm/year
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (November 29, 2021): Industries contribute up to a third of Delhi’s pollution
As told to Parliament (July 19, 2019): Rat-hole mining in Assam since 10 years
DTE Coverage: CAG reports released during monsoon session of Parliament 2023
Audits by Comptroller and Auditor General once again throw light on goings-on in Indian governance
What is the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament?
Experts have expressed concerns about the impact of the Bill on indigenous, forest communities and prevention of deforestation
As told to Parliament (December 9, 2022): 25% Indians are multi-dimensionally poor, says minister
Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index captures multiple and simultaneous deprivations faced by households across the three macro dimensions of health, …
Bills not sent to any committee in ‘productive’ Parliament session
The five Bills that were scrutinised by some or the other committee were not introduced in the current session
As told to Parliament (July 22, 2019): States asked to form biotechnology coordination panels against GM crops
As told to Parliament (August 4, 2023): ‘Steps by India under sickle cell mission not included in Lancet Commission report’
As told to Parliament (July 31, 2023): India lost 661 tigers in nearly 6 years, says minister
As told to Parliament (December 17, 2022): Over 10,000 cases of measles reported through December 12, says minister
Maharashtra contributed the maximum to the burden, with 3,075 and 13 deaths
As told to Parliament (February 9, 2021): Rs 171,581 is avg debt per cultivator household in Kerala
As told to Parliament (September 14, 2020): Some 10.4 million jobless migrant workers returned home post-lockdown
‘India’s unemployment is highest in four decades’
Down To Earth speaks to Binoy Viswam, MP, about the country's unemployment crisis
As told to Parliament (December 1, 2021): Lightning strikes killed 2,862 Indians in 2020
As told to Parliament (July 30, 2021): Malaria cases, deaths on the decline
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
As told to Parliament (July 29, 2021): Some 927,606 children in India are ‘severely acute malnourished’
European Parliament adopts nature restoration law
New law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030
‘It is high time India has a law that recognises climate migrants’
Down To Earth speaks to Member of Parliament, Pradyut Bordoloi,on the Climate Migrants (Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2022
Greenwash? EU labels certain uses of nuclear energy, natural gas ‘sustainable’
The bloc intends to draw investment and boost its bid to decarbonise in the wake of the energy crisis due to the Ukraine war
As told to Parliament (September 23, 2020): E-waste up 43% in 3 years
As told to Parliament (September 19, 2020): 51 coal projects okayed since last year
Sugar mills owe cane farmers Rs 18,143 crore
Food minister Paswan’s information to Parliament dates some dues back to 2017-18 season
A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future
With the distinction between the state, government and party obliterated, Bangladesh is heading towards a personalised autocracy
As told to Parliament (July 27, 2023): Centre restricted import & export of biofuels to promote them, says minister