Polls in view, Cabinet approves 10% job quota for ‘economically weaker’ upper castes
The move is being seen as a step to consolidate the upper caste votes before the country goes for Lok Sabha polls in a few months from now
Budget 2017-18: will the government soothe frayed tempers post demonetisation?
As India looks forward to the latest budget, we bring to you the expectations from it and the step-by-step process of how it is formulated
EU votes down countries’ proposal to opt out of GM imports
Half of the European Union’s 28 countries had decided to go against the cultivation of genetically modified crops
‘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
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
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
How democratic was the 16th Lok Sabha?
A lot of recent decisions, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s low attendance in Parliament to passing Constitutional Amendment Bill as a …
42% of India’s districts use 85% of its chemical fertilisers
A parliamentary standing committee blamed Agriculture Ministry’s skewed policy for the inequality in fertiliser usage
Lok Sabha passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill; paid leaves increase
Women with two surviving children will now be entitled to increased maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund
However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees
Chhattisgarh panchayats pass resolution against coal auctions
Twenty tribal gram panchayats have demanded that rehabilitation and resettlement issues be resolved before coal mining can be allowed
Name change of Forest Conservation Act imperative, as it is treated as ‘Forest Clearance Act’: DG forests
Joint Parliamentary Committee accepted all proposed amendments to Act, including name change, on July 20
Reclassifying forests, exemptions from clearances: What changes does Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act propose
Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is among the Bills set to be tabled in Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session
As told to Parliament (December 7, 2022): 71% Indians can’t afford nutritious food, member of Parliament cites DTE report
More than 1.7 million people die every year due to diseases caused by poor diet, DTE reported
Energy Conservation Amendment Bill 2022: It all boils down to targets for industries
The targets for renewable energy and carbon markets need to be ambitious over and above existing targets set by companies
Droupadi Murmu to Rekha Devi: Women who rose from Panchayats to Assemblies, Parliament
As India observes three decades of the formalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions, DTE explores the political journey of a few exceptional …
Unconditional basic income: Signature collection for European Citizens’ Initiative begins
ECI calls on the European Commission to draw up a proposal to introduce universal and unconditional basic income across the European Union
Environment in Parliament: Developments from February 25 - March 3
Some important environment and development-related questions raised in Parliament this past week
Forests up for grabs?
The amended Forest Conservation Act opens up large swathes of forestland for different non-forest activities
European Parliament passes nature restoration law with 336 votes in favour, 300 against
The final text will now be negotiated. The aim is to reach a deal before EU Parliament elections in 2024
'State govts acquire land by subverting rights and bending the law’
The Centre for Science and Environment filed RTI queries to 28 states to understand how states are circumventing the land acquisition law. The …
It will take 55 years to have one-third women representatives in Parliament
Despite women voting in record numbers, Parliament didn’t enact the Women’s Reservation Bill that promised to keep aside a third of …
In Parliament on December 7, 2016
Vehicle emission standards, depletion of groundwater and death of endangered animals were among the issues discussed at the question hour of …