Difficult to digest
After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian?
Environmental injustice
The poorest people in urban India live in foul environs. Research from across the world shows that the poor stand greater risks of several cancers.…
Technosolutions
The need of the hour is technological innovation that helps tackle both poverty and environmental degradation
Wishful thinking
The finance minister's budget speech has come and gone. As analysts sit down to shred it to bits, Down To Earth looks at a wish list of …
Out of breath
After visiting hospitals and slums VIBHA VARSHNEY has found that asthma makes poor children suffer far more than their rich counterparts. And a …
COVID-19: Worst economic performance by very poor countries in 30 years
43 least developed countries are experiencing a fall in their average income levels, says UNCTAD report
Stepsons of the Ganga
A fascinating account of the men who ply the emblematic boats of Banaras and embody its very essence
What led to forest officer’s killing
In Andhra Pradesh, revenue department gives land to poor, forest department wants it back
Where India's water economy stands
Tushaar Shah works at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Anand and leads the IWMI-Tata water policy programme in India. He …
The rich are enjoying themselves at the expense of poor people's health
Karen E Smoyer of the University of Alberta, Canada, has been working on the impact of poor environment on the weaker sections of society. …
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME
Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023
COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and …
Story from a divided land
The memoir celebrates Chhattisgarh but laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development
DRDA faces axe
District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition
Born at 44
Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart
Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem
The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022
Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps
The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources
Access to drinking water, power has improved in slum areas, says slum census report
63.5 per cent slum dwellers in Indian cities have mobile phone connections, but only 19 per cent have toilets
Lobbying begins
Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure
Rooster calls no more
The tasty meat of a breed of poultry unique to Jhabua is turning out to be the its greatest enemy in the fight for survival
COVID-19 pandemic may drive 40-60 mln to extreme poverty: UNCTAD report
Families will be pushed deeper into poverty as the current employment decline is biggest since World War II, according to the report
Only 22 housing projects for poor completed under JNNURM, says CAG
Comptroller and Auditor General raps urban development and housing ministries for failing to bring about urban governance reforms
Rahul Gandhi may bet big on NYAY but how viable is it
It’s confusing how the Congress arrived at the figure of Rs 12,000/month for a family to get out of poverty; and how they’re going to …
INEVITABLE TRAGEDY
SOPAN JOSHI travels through Andhra Pradesh, only to find that beyond the immediate crisis of state-wide farmers' suicide lies one decade of …
Short-circuiting discrimination or perpetuating them?
Nutrition programmes for Dalits need institutions to deliver and a vigilant citizenry to monitor implementation