A deal for votes

2013-14 might see expansion or monetisation of development schemes in run-up to election

The beauty & beast of malnutrition

Power of the local

Panchayat elections almost contested with the Bihar poll. Is this desirable?

Civil society & politics

Ready for guillotining?

King without a jungle

The sandalwood forests are gone. Now an ageing Veerappan looks for greener pastures

My god v your resource

Recent Supreme Court order in Vedanta case holds hope for tribal community life

The swing

More women than men are voting in India. Majority of them are from rural areas

War-Pandemic: World is poorer now; will double its poverty level on the target year of eradication

Poverty is getting concentrated and chronic in sub-Saharan Africa and rural areas

‘Accelerating exodus from farming key to achieve target of doubling income’

To double farmers’ income reduce the number of farmers, suggest policy makers

Every third child in the world is poor: UN

Children are more prone to poverty than adults across the world

COVID-19: A generation interrupted

Children born today might be the next development challenge for the world

Up in smoke

National programme on improved chulhas put on ice

India 117th among 190 countries in empowering women

Even least developed countries like Rwanda, Lesotho fared better than India

The flame of forest rages on

A bureaucrat-turned-activist who saw governance through the eyes of the tribals

How natural resources doomed UPA

Management of natural resources will be the toughest job for the new government

Rules of engagement

Thirty years on, what does the Narmada Bachao Andolan teach us?

Only plans, no integration

1 करोड़ नौकरियों का नारा, वाजपेयी से मोदी तक

कैसे इस वादे ने इंडिया शाइनिंग अभियान को जन्म दिया और अंततः एनडीए की हार की वजह बना

The civil spring

Have an aggressive government and an overreaching judiciary curbed dissent?

(Electoral) promises to keep

Political parties have released ‘promises’ in the run-up to elections in 5 states; Will voters buy them?

Are our budgets participatory?

Legislative scrutiny of budget in India compares with that of Afghanistan and Rwanda

DTE Special on International Women’s Day 2024

Down To Earth delves into 7 exemplary initiatives to illustrate formidable influence of self-help groups

Women’s Day 2024: ‘She’ is for Self Help Empowerment

In India, women self-help groups have been a source of empowerment, fostering economic independence, social stature & community resilience. …

At 25, Panchayati Raj has become a powerful development instrument

Panchayats have become a kind of systematic investment plan for political parties to deepen their influence