Is NOTA the answer to TINA?
The ‘None of the Above’ provision on electoral voting machines is turning out to be a decentralised protest
Green may be the colour of the winning agenda this Lok Sabha polls
Whosoever wins General Elections 2019 must make environment as the top governance priority
दुनिया से असमानता खत्म हो सकती है लेकिन सरकारें ऐसा नहीं चाहतीं
आर्थिक संकट के दौर में भी अमीर अधिक अमीर हो रहे हैं जबकि गरीब गरीबी के दलदल में धंसते जा रहे हैं
Global share of women in labour force stagnating for over 15 years
Women’s participation in the labour force globally was only 48 per cent in 2018. For men, this was 75 per cent.
Half-way, doubling farmers’ income is a distant dream
Farmers’ produces enter deflation zone; in general they don’t get return on their investments
Environment as the enemy
We celebrate disruptive financial decisions as a sign of decisive leadership. So why not in the case of environmental emergencies?
मुफ्त की रेवड़ियों पर मुफ्त की सलाह
मोदी के बयान के दो निहितार्थ हो सकते हैं। पहला, वह मान चुके हैं कि मुफ्तखोरी चुनाव जीतने का पक्का हथकंडा है। दूसरा, वह ...
कोविड-19 महामारी : अब एक साल बाद एक सताई हुई पीढ़ी
कोरोना विषाणु से पैदा हुई एक वैश्विक महामारी ने कई अनदेखी महामारियों को जन्म दे दिया है। इसके प्रभाव हमें कई दशकों तक दिखाई ...
कोरोना लॉकडाउन: मजदूर क्यों न खोते धैर्य?
अमीर अब सरकार पर सबसे ज्यादा भरोसा करते हैं, जबकि कम विशेषाधिकार लोगों का अनुभव इससे उलट रहा
Monsoon 2023: Can India forecast drought in the long-term?
A recent deep-learning model finds that till 2027, major parts of the country will be affected by droughts
COVID-19 lockdown: Why some workers lost patience
The rich now trusts the government most, while the less privileged experience an absence of the same
Where does the world stand 4 months into COVID-19?
It has learnt at a deadly cost that inequality in development has the power to make a health emergency into a long-term problem
ग्रामीणों के लिए दोहरी मार साबित होगी कोरोना महामारी
देश में आर्थिक गतिविधियां पहले से ही ठप हैं, आने वाला मौसम भी ग्रामीणों के लिए कष्टदायक साबित होगा
चुनाव 2019 : मुद्दा विहीन राजनीति के लिए जाना जाएगा यह चुनाव
जीडीपी में 95 फीसदी हिस्सेदारी खपत की है, जिसमें आधा भारत खर्चों का बोझ सहन नहीं कर पा रहा है
Do public protests decide election results?
Research gives a mixed verdict but given India’s socio-economic reality, protests do impact election results
With half a million new farm ponds, should farmers be worried about deficit monsoon?
In the last 12 years, the MGNREGA has created at least 46 new water harvesting structures in every village
What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?
Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely
महामारी से कार्बन उत्सर्जन तो घटा, लेकिन ग्लोबल वार्मिंग की चुनौती बरकरार
संयुक्त राष्ट्र की संस्था के प्रमुख का कहना है कि, 'लॉकडाउन के चलते उत्सर्जन में जो कमी आई है हमें इस कर्व को लंबे ...
COVID-19: A lab for Covid-related laws
A new portal by UN agencies collates laws enacted by over 190 countries related to current pandemic
India’s food self-sufficiency is conditional to drought-hit districts
For over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand
A year without a crop
A failed monsoon is alarming for Jharkhand, a state where severe drought has become more frequent in the last 2 decades
New votebank on the block: Beneficiaries over rights-holders
Narendra Modi’s stress on governing via welfare schemes is antithetical to a rights-based approach
Reaping ripe: The story of why we celebrate harvest festivals
Understanding the diversities of harvest festivals and how they connect us with our environment
'Half of India without significant wealth'
Inequality hurts democracy, which is why governments need to intervene and regulate to fix this trend: Lucas Chancel, lead editor of World …
Agriculture sustains growth, but what about the whole year?
All sectors of Indian economy, except farm, remain below 2019-20 levels