Watch: Who will miss India's five-year-plans?

Former member of the planning commission N C Saxena explains what the end of five year planning means and if Niti Aayog can fill the gap

Making of the Indian Constitution: a simplified brief

On the occasion of 70 years of the Constituent Assembly of India, Down to Earth explains the incremental stages of formulation of the Constitution

DTE Exclusive: In Conversation with Uma Bharti, Union Minister

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti, in conversation with Sushmita Sengupta of Down To Earth, …

Natural Capital is more important than GDP for inclusive growth

Pushpam Kumar, chief of Ecosystems Services Economics Unit, UNEP tells Down To Earth about the importance of bringing natural capital in the …

Where is the Chandni of this Chowk?

Once known as the silver street and home of famous poet like Ghalib, Chandni Chowk is today a nightmare for motorists, residents, traders and …

Money for nothing

A global tax regulatory body to finance the SDGs could have rescued the international conference in Addis Ababa. But the culture of privilege …

Save internet from becoming like cable TV

Prabir Purkayastha, head of knowledge commons talks about net neutrality and why it is important to stop telecom operators from making it into a …

One year of Modi government: no more achhe din, claims citizen report

According to the authors, the document was prepared after consultations with stakeholders in 100 districts across India

Aranmula airport project: No permission granted for fresh EIA study

Expert Appraisal Committee has only given time to promoter for explanation, reveal documents

Raje resorts to MGNREGA to rescue farmers affected by unseasonal rains

Around 5 per cent of households in the affected regions will get benefit under the scheme till March 31

This is not CSR: 6 dimensions with 5 shades of risk perception for assessing

CSR is an evolving field that needs to keep evolving new ideas and understanding by all stakeholders to facilitate companies to fulfil their …

Corporate social responsibility practices in the times of COVID-19: A study of India’s BFSI sector

Banking, finance and insurance firms must understand the areas in which the society needs action and focus on them

Very little is understood about Fifth and Sixth schedules of Indian constitution

On the 69th anniversary of passage of Fifth and Sixth Schedules, DTE brings first ever tabular comparison of these provisions

GST regime could reduce local self-governing bodies to mendicancy

Enforcement of GST will dry up sources of revenue for urban local bodies such as municipalities and municipal corporations

Oiling the wheels of globallisation

The Commission on Global Governance calls for a democratic world governance to deal with increasing global interdependence

HOME AT LAST

After more than 30 years of struggle, the Inuit people of Canada are given more autonomy and the right to self-determination

Pak NGOs under fire

While right-wing religious groups in Pakistan indulge in a hate campaign against voluntary organisations, the military regime looks the other way

Shall we tell the President...

...that he is absolutely right. The responsibility of environmental protection must be borne by both government and civil society

The cost of water

Faulty policies drained north China of its water. Now a project to bring water hundreds of kilometres from the south has been mooted

Will the Bodoland council follow the beaten track?

A concept that did not click in the hills of the Northeast has now been prescribed for the plains of the region. On December 1, the Union …

Stand up again

The tsunami is a chance to rebuild self-reliance and governance of the Nicobar Islands. suresh babu returns from the islands to tell nitin …

When do politicians get to think?

The people’s representative is facing a paradox: Of keeping away from people due to COVID-19. A good vision is needed to make good politics

UN says disruption of internet access human rights violation; India opposes

India wanted the UN to delete a passage in the resolution that condemned measures to prevent or disrupt access to internet

Needed: a new yardstick

Gross National Product may be an inadequate measure of economic activity when environmental damage occurs

A lake full of woes

The Orissa state government and the high court assume different postures even as the local fisherfolk continue to suffer