UNITED NATIONS

Crisis mismanagement

Remains of the day

GM aid

Impasse over biotechnology offers no solution to the world's hungry

Chandauli, Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh

Food prices are expected to rise more, and cost may be too heavy to bear for many

Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger

Agricultural labourers do not get even two square meals a day, reveals NSSO survey

About one per cent rural households do not get enough food throughout the year

KENYA

Climate has changed

Admits the World Meteorological Organization

Drought unleashes starvation

Officials admit to 10 deaths in Jharkhand's backward district, actual number might be 20

As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister

All that was discussed in the House through the day    

Book review: Seeds of Contention

The good thing about this book is that it makes a clear attempt to scale down the shrill rhetoric of the gm debate. The sharp language and …

UP voters ask candidates for assembly election to take test

3.9 million people in South Sudan facing severe hunger, says UN report

An analysis shows that at least 30,000 people are living in extreme conditions and are facing starvation and death

In search of famine

HARVESTING HUNGER·A video film by Krishnendu Bose·Duration: 53 minutes

Hungry for research

Child starvation could increase unless research is improved

According to report

Crushed and torn

Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…

Whither freedom?

Post independence, governments expanded squeezing village republics out of existence

THE FOUNTAINHEAD DONGRIPARA, DHAMTARI DISTRICT, CHATTISGARH

Spark came from non-recognition as a village • Integrated management of forest and water • Sees self-governance as a matter of …

THE SECOND INDEPENDENCE

Tiny forgotten villages teach India a firsthand lesson in governance. Down To Earth reporters and photographers fan out to six states to discover …

A memo to the government

To be a truly participatory republic, India must take tutorials from these tiny republics

In Birsa's Land: Horomocho (Hazaribagh, Jharkhand)

A coal mine to own and manage • Sustainability not profit as a principle • Revival of an ancient Santhal system of governance

Unshakable: Nimalapedu (Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)

Reminded India of its constitutional mandate for village autonomy • Fought bauxite companies for not getting gram sabha consent • Has …

A Republican Paradise: Mendha (Gadchirolli, Maharashtra)

Defied the Forest Act ÔÇó Every resident contributes part of annual income for community works ÔÇó If somebody bribes a …