Development Debate

15/02/2026

For our young readers: Richard Mahapatra and Chhavi Mathur write about stories of Chipko, water warriors, indigenous movements, and scientists who shaped India’s unique environmentalism

https://young.downtoearth.org.in/gobar-gyan/etc/ramachandra-guha-speaking-with-nature--118005

Read more such stories on The Young Environmentalist: https://young.downtoearth.org.in

02/02/2026

Dillema called coal....

India is the fastest growing large economy in the world and to a great extent that growth is being fuelled by coal. At the same time, India's air pollution is among the worst in the world and has a measurable impact upon life expectancy. The developed world has gone a long way towards phasing coal o...

02/01/2026

02/01/2026

24/12/2025

24/12/2025

The question of whether the VB G RAM G bill ushers in a new era of rural employment guarantee or completely dissolves its future is a weighty one.

23/12/2025

Given the vision of achieving a ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’ where ‘Saksham Naari’ (the capable/ empowered woman) is at the core of the vision, the impact on women by the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA, 2005) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 is a matter of deep concern to the Feminist Policy Collective (FPC).

Explore the impact of MGNREGA on women in rural India and the concerns over its replacement with new legislation.

22/12/2025

Feminist Policy Collective's statement on repealing of MGNREGA...

The Feminist Policy Collective has come out with a statement on the new law, , 2025 and the repeal of , 2005. In solidarity with people's movements we register our anguish at the transformation of a legally binding guaranteeing employment for the most vulnerable to a bud...

22/12/2025

https://jajaipur.blogspot.com/2025/12/blog-post_22.html

22/12/2025

https://youtu.be/-op63w2R7i4?si=zlZgy_6cq18Mal_I

A new Supreme Court-backed definition of the Aravalli Hills has sparked protests across Rajasthan. Critics warn that redefining hills above 100 metres could ...

16/12/2025

14/12/2025

Green massacre: India has diverted over 1.7 lakh hectares of forest land for infra projects

One of the most contested parts of the government’s forest clearance policy is the Compensatory Afforestation. While it looks like a solution on paper, it has often failed in practice.