India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
Political Parties
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For common sense
Down To Earth articles on shahtoosh and Veerappan provoke comment. We decided to excerpt them. But first, the editor s rejoinder
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INDUNDATED by excuses
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Dinosaur age ministers
Naik s statement implies that a poor country like India, which otherwise wants to be declared a nuclear power, is so incompetent and third rate that it must live with pollution
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Who needs the greens?
Certainly not Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently abolished the country s only environmental agency
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The new rule
Of the people. By the people. But against the people?
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Save our democracy
The death of an activist in Gujarat following his arrest and the recent arrest of social workers in Uttar Pradesh gives rise to a number of questions
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Both blind and corrupt
In the world of Indian journalism the word corrupt is often confused with the word Bihar
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Going green helps
The evidence is conclusive. Politicians who take care of the environment end up taking care of the people and their vote bank as well
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Political parties are ignoring environmental issues
Inder Kumar Gujral , former Prime Minister of India, spoke to Down To Earth on why environmental issues are ignored in electoral politics
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NDA s agenda for governance: Not even the bare essentials
Health and drinking water: We will spare no efforts to ensure that potable drinking water is available to all villages in the next five years. Age-old and tradi tional methods of water utilisation,