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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The congress manifesto: home work pays
Agriculture: Special programmes to restore productivity of lands that have become barren because of sali nity
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It was the Congress that put environment on the national agenda
<font class='UCASE'>Kamal Nath,</font> former Union minister of environment and forests and a leader of the Indian National Congress, spoke to Down To Earth about his party s successes and failures in tackling environmental issues in the country. Excer
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Search for the lesser evil
A Down To Earth survey of the civil society shows that when it comes to the environment, no political party in India has anything substantive to offer. But the Indian National Congress emerges as less objectionable than the Bharatiya Janata Party
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Whither Green parties?
Voters' support is likely to remain a protest against major European parties
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Fire and water
Water is a burning issue in India
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IN TUNE WITH THE MASSES
Before the elections, Congress's chances in Madhya Pradesh looked dismally thin. But an unusually high tribal turnout ensured that Digvijay Singh emerged Victorious
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Missions possible
Various schemes introduced by the Madhya Pradesh government
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District governments
The media has hailed Digvijay Singh's victory but it is spreading another myth because it is ignorant about rural problems: that Digvijay Singh strengthened the Panchayatl Rai system. On the
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Decentralise And Rule
DIGVIJAY SINGH, India's only chiefminister Without portfolio, says that by decentralising power to the grassroots level he will be 'gainfully employed. Proving poll pundits wrong, he holds his policy oftlecentralisation responsible for his victory in the
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VIP culprits
THE Union ministry for environment and forests held an independent probe into the controversial dinner hosted by the Telugu Desam Party members near Hyderabad. According to the findings,