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Akshay Rout

Akshay Rout

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Urban voters need to overcome poll apathy

Young voters pose at a polling booth after voting in New Delhi. (HT Photo/Sonu Mehta)

Updated on Nov 19, 2024 14:54 IST

Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission

Processing of waste is true only with the elimination of waste. It starts not at the processing plant, but with segregation at the source. (Kunal Patil/HT photo)

Updated on Sep 19, 2024 15:36 IST

Hold parties accountable for fair conduct in elections

FILE-Polling officials wait to receive electronic voting machines and other polling material at a distribution centre on the eve of the sixth round of multi-phase national elections in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, file)

Updated on Jun 3, 2024 16:38 IST

How ECI intends to push voter turnout

Officials work on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on the eve of the first phase of voting for the country's general election, at a polling station in Chennai on April 18, 2024. Nearly a billion Indians will vote to elect a new government in six-week-long parliamentary polls starting on April 19, the largest democratic exercise in the world. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

Updated on Apr 18, 2024 16:10 IST

Onus is on the ECI to build trust in elections

As elections commence, one will see lakhs of government employees drawn from both central and state governments converging under the direct control of ECI.(Pics for representation)

Updated on Apr 1, 2024 16:38 IST

Getting the youth to engage with elections

The ECI has initiated a series of youth-centric campaigns to address this.

Updated on Mar 10, 2024 19:58 IST

In Surat’s turnaround in sanitation, a story of hope

Outside view of the Surat Airport

Updated on Feb 9, 2024 16:39 IST

LiFE lessons for a liveable planet

A mass cleanliness drive at Parliament House complex

Updated on Dec 26, 2023 16:47 IST

More women are voting, but not many in the House

Women voters stand in queue to cast their votes

Updated on Dec 7, 2023 16:42 IST

Steps to increase voter turnout in elections

2024 will be a critical test with India’s electorate — which currently stands at 950 million — likely to exceed a billion (Sakib Ali/ HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 11, 2023 16:29 IST

Can the malady of urban voter apathy be remedied?

Political parties will have to come up with a focused agenda for cities, so that residents get involved in electing their representatives.

Updated on May 9, 2023 15:21 IST

Remote voting for migrants will bolster democracy in India

It took decades and several phases for EVMs to get accepted, and even now, some defeated candidates find it worthwhile to raise doubts. So RVM has to walk through some fire as well. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 2, 2023 02:44 IST

India is paving the way for truly accessible elections

Accessibility measures suggest recognition that elections belong to the people.

Updated on Dec 6, 2022 15:17 IST

India needs a united front to fix its garbage problem

The second phase of SBM Urban launched a year ago rightly lays focus on augmenting infrastructure for material recovery, recycling and waste management.

Updated on Sep 27, 2022 14:48 IST

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