FARM PROTESTS
Agriculture

Curtains on farm protests? Samyukt Kisan Morcha agrees to revised draft proposal by Centre

Farmer leaders will wait for an official order December 9, following which they will meet to call off the protests
December 08, 2021
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Governance

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Tribal families robbed of rights, livelihood in resettlement colonies
Polavaram dam project: Displaced tribal families robbed of livelihood in resettlement colonies. Photo: Vikas Choudhury / CSE
The families depended on forest produce but have been moved far away from forest land
December 08, 2021
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Climate Change

French Revolution, Arab Springs and food price due to climate change
French Revolution, Arab Springs and food price due to climate change
Loss in food production increases prices; that, in turn, influences people’s …
December 08, 2021
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Africa

Omicron in southern Africa: ‘Afrophobia’, say Malawians in wake of West’s travel ban
Omicron in southern Africa: ‘Afrophobia’, say Malawians in wake of West’s travel ban
Malawian government says it has the capacity to do genomic sequencing and had not detected …
December 08, 2021
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Health

Deaths, hospitalisation can go up due to Omicron, warns Europe’s health agency
Europe’s health agency warns of rise in deaths, hospitalisation in the face of Omicron. Photo: iStock
A ‘stealth’ version of Omicron can raise risks of virus spread
December 08, 2021
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Africa

Reason for hope? Analysis of first Omicron patients in Gauteng paints encouraging picture
Reason for hope? Analysis of first Omicron patients in Gauteng paints encouraging picture
Fewer people administered specialist care, in-hospital death-rate significantly lower with …
December 08, 2021
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Agriculture

Prolonged protests in Bihar over acute fertiliser shortage during rabi sowing season

Prolonged protests in Bihar over acute fertiliser crisis during rabi sowing season. Photo: RJDforIndia / Twitter
Protests had also erupted in the state during kharif season earlier this year due to …
December 08, 2021
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Health

Less protection from past infection, likely reduced vaccine efficacy: IHME on Omicron
Less protection from past infection, likely reduced vaccine efficacy: IHME on Omicron
For now, best to assume Omicron causes as severe a disease as Delta, IHME says
December 08, 2021
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Environment

Mountain of faith: Mysuru’s famous Chamundi Hill is crumbling
Mountain of faith: Mysuru’s famous Chamundi Hill is crumbling
Four major landslides have been reported on Mysuru’s Chamundi Hill since 2019, …
December 08, 2021
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