Andhra's groundwater crisis & a trail of suicides
Groundwater has failed Andhra Pradesh’s farmers. Between 1997 and 2006, about 4,500 farmers committed suicide, unable to repay loans they …
No one is following regulations
Farmers take no permission, officers do not survey wells
Seshachalam firing: ST commission seeks report from Andhra Pradesh
A team from the commission will visit the spot to ascertain facts
Sinking in illicit liquor
Most men in tribal hamlets spend all their wages on hooch and women are doomed to shoulder the burden of their families
NHRC orders judicial probe into Seshachalam ‘encounter’
Witnesses depose before human rights commission, challenge the ‘self-defence’ argument of Andhra Pradesh Special Task Force
Ambrosial nectar for malnourished children
A unique scheme implemented in a cluster of villages in southern Andhra Pradesh, and being replicated in different states, involves administering …
India's biggest tomato district surrenders to cheap Chinese pulp
Farmers of Chittoor and nearby areas in Andhra Pradesh are struggling to get minimum returns from the crop
MGNREGS: How the employment guarantee scheme holds up after 14 years
The scheme helped villagers beat poverty, created assets; Despite criticisms, it's time to ready MGREGS 2.0
Tomato price rise: Farmers in Andhra say that is only part of the whole story
All-year demand, the pressures of cultivating tomato off season and changing climate are making life difficult for Chittoor’s farmers