Do public protests decide election results?

Research gives a mixed verdict but given India’s socio-economic reality, protests do impact election results

It may take at least 25 years to double farmers’ income: study

A soon-to-be-released study reconfirms deep agrarian crisis showing stagnancy in farm income in most states

Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate

Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases

India’s deepening farm crisis: 76% farmers want to give up farming, shows study

Benefits of government schemes and policies go to big farmers, shows survey undertaken by CSDS on behalf of farmers’ association

What led to UPA’s downfall in Maharashtra

Besides high profile scams that dented the image of the Congress-NCP alliance, their government failed to reach welfare benefits to the poor and …

Retail FDI myths

There is no evidence that global retail chains ensure better prices for farmers or help bring down inflation