Farm laws repeal: How the farmers’ protests unfolded in a year
India’s longest and also the biggest farmers’ agitation has been demanding repeal of the farm laws that Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
First lesson in governance for PM Modi: Legislative tapasya (penance) is all about listening to outer world, not inner self
Union government will repeal all 3 controversial farm laws, Modi declares on Gurupurab
What about harvest? Protesting farmers say colleagues back home have them covered
Farmers in Punjab plan to first harvest fields of neighbours who are away at Delhi borders in unprecedented solidarity
No surrender: Farmer unions refuse Centre’s proposal to ‘hold’ farm laws
Farmer unions say they will stop at nothing short of a repeal of laws; talks on tractor rally inconclusive
They have been vocal for farm laws: Farmer unions reject Supreme Court committee
We never asked for a committee; neither did we ask for the court’s intervention, they said
Government is offering farmers ‘death by committee’: Experts
The government had offered to form a committee to discuss three farm laws in talks with farmers December 1
New mobile app launched to assist farmers
The application called Meghdoot would be available for 150 districts in different parts of the country
Blazing India: Labourers, farmers struggle most to live, earn
A new set of victims are people in hilly regions areas who are not prepared for such high temperatures
Farmer producer organisations need their very own Amul
Instead of encouraging them on paper, the government has to create a few model FPOs in the country and provide institutional support to them
Meagre payments, reluctant states mar Modi’s flagship crop insurance scheme
10 million farmers have dropped out of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in just a year
There is a strong consensus that afforestation will lead to more stable rainfall
“In India, rivers are mostly forest-fed; therefore bringing back the tree cover on the either sides of the river is the only long-term …
Marathwada in the grip of drought-like situation
With only 58 per cent rainfall this season, Maharashtra is likely to face one of the worst agrarian crises ever
Call to action: Pest control actors should join hands to curtail harmful impact of rodents on India’s food production
Ecologically based rodent management has great opportunity to be adopted in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand
Dramatic changes needed in global food systems to address nutrition disparity, poverty: IFAD
The report Transforming Food Systems for Rural Prosperity called for investment in rural farms and local small- and medium-size enterprises
Looking at the farm laws from an economic perspective
The purpose of the new farm laws is to end the historic exploitation of farmers at the APMC markets and free them from the clutches of the …
Farmers at Singhu and Tikri have a host of global peasant revolts to look up to
As the farmer protests continue in Delhi, we examine other instances in world history when cultivators have rebelled
Interim Budget 2019: All that it had for the environment
Although not at all promising, here is a list of announcements Piyush Goyal made towards bettering people’s health and the living world
New MP, Chhattisgarh CMs' loan waivers to not benefit 3.5 million farmers
The schemes Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel announced soon after taking oath will not help those who take loans from money lenders
Is the Modi government serious about climate change?
Unlikely since nobody knows where and how it has spent environmental cessess, such as the coal cess, meant to mitigate climate change
Centre rolls out Agriculture Land Leasing Act, 2016
NITI Aayog's Panagariya wishes to extend the Act to non-agricultural uses as well, which farmer leaders oppose
How India continues to punish those who attempt suicide
Despite having the law on their side, people who attempted suicide in India are continually harassed by authorities and don't receive appropriate help
As told to Parliament (August 6, 2021): 65 Zika virus cases reported in Kerala
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
Interim Budget 2019: 'For the BJP it’s the cow versus working people'
Worker union lashes out against Interim Budget 2019 for being pro cows and rich, with only piecemeal for poor
Slumping potato prices hit farmers, but worse is yet to come
Farmers and cold storage owners pay the price of producing and storing bumper crops as wholesale prices dip by 39-50 per cent in December
Few takers for ambitious crop insurance scheme
Only four percent more farmers have opted for crop insurance despite government’s targets for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
