India’s FCRA does not conform to international standards: UN Special Rapporteur

The restriction may prove detrimental to the advocacy group engaged in critical human rights work, government accountability and those …

2017-18 kharif food production touches new record

The second advance estimate of food production for major crops has set a record

10,000 sheep, goat stranded at Gujarat port after govt cancels export

This last-minute decision came after the Jain community protested against livestock export to the Middle-East

Minimise crop risk

As erratic weather compounds agrarian crisis, experts call for adopting scientific ways to estimate crop loss and provide crop insurance to all …

Gujarat farmers sow potato seeds registered by PepsiCo, in symbolic protest

The multinational had sued four farmers in April, triggering a controversy that has now been reignited

Civil societies urges governments of India and Nepal to end blockade

A blockade on indispensable fuel and other essentials imported from India has now entered its third month

The sugarcane story: Not at all short and sweet

Here’s all about the political economy of the sugarcane crisis

The sweet dealers

Some of India’s top politicians have a deep interest in the sugar industry. Here’s why

Farmers suffer as states yet to declare drought

31% of the districts in India are struck by drought according to IMD but many states are yet to declare drought, leaving the already agonised …

Swachh Bharat Mission: other name for coercion and deprivation

What started as a campaign to make India open defecation free, has now taken shape of a cocercive policy of shaming people for not using toilets, …

'Farmer companies have triggered changes globally'

Roberto Logo, a specialist on farmer organisations and markets with a UN agency, on the development of corporate partnerships with Farmer …

Waking to the chemical spill in Delhi

Lives of about 500 schoolkids were put at stake when a toxic chemical leaked in a busy slum area in south Delhi on May 6. Down To Earth finds out …

Food security Act: Centre to share half the burden of states in food transportation and handling

Fair price shop dealers to get incentive for use of point of sale (PoS) devices

Raje resorts to MGNREGA to rescue farmers affected by unseasonal rains

Around 5 per cent of households in the affected regions will get benefit under the scheme till March 31

Rural consumers depend on market and PDS for cereals and pulses

Dependence on one’s own fields for wheat has reduced with rural households consuming only 29 per cent of total cereals from home-grown stocks

One year of Modi government: no more achhe din, claims citizen report

According to the authors, the document was prepared after consultations with stakeholders in 100 districts across India

Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa

Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away

Sharp cut in tea board budget will impact tea industry says Parliamentary Panel

The allocation has been reduced to Rs 16 crores as compared to previous year’s Rs 67 crore

Cabinet gives nod to new agriculture insurance scheme

The new scheme will be unable to address the existing agrarian crises, say experts

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मध्य प्रदेश में एक उपभोक्ता फोरम ने एक एग्रो केमिकल को आदेश दिए हैं कि वह उन किसानों के नुकसान की भरपाई करे, जिन्हें ...

कृषि कर: जरूरी या मजबूरी

भारत में कृषिगत आय कर के दायरे से बाहर है। लेकिन इसकी आड़ में होने वाली कर चोरी को रोकने के लिए कृषि कर ...

Growing gap in irrigation potential and usage major challenge

To reduce the consumption of water and maximise agricultural productivity in the country, the government is trying to introduce different innovations

How corrupt nexus between sugar industry, governments affects farmers

India is the second-largest producer of sugar in the world, after Brazil

Towards a bitter end: India's neem shortage

India, the land of neem trees, faces acute shortage of neem oil, and now plans to import it for coating urea

Centre plans to construct 42 water harvesting structures every hour to counter monsoon deficit

As per government documents, the current year’s progress report on MGNREGA shows that around 33,000 structures have been completed and work …