Dissent on Seeds Bill
Kerala and Bihar want amendments
Hailstorm drives farmers to suicide
Over 100 kill themselves as large tracts of crops are damaged; food prices likely to go up
Disaster fund for cold wave
Decision likely after Madhya Pradesh incurred huge crop losses in January
Is new land bill up to mark?
Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist
Farmers' union threatens stir over move to amend land acquisition Act
There is speculation that provisions relating to 'fair compensation' may be tinkered with
All about the new land acquisition Bill
Proposed law will replace the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 and unlike the British-era Act it provides for rehabilitation and resettlement as well
Protesting villages under siege
Police cordon off Greater Noida villages demanding enhanced land compensation; death toll may be more than the initial reports