Blazing India: Summer disrupts life in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone
Farmers, daily wagers and vendors suffer even as many rush to hospital with heat-related illnesses
Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation
Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances
Madhya Pradesh gets procedural rap
Maheshwar dam nears completion; rights of affected villagers ignored
Activists petition PM against dam
Maheshwar dam nears completion; rehabilitation too slow
SC orders land compensation
Recognizes rights of people affected by Narmada canals
Green tribunal stays filling up of Maheshwar dam reservoir
Environment ministry yet to set up committee to supervise lowering of dam gates and partial filling of reservoir
Seed restoration
Centre’s notice to Maheshwar dam
Threatens to stop work
SC clears way for dam oustees to get land in Narmada Valley
But landless will not get it
Supreme Court allows canal work
Overrules high court on Narmada irrigation projects
Organic thread
Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …