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

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

SC orders land compensation

Recognizes rights of people affected by Narmada canals  

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 …