Students protest cases nearly doubled between 2014 and 2018, shows NCRB data

Kerala still continues to top list but Haryana, UP, Bihar, Himachal account for 40% incidents

Delhi Chalo: Farmers to start for national capital at 10 am after talks fail

Gridlock expected in Delhi-NCR even as Punjab-Haryana border sealed to prevent entry of farmers

Simply Put: No farmer, No food

Delhi protests on for 9 months: What do farmers across India think about the new laws

Down To Earth spoke to farmers across the country’s length and breadth and they had differing opinions about the protests and farm laws

Why are farmers back for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march?

The core issue is the minimum support price which works as a shield to farmers’ crop production against fluctuating market rates, offering …

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

Davos 2020: Will sweeping protests across the globe lead to a new form of capitalism

‘Stakeholder capitalism’ may become a buzzword, but will it be a concept that can deliver

What is the cost of doubling farmers’ income by 2022?

The farmers have to make an investment of Rs 463 billion in the next five years

Test of localisation for first globalised generation

Arguably, the world’s young population has grown up in a free market world without even knowing the existence of something called ‘…

More than 400,000 farmers to protest at Ramlila Maidan

On September 5, the Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally will start a march towards the Parliament with a list of demands regarding protection for …

Two years on, what has been the progress on Committee on MSP? I follow up

 The Committee has not produced any interim report yet; critical that government focuses on farmers’ well-being

The ignored sector

Post 1991, why has agriculture grown at 1 per cent while the industry at 8 per cent?

The African Union at 20: some reason to cheer, but lots of work ahead

There is some reason to cheer as the continental body celebrates its 20th anniversary on 9 July. Yet a lot remains to be achieved.

Jharkhand govt must engage with Khunti citizens, protestors demand

Activists want withdrawal of FIRs, sedition charges in response to Pathalgadi movement

Centre hikes sugarcane fair and remunerative price amid farmers’ protest

FRP usually announced in June as sugar season starts from October; new price hikes by Rs 25 at Rs 340 per quintal

An absurd tale

The astounding agricultural growth of Madhya Pradesh has many suspenses

Sugarcane crisis: Govt focuses on technology fixes, but not on mounting dues to farmers

While sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh owe about Rs 12,500 crore to farmers, the government’s measures were directed mostly towards tackling …

‘Pro-farmer’ Madhya Pradesh government in a fix as land acquisition protest gains steam

A massive agitation would be staged in New Delhi on February 23 if the demands of farmers are not met

The minuscule system of pricing

First, a farmer must sell the produce at a price wrongly discounted by unscientific calculation. Second, an unholy nexus of many players pushes …

Harvest of losses

Will the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government help alleviate farmers' plight?

Simply Put: Harvest of dissent

Farmers prepare for mega tractor rally on January 26

Bumper burden

Madhya Pradesh witnesses farmer unrest like never before despite a bumper harvest

Is legal assurance of MSP for farmers viable? What are its implications?

A legal guarantee means that there will be legal provisions for farmers to get the MSP for all 23 crops when they sell them

Simply Put: Feeding the world