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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers
While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard
Sansad Gherao in Delhi for Forests Rights
Exclusive from Delhi today, thousands of people have come together for the November 21, 2019 Sansad Gherao in Delhi. The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, a forest rights collective and many more organisations have come together to protest and take the discussion on Forests Rights, the violations of people’s rights and dilution of Forest Rights Act 2006 to the people.
Mariam – Forest Rights Activist giving women a voice in a patriarchal discourse
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States Dither As Displaced Chhattisgarh Tribals Seek Land Rights In Andhra, Telangana
More than 30,000 Adivasis from Chhattisgarh fled the Salwa...
Karnataka dairy farmers in distress as Bamul officials refuse to collect milk
Dairy farmers from Agara village in Kanakapura taluk are facing steep losses and an uncertain future as they have been allegedly prevented from supplying milk to the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited (KMF) since Saturday night.
Ban on tree felling to continue in Aarey: SC
The recent order in the Aarey tree felling case implies that the BMC do not have the permission to cut down more trees in Aarey;according to the civic body they have already cut down the number of trees required!
Farmer protests for fair compensation turn violent in Unnao
Their land was acquired for a commercial project in 2003 and they haven’t been compensated or rehabilitated yet
When It Rains, It Pours; But Maha Farmers Aren’t Giving Up
As the state administration tries to decide on a plan of action while being under the President’s Rule, farmer collectives set to begin protests for compensation.
Union Govt Withdraws Indian Forest Act Draft Amendment
On November 15, 2019, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that the government has withdrawn the draft amendment of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (IFA) in order to remove any misgivings about taking away the rights of the tribals and forest dwellers.
Crash course in being crass? Mumbai Police puts up intimidating posters at Aarey
Posters came up last Sunday threatening people against gathering; this sort of poster amounts to intimidation at its worst
Adivasi protests mount: Forest Rights Group plans Sansad Gherao on Nov 21
Protests of Adivasis and Forest Dwellers mount as the next date of the SC hearing (Nov 26) draws near
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