Farm and Forest

As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”

P Sainath to march with Farmers from Akole to Loni in Ahmednagar district: Maharashtra

The march, led by intellectuals like P Sainath and others will start from Akola and be be taken to the Loni office of Revenue and Dairy Development Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: Adivasis Cheated out of Forest Land, Compensation

The poorly executed relocation process has led to displacement and exploitation of tribals in the Nilgiris; the Moundadan Chettys fear they are next.

SC reprimands Mumbai Metro on its bid to fell additional trees in Aarey, imposes Rs 10 lakh fine

Despite the violation, an order authorising the cutting of 177 trees was issued

An AIKS Struggle Convention at Dahanu, Palghar where vows were taken to intensify struggles around land and farmer rights

Two conventions, Dahanu and Pa;ghar, Maharashtra were widely attended by women and men small and large farmers who took these vows; the first day, April 11 was the founding day of the AIKS apart from being the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jotirao Phule

Women Protesters Join Mazdoor-Kisan Sangharsh Rally in Big Numbers

Women from farming households, the public sector and anganwadis demand a better life from the government.

In Photos | Massive rally by farmers and workers against government apathy

The 'Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally' was held at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi

Agri Workers Union Leader and Art Critic, Suneet Chopra, Passes Away

Chopra’s demise is a big loss, not only to the communist movement, but the entire democratic and progressive movement in India, AIAWU said in a release.

Forest Conservation Bill 2023: too many exemptions, discretion to Centre

The proposed bill makes forest clearance easier and exempts many categories of land from the purview of the Act

Adivasi and other farmers under the AIKS bring Maharashtra govt to its feet

The sheer tenacity and resolve of the farmers who marched at short notice was a response to the acute crisis in falling onion prices; demands conceded are extensive from electricity and housing to actualising the recognition of rights under The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006)

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