Farm and Forest

61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana calls off agitation after months of protests and a prolonged standoff on NH-48; revised formula includes staggered payments and a share in additional sugar revenue

Allahabad High Court denies bail to Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case

Court says he is politically influential who could influence witnesses and affect the trial

Government still not inclined to give legal guarantee for MSP?

Farmers’ groups have been demanding MSP based on the C2+50 formula

Lakhimpur Kheri case: HC to deliver verdict on Ashish Mishra’s bail plea

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday will deliver its...

Swaraj India decries MoEFCC’s Forest Conservation Rules 2022 notification

Experts voice concern that the new rules will completely disregard Gram Sabha, Tribal and Forest dwellers’ consent during developmental project

Bengal: SKM condemns police aggression on Murshidabad farmers.

SKM condemns lathi-charge on Murshidabad farmers in order to forcefully erect Adani Group's high voltage electricity power-line

Farmers demand answers: What happened to written promises?

Farmers plan protests to condemn the Centre’s failure to fulfill its promises to farmers

After activists, is GoI now targeting farmers?

Farmers Twitter accounts withheld, reportedly at GoI's behest, at a time when media is largely focused on arrests of activists and journalists

Maharashtra’s Bhikshu Sangh claims forest land in Ramdegi hills

The Buddhist group’s legal argument highlights awareness of the Forest Rights Act, an important goal for rights groups like CJP and AIUFWP

Farmers reject Centre’s committed MSP prices

Unions like the AIKS and JKA point out how the suggested prices fail to account for the growing inflation in the economy

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Third witness attacked, survives firing by goons

Singh said he let his security guard on leave without informing authorities

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