Farm and Forest

20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency

Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue

SKM demands justice for West Bengal and Odisha Adivasis

Adivasis in parts of West Bengal and Odisha say that the administration does not acknowledge their forest and constitutional rights; they fear their fertile land will be usurped

SKM urges citizens and farmers to punish BJP with ‘vote ki chot’

SKM focuses on Prayagraj and Kaushambi farmer trials in Allahabad while citizens circulate pamphlets on dire issues

Punjab: Farmers begin Lok Kalyan rally

Punjab farmers begin their awareness rally even as PM Modi campaigns in the state

SKM focuses on Jhansi, asks what has the regime done to alleviate suffering in the drought-prone region?

Farmers umbrella body warns farmers that if the BJP returns, anti-farmer laws can be imposed again

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Farmers remain enraged by Mishra’s bail

Farmers called the bail to Lakhimpur Kheri-accused Ashish Mishra “lamentable”

JSW destroying forest without permit: Dhinkia villagers

Worried about the ruined flora and fauna, Dhinkia villagers write to higher officials

Western UP: Are Jat farmers losing faith in the BJP?

Western UP farmers demand attention to real issues like a legal guarantee of MSP, and reforms that empower the tillers instead of large corporates

Reject Zero Budget Natural Farming: AIKMS

AIKMS says ZBNF farming will negatively affect small farmers at a time when fertiliser prices are high and in the absence of any fiscal support from the government to finance the projects

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Mishra gets bail!

On the same day that UP elections begin, the Allahabad High Court announces bail for the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre

Punish BJP! SKM’s resolve for Mission UP

Farmers to discourage public from voting for BJP in UP and Uttarakhand

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