Farm and Forest

Gene-edited rice sparks alarms: Scientists back activists, warn of hidden dangers

Growing apprehensions over the safety and regulation of genome editing in agriculture have reportedly received "validation" from peer-reviewed scientific studies, backed by  civil society advocacy efforts. The Union Government’s...

Lakhimpur Kheri massacre: Fact-finding report highlights administrative tyranny

The report calls for immediate sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra and investigation into role of local police

Tougher than Steel: Odisha villagers condemn govt’s to attempts to usurp their land

Civil society activists decry state police’s brutal attack on unarmed Dhinkia villagers

UP adivasis lament the slow grant of forest ownership rights under FRA

Hundreds of UP forest-dwellers celebrated ‘Forest Rights Day’ on Wednesday

Sustainability dominates Forest Rights movement agenda

On Forest Rights day, Adivasis and other forest-dwelling community members as well as forest workers reiterated their commitment to counter climate change and to work in solidarity with every community in crisis as well

Lakhimpur Kheri killings were planned: SIT

SIT recommends addition of four new, more stringent charges; investigation proceedings gain steam as state elections draw closer

Follow through on your promises: Punjab peasantry to state gov’t

Farmer and worker unions condemn the state government for faltering on its promises

Farewells, tears, hugs and promises to stay in touch, farmers head homewards

Tents are being folded up, stages dismantled; police may soon remove barricades from farmers’ protest sites

Jai Kisan! Farmers hope to reap the fruits of the struggles they have undergone

Lakhs of farmers call off the over year-long protests as government sends a formal letter agreeing to their demands; farmers' leaders will hold a review meet on January 15

SKM says govt’s draft agreeable, but “this is not the end”

All SKM unions approve of latest government offer, but wait for official letterhead

Lakhimpur Kheri killings: Kashyap family’s plea for separate FIR against MoS denied

Court says relevant FIR regarding the case already filed by local police officials

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