Farm and Forest

A test for the Forest Rights Act in Assam

Eviction notices issued to four Taungya villages in Nagaon district have reignited questions about historical injustice, forest governance and the state's obligation to recognise forest rights before displacement

TN: Sugarcane Farmers Protest, Demand Better FRP, Reintroduction of SAP

The previous AIADMK regime had introduced the RSF which should be abolished and SAP be reintroduced, the protesting farmers demanded.

NDA’s 11 years of betrayal: MSP of Kharif crop way below promised C2+50%

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) in a detailed analysis of the both procurement as the share in food grain production and the overall data on Minimum Support Price (MSP) growth rate which shows a decline as exposed the hollow claims of the Modi government

Living on Edge: Farmers in This Bihar District Battle River and Red Tape

Decades of erosion and ongoing border disputes have left Bhojpur’s farmers without land and struggling for state support, as the Ganga continues to ‘swallow’ villages.

Unseasonal Rains: Over 80 Dead, Huge Damage to Crops, Orchards; AIKS Demands Ex-Gratia

Around 55 animals, many of them livestock, reportedly killed by lightning in Maharashtra. Mango orchards in the Lucknow-Unnao belt are also reported to be severely damaged.

Arresting dissent: Punjab Government’s U-turn on farmer protests, protest site bulldozed, farmer leaders detained

The sudden arrest of key farmer leaders signals a stark shift in Punjab’s approach, raising concerns about political pressures and industrial influence.

Open Letter to an Imaginary Supreme Leader of a country of billions

An Open Public Letter to an imaginary Supreme Leader of an imaginary country of a billion suffering fools. 

Fight far from over: Punjab farmers bring State to a standstill with Bandh amid hunger strike, a chakka jam, disruptions in road and rail...

Punjab farmers intensify agitation, demanding legal MSP guarantee, comprehensive debt relief, and resolution of pending grievances in state-wide bandh; hunger strike by farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal remains ongoing even as Supreme Court criticises government’s handling of the leader’s health

Save Dallewal’s Life, Hold Discussion on MSP, Says SKM in Memo to President Murmu

Protests held by farmers’ organisations across states in solidarity with the fasting farmer leader, demanding legal guarantee for MSP.

Candlelight protests in Greater Noida demand immediate release of jailed farmers

In a show of solidarity, villagers in Greater Noida are organizing candlelight processions to demand the immediate release of farmers who were jailed by the Uttar Pradesh government for their role in protests. These peaceful marches continue to grow, highlighting the farmers' ongoing struggle for justice and better compensation

Farmers Declare Punjab Bandh on Dec 30 Amid Deteriorating Health of Dallewal

SKM has given a call to observe nationwide protests on December 23 over repression of farmers in Greater Noida, resumption of dialogue with farmers organisations and withdrawal of National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing.

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