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”

With thinning patience, SC recommends HC judge to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri probe

Court disappointed with the Uttar Pradesh police for dragging its feet on the Lakhimpur Kheri investigation, failing to provide lab reports and other pertinent information in status report 

Haryana: Tensions rise between farmers and BJP leaders

BJP leader Arvind Sharma threatened to gouge out the eyes of protesting farmers, claimed state farmer leaders

One injured amidst a Haryana farmer protest turns violent

While Hisar farmers broke the windshield of a BJP MP's vehicle on Friday, another group in Rohtak laid siege around a temple, trapping visiting BJP members inside for hours

Lakhimpur Kheri killings: Two more farmers arrested for alleged lynching of BJP workers

Farmer leaders calls for a judicial investigation overseen by the Supreme Court

COP-26: India refuses to sign UK’s deforestation declaration!

The word “trade” mentioned in interconnected areas sustainability falls under the WTO says the India representative

BJP regime’s words don’t match actions: Farmers

Farmer leaders warned that Tuesday’s bypoll results foretell BJP’s fate if they do not heed peasant’s demands

Withdraw FCA proposed amendments: WPSS

The paper does not address pressing issues like climate crisis, zoonotic diseases and desirable involvement of tribals in forest governance

50 farmers martyred in October alone!

Farmers official blog records over 600 deaths since the beginning of the struggle in November 2020

Delhi police remove barricades near farmer protest sites

Hours after three women farmers died in a road accident, authorities began removing barricades at Tikri and Ghazipur borders

Three women farmers die in road accident at Tikri border

Incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning

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