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...

Delhi: FIRs against farmers resume as Assembly election vote counting concludes!

Shortly after announcing a week-long lockdown, the Haryana government filed FIRs against farmer leaders near Kundli border

Return Assam’s land and forests to the indigenous and Adivasi people: DSG

A detailed fact-finding report confirmed that the Azure Power company secured land for its solar power project at Mikir Bamuni Grant village by illegal and fraudulent means.

Farmers appeal to police to open Delhi border roads in face of Covid-crisis

Farmers have begun setting up camps for vaccination and other essential services at all protest sites while also distributing masks and other protective gear

Invitation to migrant workers, a step against govt’s failure to help citizens: SKM

Stating that farmers are returning to the border after the conclusion of the harvest season, the SKM said workers are welcome to seek refuge at protest points where food and shelter is available.

Pictures of labourers’ migration may be the future of India’s farmer: SKM

Condemning BJP IT Cell lies that farmers are worsening the Covid-19 crisis in India, farmers welcomed workers to rest at protest sites during lockdown rather than returning home.

Take decision about compensating families of suicide victim farmers who borrowed from private money lenders: Karnataka HC

The court had earlier asked the government to take a stand on this issue as benefits were not extended to such families

SKM announces Operation Shakti in response to govt’s Operation Clean

Farmer leaders called for strong resistance arrangements against Covid-19 during ‘resistance week’ from April 20 to 26

Government should fight Corona, not farmers and labourers: SKM

Farmer leaders said that the central government should provide vaccination centres at protest sites on a humanitarian basis, although, peasants asserted they will end protests only when demands are met.

Kisan Shaheed Smarak: How artists contributed to the farmers’ movement

Those who created farmer memorials tell us what drove them to use their art to support farmers

Tents of protesting farmers allegdly set on fire at Singhu and Ghazipur borders!

While both protest site volunteers doused the fire quickly, air coolers, bamboo support poles and other luggage of peasants were destroyed in the fire.

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