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...

Allahabad HC has not ordered evictions of Surma villagers of Dudhwa Forest

TOI mis-reports a court order that said, if the dwellers are indulging in illegal acts, appropriate authority must take action; headline misleads readers

87 US groups declare support for farmers’ struggle in India

American organisations of farmers, and farm and food justice networks and other groups issued a solidarity statement in support of the historic peasant protests in India

Farmers announce Kisan Mazdoor Ekta Diwas on Feb 27

Condemning the suppression of farmers in various parts of the country, farmer leaders resolved to illustrate India’s support for the farmers’ struggle from youth, working people and other citizens of India.

Delhi court reserves order on Disha Ravi’s bail plea

The hearing lasted for three long hours where the court heard Delhi Police and Disha Ravi’s arguments

NHRC directs Centre to pay compensation to Tribal rights activist for offloading him

In 2016, Gladson Dungdung’s passport was seized by immigration officers, barring him from traveling abroad

MSP at C2+50%, farmers’ need of the hour: AIKS

Farmers organisation talks about the need for Indian farmers to introduce legal provisions for Minimum Support Price in India.

Farmers observe ‘rail roko’ across India

While Karnataka recorded a few arrests, other states across the nation observed peaceful and enthusiastic demonstrations against the three farm laws

Punjab railways regulate trains in preparation of farmers’ rail roko program

Farmer leaders warned the government that protests would continue to intensify if their demands are not addressed

30-year-old AC mechanic arrested for Republic Day violence

Delhi Police claim accused “was seen in a video swinging two swords at Red Fort with intent to motivate or radicalise and energise violent anti-national elements”

Disha Ravi is not a Christian, but what if she were?

For communal right wing trolls, being Christian or Muslim in India, is a crime in itself, the RW 'influencers’ continue to spread their claims even after fact checks

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In a ‘major win’ for anti-caste activists, a US Federal Court upholds California Govt’s authority to act against caste oppression

The US District Court for the Eastern District of California in its ruling on July 18, in response to an allegation by the Hindu American Foundation that had claimed that the California civil rights department's enforcement of anti-caste policies violated the “constitutional rights of all Hindu Americans,” dismissed HAF’s contention

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When data is used as a weapon against reality: Deviations in the HCES & CES, claims of poverty line

This Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is qualitatively different in methodology (including sampling) from the earlier Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) last conducted in 2011-12, and therefore the two are not comparable. So the claim that India’s poverty has declined to below 5% doesn’t hold water: Second, the NITI Aayog has made no effort to even determine an official poverty line, last defined in the Census 2001.