Farm and Forest

20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency

Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue

The Centre is misusing SC as a political shield: AIKSCC

AIKSCC accuses the central government of shirking political responsibility of addressing the matter regarding the three farm laws.

Regulated markets and MSP ensure not just farmers’ security but food security: Experts

A retired IAS officer and an academic, who have closely observed Madhya Pradesh APMCs, together foreground the fault lines in the Centre’s new farm laws.

Centre won’t repeal farm laws: Haryana CM Khattar exposes Centre’s plans

It is not explained why over 1,500 cops were deployed, seven checkpoints set up, ahead of a friendly 'kisan mahapanchayat' in Karnal

Extremely disappointed with Government’s handling of farmer protests: SC

SC Bench tells GOI that it will stay the implementation of the farm laws until a Committee examines the the matter and makes recommendations

Vigil for dead farmers held outside Indian Visa and Passport application center in Canada  

South Asian activists came together to remember more than 60 farmers, who have laid down their lives during the ongoing agitation in India on Sunday, January 10 in Surrey.  

100 MPs write to British PM about farmers’ protest in India

Letter initiated by British MP from Slough, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi gets cross-party support

Farmers create new protest site at Gangaicha border, intensify struggle

Farmer leaders claim that the united front will help bridge former disagreements and work to protect India’s natural resources.

We will either die or win! Talks between farmers and the Centre remain inconclusive

Tensions high, farmers maintained a strict silence following the Centre’s declaration that farmers' main demand cannot be accepted.

The relevance of a 2018 private member Bill for the protesting farmers

The Bill presented by former MP Raju Shetti in 2018 aimed at remunerative crop price and an established complaint redressal mechanism for the farmers  

Do farmers’ demands benefit India’s hungry population?

Subsequent press releases by farmers organisations have highlighted India’s performance in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report 2020 to strengthen their argument for a legal right to MSP. But is there a direct connection between farmers’ demands and the hunger issue?

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