Farm and Forest

Supreme Court examines Forest Rights Act 2006 versus Conservation Law, makes national headlines

The rights of Adivasis and forest dwellers are, once again under threat as India's highest court considers the impact of Parliament’s wide-sweeping changes to the Forest Conservation Law (2023)

We will gherao Delhi if laws are not withdrawn: Farmers’ leaders

Rejecting the central government’s suggestion of a farmers’ committee to oversee the three agriculture laws, farmers’ leaders warned that protesters would not hesitate to surround the national capital.

Govt must repeal the new farm laws: Civil society

Scores of civil society groups have demanded that government promulgate an ordinance to stop the implementation of these laws and withdraw cases imposed on farmers

Govt buys itself time to negotiate, tells farmer unions to submit point-by-point objections

Farmers have been raising specific concerns for months, why has Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar called for ‘clause-by-clause’ objections, again?

Meeting adjourned, farmers to meet Agriculture and Railway ministers on December 3

Government proposed formation of a committee to discuss contentious provisions of the farm laws with protesting farmers

AIKS organises nationwide rasta roko campaign

Farmers organisation plans a week-long protest to express solidarity with farmers in their demand for the withdrawal of the three anti-farmer-dubbed laws.

Delhi police detain Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis daadi

Moments after Bilkis daadi arrived at Singhu border to support India’s farmers, Delhi police detained the aged activist

Delhi gov’t quietly notifies one of the laws opposed by farmers!

The law allows trade of food grains and poultry outside APMC mandis, where its regulations do not apply

Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest: Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister speaks out for agitating farmers in India   

Will the Agriculture Minister try to convince farmers to suspend their protest?

Union government has now been forced, on account of the growing support for farmers, to instruct Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar to invite farmer unions for discussions today

Intentions as pure as Gangajal: PM to farmers

While refusing any dialogue on the issues raised by vast sections of Indian farmers, Modi claims that both, Minimum Support Price (MSP) and mandis, have been strengthened by the government

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