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)

Farmers Protest: Braving tear gas, blockades, state obstructions, farmers journey towards Delhi to demand law on MSP

Solidarity for the protesting farers facing unjustified and unproportional state action pours in from Tamil Nadu, farm leaders stand firm by the protest being a protest by all farmers

Farmer leaders detained in Madhya Pradesh, made to sit at police stations, saw police raids at night- attempts to stop farmers from joining protest...

A petition against "obstructive actions" of the Union and State governments have been filed in the Punjab and Haryana HC, another rural and industrial strike by farmers announced for Feb 16

Farmers’ Protest: Physical repression, prohibitory orders, Delhi entry blocked – Déjà Vu?

Repressive tactics employed by state and union government await farmers as they gear up for protest in Delhi on Feb 13 to demand law on MSP, pensions for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, withdrawal of police cases and “justice” for victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri

Farmers in Noida, Greater Noida are protesting, which are the farmer unions are leading them

Noida farmers protest: Higher compensation for land acquisition is just one of the demands raised by the farmers marching to Parliament

Tractor parade by SKM on Republic Day in 500 districts, farmers to take pledge to protect the principles of democracy, federalism, secularism and socialism

A mass campaign will also be organised prior to the Ayodhya structure inauguration to make people aware about the pro-corporate economic policies of the Union government, “communal narrative” of BJP

Ministry for agriculture and farmers welfare: No proposal to increase MSP from Rs. 6000 under PM-KISAN

Data provided by Union Government highlights fluctuating percentage of increase in price of crops over the past 9 years, decrease in the number of beneficiaries in 2022-23

Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments to forest law

The amendment has been criticised by activists and tribal rights leaders to dilute existing provisions for protecting forest land and tribal livelihoods.

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