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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers
While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard
The end of Parliament Democracy: Farmers’ Unions decry passage of Agri Bills in RS
As protests continue against the anti-farmer Bills, the impunity with which the Upper House of the Parliament passed three key bills dubbed 'anti-farmer', is truly shocking.
Agricultural Bills passed sans votes! Nation-wide, farmers rise in anger, Oppn United
Throwing all pretence of parliamentary rules and decorum to the wind, the Centre decided to pass agricultural Bills without the required votes in the Rajya Sabha.
Amendments to agricultural laws, dangerous for farmers: National Unions
SabrangIndia delves deeper into the three agricultural Bills and the complaints held against these policies.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s resignation, a public warning from Punjab farmers?
Badal resigned as minister of food processing industries, to protest of Modi- government’s ‘anti-farmer’ liberalisation of the agricultural market. Will othes follow suit?
20,000 and counting; cancelled FRA claims re-examined and approved in MP
The state government, with the help of a software, began the process of re-examining forest rights claims
Truth prevails! Maha govt to declare parts of Aarey as reserved forest
Forest rights activists applaud and praise the government for its plan to declare 600 acres of land as ‘reserved forest,’ vindicating their 7-year-long battle
K’taka farmers demand better policies and prices
From inconsiderate policy changes to delayed government relief, farmers of the state have come together to show their united dissent against the amendments to the Land Reforms Act, the APMC Acts and more.
U’khand HC directs state to look into forest rights claims of Van Gujjars
The court has directed the state to form a committee and come up with a proposal detailing its scope of work by September 28
U’khand HC directs state gov’t to form committee to look into Van Gujjar claims
The court has asked the government to form a High Level Committee within 6 weeks
Malicious advertorial in Business Standard irks activists, paper probes accountability
The advertorial by CCFI mentioned names of many environmentalists who had spoken about pesticides and made libelous remarks about them
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