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“₹4 a Kilo for a Crop That Costs ₹20 to Grow”: Nashik’s onion farmers erupt in protest over deepening price crisis
Farmers in the thousands blocked the Mumbai–Agra Highway in Maharashtra’s onion belt, demanding fair procurement prices, compensation for distress sales and relief from export restrictions; the protests were supported by the Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders who were also detained
Uttar Pradesh to make land acquisition for corporates easier, will maintain land bank
The Adityanathgovernment is set to remove statutory regulations that check land acquisition, making farmers vulnerable. The excuse is ‘attracting investment’
MP Forest Department allegedly burns down tribal family’s home
When residents contacted the forest ranger to report the violation, he threatened to burn more houses in the area!
Odisha Forest Department cuts down traditional trees, destroys livelihood of forest workers
Tribals alleged that the forest department wanted to do commercial plantation and cut down traditional trees important for their livelihood
Help the Sundarbans recover from the impact of Cyclone Amphan
The Paschim Radhanagar Sundarban Jana Sramajibi Manch is working with allied organizations towards the relief and rehabilitation of those affected by the cyclone in Sundarbans
The Adivasi cannot live without the forest: Dayamani Barla
As dilution of land and labour rights continues unabated, journalist and tribal rights activist Dayamani Barla explains why sustainable development is the way forward
Wheat procurement soars despite Covid-19, but challenges remain for farmers
Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh have contributed the most to the kitty
All Assam Students’ Union protests coal mining in Dehing Patkai forest
The Dehing Patkai forest is also known as the Amazon of the East
AIUFWP writes to Collector against forest authorities in Bihar violating the Forest Rights Act
The forest authorities are allegedly encroaching upon these lands and digging holes, affecting the villagers’ livelihood
Draft environmental impact notification (EIA) doom for natural resources, forests, withdraw it: NAPM
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