Tag: Farmers

Beyond insurance: addressing the needs of India’s agricultural labour force

The 2020-21 Periodic Labour Force Survey reported that 46.5% of people in India are engaged in agricultural activities and yet beyond insurance and pension schemes there is nothing the union government offers

Food Price Spike: How Farmers’ Protest Saved the Country

If the infamous three laws hadn’t been withdrawn, procurement would have been privatised and the government would have had no means of combating inflation.

Attacks on farmers by Punjab & Haryana govts, censorship of Gaon Savvera part of a pattern

Repeated attacks on protesting farmers through July and August and the earlier suppression of information and news through attacks on the platforms, Lokvani and National Savera are part of a pattern that cut across party lines

Recognising fair compensation for farmers land is a non-negotiable human right: Bombay HC

“Incorporating the Right to Property: Beyond Constitutional and Statutory Bounds, Embracing the Essence of Human Rights as Inalienable Individual Liberties.”

Maharashtra Farmers dig heels in as govt yet to table assurances in assembly

Waiting and watching to see whether the hurried assurances given to rue All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) are made good, state’s farmers not ready to give in

Union Budget a Statement of ‘Sheer Hopelessness’, say Farmer Leaders

SKM assails budget for “concealing data” about farmers’ incomes.

UP: FIR Against Farmers After Stray Cattle Herded Into School; Union to Hold Protest

Farmers say the Adityanath government’s cow protection moves have failed on the ground, leaving them to bear the worst brunt in the form of crop damage and loss of lives

‘Self-reliance for Poor and State Support for Business is the New Motto’—Jean Dreze

The noted economist and activist says the goal of public policies should be to improve people’s lives instead of being swayed by the interests of the privileged few.

Bombay HC directs Maha gov’t to withdraw pending criminal cases against farmers and social activists

They had been protesting CAA and other government policies; Aurangabad Bench of the HC directs State gov't to file affidavit and submit a report 

UP elections: ECI data indicates enthusiastic voter turnout in the farming community

Voter turnout higher in farmer-dominated areas; is this a sign of disillusionment with the regime that has failed to deliver on promises made to the agricultural community?

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