India’s agricultural growth story
Since the 2000s, a large section of the rural population has been migrating to the urban centres in pursuit of employment and survival from life-threatening poverty& drought, as happiness is…
Nilesh Jain
Who bears the burden of low prices of farm produces
Unrest among farmers over delayed and part payment by often take a violent turn, especially, between sugarcane farmers and mill owners.Delay in payment to sugarcane farmers has become a big…
The reality behind the MSP hike on Rabi crops
Days after facing intense farmers’ protests over multiple issues at Delhi-UP border the Union Cabinet on October 03, announced the increase in MSP of all six Rabi crops. The procurement…
A note on Salem-Chennai Highway Project
On June 8, 2018, RS Narayanan, a farmer in Kuppanur village in Salem district got into an argument with officials asking them why they were marking fields without giving any…
The Legalities of the Police Firing on the Civilians
“An unarmed, peaceful protest procession in the land of `salt satyagraha', fast-unto- death and `do or die' is no jural anathema” –Krishna Iyer A valuable aspect of political life in…
Neem Coated Urea (NCU) and the reality
The prime minister quoted in the parliament “the decision of neem-coated urea has helped the farmers of India”no doubt without any statistical or general explanation. This was not the first…
Photo Essay – Farmers Express No Confidence In Modi’s Government
As the Lok Sabha debates the No confidence motion against the Modi government thousands of farmers from across the country marched from Mandi House to Parliament Street. The foot march…
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