-Down to Earth Every day, 54, mostly developed countries give nearly $2 billion in support to their farmers The sites of the farmers’ protests on the borders of Delhi are a microcosm of Indian peasantry — rich and poor, small and big, irrigated and rainfed and supported and not supported. The voices from these sites have now merged into one clarion call: Guarantee government support to farmers by legalising the minimum support...
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If India has handled Covid-19 so well, why has the Centre cancelled Parliament’s Winter Session? -Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
-Scroll.in What better place to discuss proposed amendments to the farm laws that have sparked massive protests than the legislature? Explain this combination of claims from the Centre over the past few days: India has done “very well” at containing Covid-19, far better than many other nations. The Delhi Government in particular was congratulated for its efforts. Meanwhile, the invite has gone out to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief...
More »Who are Shetkari Sanghatana, the group backing govt on the farm laws? -Parthasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express While the Sanghatana has supported the farm laws, it has also demanded that the ban on the export of onions be removed forthwith — and has threatened to pelt BJP MPs with onion bulbs if the central government did not accede to the demand. On Monday, some farmers’ unions met Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to express support for the three farm laws against which thousands of farmers are...
More »How rural schooling is going into the dark -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * Urban India has witnessed a boom in online education this year. In sharp contrast, students in Bharat are suffering * Experts are suggesting a country-wide post-pandemic survey. Additionally, public schools need to be strengthened as more students are likely to join govt schools due to financial duress. BADAUN/ NEW DELHI: Koi lakey mujhe de… ek chutti wala din; ek achhi-si kitab; ek mitha-sa sawal; ek nanha-sa jawab. Koi laakey mujhe de...
More »The roots of the agricultural crisis run deep -Himanshu
-The Hindu Declining agricultural incomes and flagging state support to agriculture are some of the key structural issues The standoff between farmers and the government continues even after a few rounds of discussion and more than a fortnight of protest at the Delhi border by the farmers. The latest proposal by the government indicates its willingness to amend the three agriculture-related Acts passed in September. On the contentious issues of registration of...
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