In India's western state of Maharashtra, a project supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency is yielding better incomes for farmers and has lured the migrants back to their native villages. PROJECT: RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR POVERTY REDUCTION PERIOD: 2008-2011 Vishwanath Gangaram Malpote, 28, is in the midst of a robust harvest. As he weeds his rice field, one cannot but help admire his meticulous effort to pluck off the small undergrowth from the standing...
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HC slams Delhi government for land acquisition
-IANS The Delhi High Court has slammed the Delhi government for failing to respond to a plea by 172 farmers over takeover of their land using the urgency clause of the Land Acquisition Act. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakedhar also fined the government Rs.5,000. In a hearing March 6, the judges asked the government to explain why it acquired the land using the urgency clause and...
More »India defers decision on cotton export ban
-Reuters India will keep a controversial ban on its cotton exports for now after ministers failed to agree its fate on Friday, even after top buyer China had criticised the move, which boosted global prices. Indian exporters, who have some 2.5 million bales outstanding for overseas sales, are left with the limited consolation of shifting a maximum of 500,000 bales that have already been cleared by customs. "The meeting was inconclusive. Further discussion...
More »Government will decide on compensation for farmers, says CM
-The Times of India The BJP, on Monday, came down heavily on the Ashok Gehlot government on the issue of relief for farmers whose crops were destroyed due to extreme cold wave and additional funds to the tune of over Rs 6,700 crore sought by the state government. On the other hand, the CM accused the opposition of raising the issue of relief to farmers only for political mileage. "Rather than creating...
More »Farmers' organizations and NGOs to stage demonstration in front of Parliament by Yudhvir Rana
Sexagenarian Ajit Singh, a small time farmer, is worried about the hefty expenses on his son's marriage The likes of Ajit Singh blame government for withdrawing supply of most of the essential commodities including sugar, soap, tea leaves, clothes etc. made under Public Distribution System (PDS) through ration depots. Talking to TOI on Friday Ajit Singh, resident of Dharpai village, said he remembers how his father's friends and relatives pooled in their...
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