-MoneyControl.com The main aim of the commission was to come up with a system for sustainability in farming system and make it more profitable and cost competitive in farm commodities Farmers belonging to Madhya Pradesh began a 10-day strike on June 1 to seek better Minimum Support Price (MSP), a waiver for farm loans, higher compensation for damaged crops and full implementation of the MS Swaminathan report. Earlier this year, lakhs of farmers...
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UN Experts Criticise 'Excessive' Use of Force by Police at Anti-Sterlite Protest
-TheWire.in They have demanded an independent and transparent probe into the May 22 violence which left 13 dead and several injured. New Delhi: United Nation’s human rights experts have criticised the “disproportionate and excessive use of force” by the police during the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu on May 22. The police firing and violence had left 13 dead and scores injured and had evoked widespread criticism in India...
More »One year and counting: anti-ONGC stir continues at Kadiramangalam -L Renganathan
-The Hindu Villagers resolve to continue fight against oil major; fringe groups criticise Centre KUMBAKONAM (Tamil Nadu): Residents of Kadiramangalam village in Thanjavur district, where a sit-in protest entered its 365th day on Saturday, have renewed their resolve to oust the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from the village to protect the environment and their livelihood. A section of the villagers has been holding a relay sit-in protest at the Ayyanar temple...
More »"At Least 1 Should Die": Cop On Video Of Sterlite Protests That Killed 10 -J Sam Daniel Stalin, Uma Sudhir & Aloke Tikku
-NDTV.com Nine people had died in anti-sterlite protests inTuticorin by the time Chief Minister Palaniswami announced an inquiry into Tuesday's police action Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu: Some distance from where the anti-Sterlite protesters were, a Tamil Nadu policeman in plainclothes had parked himself atop a police bus. He was armed with what appeared to be an assault rifle and had been seen in photographs, taking aim. On the road below, are a...
More »Mission Kakatiya best water management practice: NITI Aayog -B Chandrashekhar
-The Hindu The intervention has bridged 63% ayacut gap and also helped stabilisation of ayacut Hyderabad: A report prepared by NITI Aayog with the support of TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, has recognised the restoration and revival of minor irrigation tanks taken up by the Telangana government as one of the best practices in irrigation water management. The report observed “public participation will lead to ownership and help in long-term sustainability...
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