-The Hindu Business Line Mumbai: Onion exports have picked up on firm overseas demand even as domestic prices continue to rule low, as the new crop hits the markets in the backdrop of huge carry forward stocks. Experts attribute the pick-up in demand over the past few months to a lower global output due to changing climatic conditions. Ganpat Vaishnav, owner of Ganesh Impex, moved to exporting onions over the last three months,...
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Farmers' march to Delhi: Photographers, lawyers and students mobilise support -Kavitha Iyer
-The Indian Express On November 29, Farmers are scheduled to gather at four locations on the outskirts of Delhi, from where they will march into the capital city. Mumbai: PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR Farmers, lawyers for Farmers, students for Farmers and techies for Farmers — these are some of a series of loose groups being formed across cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune in an effort to mobilise the support of...
More »On Friday, Farmers groups from across India will march to Parliament. Here is how they mobilised in a year -Kunal Talgeri
-CNBCTV18.com * The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee mobilised a Farmers’ movement in a year. * The trigger was a June 2017 Farmers’ agitation in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, where six people died in the midst of violence and police shootings. * In 12 months, the AIKSCC has managed to drive the convergence of Farmer groups, including those representing marginalised Farmers (women, adivasis and Dalits), apart from the introduction of two Bills. “Farmer...
More »Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018: Tribals urge parties to ensure food security -Mohammed Iqbal
-The Hindu Urge parties to frame policies to preserve MUNDRI: For southern Rajasthan’s tribals, the Assembly elections are an opportunity to press their demand with the contesting political parties for framing policies that ensure food security, even while helping them preserve indigenous practices, and assist in forming new linkages with the local health and financial services. The region’s tribal population wants political representatives to make interventions to help the community improve resource management...
More »Why parties prefer freebies to investments in election manifestoes -Ashok Gulati
-Financial Express It is the season of promising freebies to lure voters. Congress leads in these promises. It has promised a loan waiver in Chhattisgarh within 10 days of coming to power; and the hiking of minimum support price (MSP) of paddy to Rs 2,500/quintal, up from Rs 1,750/quintal, a 43% raise over the already increased MSP of paddy. In Madhya Pradesh, it has promised a loan waiver of up to...
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