-PTI NAGPUR: An end to the four-day agitation by dairy Farmers appeared in sight on Thursday, with the Maharashtra government announcing that it had accepted a key demand of the protesters. The government has decided to give Rs 25 per litre for milk to dairy Farmers with effect from July 21, dairy development minister Mahadev Jankar said in the legislative assembly this evening. The Farmers had been holding protests in parts of the...

-The Hindu There is enough evidence to show that the government has failed Farmers and agricultural labourers in a big way As the Lok Sabha debates the vote of no confidence today, representatives of Farmers from across the country will be marching outside Parliament under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella body of 201 Farmer organisations. Farmers have already passed a vote of no confidence against...

-The Indian Express Raising procurement prices of kharif crops will only give false hope to Farmers. Has the winter of Farmers’ discontent turned into a glorious summer by the significant hike in minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops announced two weeks ago? The hike is unlikely to stem the rural unrest that is gnawing into the ruling alliance’s votebank. The PM has had to personally defend the government’s programmes that have...

-National Herald Titled ‘Dismantling India’ and put together by a team of distinguished experts, the study complains about the failing economy, rising unemployment, atrocities against minorities under the BJP govt A damning report scrutinizing the performance of the Narendra Modi government in its first four years was released on Saturday. In last four years of Modi government, there have been 214 reported cases of attack on civil society and freedom of expression, 228...

-The Indian Express A look at the scheme Rythu Bandhu, seen by Arvind Subramanian as a template for agriculture policy. Hyderabad: A support scheme for Farmers in Telangana has earned the appreciation of outgoing Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, who spoke about it during an Idea Exchange interaction with The Indian Express journalists and then wrote in The Financial Express that it can be the template for social and agricultural policy. Called...