-The Telegraph Ashis is accused of being in an SUV belonging to his father that mowed down four Farmers and a journalist on October 3 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government why it had not appealed for the cancellation of bail to Lakhimpur Kheri accused Ashis Mishra despite such a recommendation from Justice (retd) Rakesh Kumar Jain who is monitoring the probe. Ashis, son of Union minister...
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In Uttarakhand, climate change mitigation efforts should not overlook the regional realities -Ritodhi Chakraborty
-Scroll.in There is an entangled web of issues related to caste, class and religion that defines disparate land imaginaries in the state. In Uttarakhand, land is a political flashpoint. A controversial 2018 law introduced by state legislature now allows outsiders to buy land in the Himalayan state. In 2018, as these laws were coming into force, I asked Bhim, an elderly man from a backward caste, what he thought about it all....
More »Farm income fell in four States despite aim to double income: parliamentary panel
-The Hindu While National farm income rose 27% between 2015-16 and 2018-19, Jharkhand saw a drop in monthly income by 30% The Centre vowed to double Farmers’ income between 2015 and 2022, but by the midway point, farm families in Jharkhand actually saw their average monthly income drop by about 30%. In its report on the demand for grants for agriculture submitted to the Lok Sabha on Thursday, a parliamentary standing committee asked...
More »Direct Purchase Centres colluding with middlemen to deny Farmers government-fixed revenue? -Thinakaran Rajamani
-The New Indian Express Farmers are still waiting to sell their paddy to the DPC even 10 days after submitting their applications online. TENKASI: Paddy Farmers from across the district alleged that the Direct Purchase Centres (DPC) here were purchasing paddy from middlemen, instead of purchasing it from them. They added that it has affected their profits and that the middlemen were now getting benefitted from their misery. When TNIE spoke to Farmers...
More »Telangana Farmers pushed to suicide after pest attack destroys chilli crop -Shagun
-Down to Earth There has been no announcement on compensation to Farmers who have lost their crops Twenty Farmers have died by suicide since January 2022 in Telangana’s Mahabubad district after insect infestation destroyed their chilli crop, a ground survey by the Human Rights Forum (HRF) and Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV) has claimed. Five suicides have also been reported in Khammam district. Thrips parvispinus, an invasive pest from Indonesia, has spread rapidly, especially...
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