-TheWire.in The focus of the Maharashtra farmers' march was on land rights for Adivasi communities. That promise will take a while to fulfil, and not much headway has been made. It has been a month since over 40,000 farmers walked 180 km from Nashik to Mumbai to press for their demands. They returned home with an assurance from the state’s chief minister that their demands would be met “100%”. Although chief...
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Worried by data leak, PM wants servers in India -Pankaj Doval
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is understood to have expressed serious concern over data leaks and alleged manipulation of user information by global internet and Social Media giants. According to top sources, the PM has instructed that data sharing should be regulated and servers be located within the country. The issue came up for discussion during a recent meeting of the Union Cabinet, where the episode of data...
More »Farmers' organisation launches daily MSP alert
-The Hindu The MSP alert will be published on Social Media handles of the Jai Kisan Andolan and associated organisations Two months after the Finance Minister’s Budget announcement of a minimum support price (MSP) at least 50% above the cost of production, Farmers’ organisation Jai Kisan Andolan has launched a daily news alert, tracking the ground reality regarding MSP. The MSP alert will be published on Social Media handles of the Jai...
More »Niti Aayog misses deadline to suggest MSP procurement model, farmers continue to bear brunt -Anuradha Shukla
-The Indian Express NEW DELHI: The government’s ambitious minimum support price (MSP) scheme to improve farmers’ income has hit a roadblock as Niti Aayog missed the deadline to suggest a viable procurement model. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced in his Budget speech the government would ensure agriculture produce is procured at the revised MSP, which will be 1.5 times the production cost. The Centre had entrusted the think tank with...
More »This price tracker tells farmers if the govt walks the talk on MSPs -TV Jayan
-The Hindu Business Line Ryot body comes up with mobile alert to track, compare prices New Delhi: If you are a farmer, that last notification on your phone could be an alert from the Jai Kisan Andolan. And no, it does not have to do with another Maharashtra-style agitation against the government. It is the JKA informing you of the latest price of your commodity in the country’s premier agricultural markets. MSPAlert, which...
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