-India.Mongabay.com * The allocation of lands for new commercial coal mines is likely to renew issues related to the creation of land banks in Jharkhand. * Common lands that people use have Been transferred to land banks over the years, and physical surveys to record actual rights aren’t complete yet. * Lack of effective implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 on forest land (also part of land banks) has Been a major...

With the release of a UNDESA report on the World Population Day this year i.e., July 11, once again the debate on who's responsible for the population growth in India has resurfaced. Titled World Population Prospects 2022, the report states that the global population is expected to touch 8 billion on November 15, 2022, and India is projected to exceed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.  As soon as...

-The Hindu The inadequacy of monetary policy to address food-price-driven inflation has Been recently flagged Globally, inflation is now the prime concern of governments, even as there is a speculation that a recession may not be far behind. In India, though, government agencies regularly announce that the country is growing at a much faster rate than most economies and presently assert that inflation is much lower. The growth performance is not so...

-The Telegraph The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has pointed out weather variations, global warming, and water scarcity can adversely affect food production Climate change and the agrarian crisis are intertwined. They are manifest in the threat to food and nutritional security. These challenges have Been further aggravated by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and reduced global food production. The looming hunger crisis is especially potent for vulnerable populations living in...

-Cenfa.org In continuation of its pro-corporate and anti-poor tax policy, the Centre imposes tax on the common man battling hunger and inflation while sparing corporates making windfall gains and record profits In keeping with its anti-people and pro-corporate tax policy, the Central government withdrew the windfall tax on oil exports on July 19th – 19 days after it was imposed – with effect from July 20. This comes a day after a...