Farm Challenges
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Why farmers in Delhi live in constant fear of eviction
The Delhi Development Authority refuses to recognise the ownership of the farmers on the Yamuna floodplains.
Aakiz Farooq
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Why India’s food bowl is struggling to abandon chemical farming
The transition will require a sea change in Punjab’s agricultural pattern.
Manu Moudgil, IndiaSpend.com
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How a transition back to hardy millets could solve several crises that India is grappling with
With climate change, farmer suicides and agicultural distress, the drought-resilient coarse grain that requires few resources could be the answer.
Swapan Mehra
Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘Shame on the media’: Why protesting farmers are angry with the news coverage
Indians are not being given the information they need to really understand why farmers are angry about the new agricultural laws, they say.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Monsanto versus Farmers: In Brazil, the agribusiness giant has won a $7.7 bn lawsuit
Farmers worldwide say Monsanto’s policy of charging for every use of its genetically modified seeds violates their planting rights. But judges aren’t so sure.
Karine Eliane Peschard, The Conversation
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Cotton farmers in Madhya Pradesh have earned more and conserved more wildlife by going organic
The Organic Cotton Project discourages chemical farming, which is expensive and detrimental to land, water and wildlife.
Nitin Jugran Bahuguna
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Modi rolls out his big pre-poll promise of Rs 2,000 per farmer – but who exactly will get the money?
States are still preparing databases of beneficiaries on the day of the scheme’s launch.
Mridula Chari
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Scroll Explainer: Why farmers are marching to Delhi
They want better prices for their crops and for Parliament to actually discuss this.
Mridula Chari
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Explained: The increase in minimum support prices for 14 crops and what it means for farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture says the move is a step towards fulfilling Modi’s promise of doubling farm incomes by 2022.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Farmer losses in Madhya Pradesh's price deficit scheme could go up to Rs 200 crore
The state agricultural marketing board is investigating one lakh ‘suspicious’ transactions under the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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As garlic prices drop, government intervention in Rajasthan, MP brings farmers little relief
Madhya Pradesh has added garlic to its price deficit payment scheme while Rajasthan has decided to procure the crop.
Mridula Chari
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A year after police shot six farmers in Mandsaur, memorial events highlight unfulfilled demands
District authorites are accused of using strong-arm tactics to keep participants away from commemorations.
Mridula Chari
The Field
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds