farmers rights
Need to be vigilant against farmers’ exploitation by large companies: Activists
December 9, 2021
Last week, an intellectual property right given to foods giant, PepsiCo, was nullified by the Protection of Plants Varieties and Farmer’s Right Authority (PPVFRA). Using the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) certificate, Pepsi had demanded large amounts of compensation from fa...
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Farmers across India on streets in Bharat Bandh against Farm Bills
September 25, 2020
A whole host of farmers’ organisations, political parties and civil rights activists joined in protests on Friday as part of the Bharat Bandh general strike called in protest against the three controversial farm reform bills passed in Parliament earlier this week. In Punjab, ra...
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Agricultural reform bills ignore lessons from other countries
September 24, 2020
Farmers’ rights activists say the agriculture reform bills passed by the Parliament in a chaotic manner open the floodgates for large corporate players to take a dominant position in the purchase and storage of food products and hence severely hurting the farmers of the country...
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5 ethical Indian brands to wear
February 27, 2017
Even as factory made clothes of multinational brands continue to bloom, India offers its fashion consumers few brands to choose from that are respectful of its creators and the environment.
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