farmers
Farmers reject government proposal, to intensify stir
December 10, 2020
Nearly two weeks after they began their sit in at borders of Delhi and exasperated with fruitless talks with the central government, leaders of various farmers’ organisations have announced a series of measures to intensify their movement, soon after they rejected latest draft ...
Read MoreBharat Bandh draws nationwide support for farmers’ protest
December 9, 2020
“Soora so pehchaniye, jo lade din ke het, purja purja kat mare, kabhun na chhade khet (Brave is the one who fights for the rights of the poor/weak. Even if his body is chopped to pieces, he does not leave the battlefield),” says Satnam Singh, a sevadar (volunt...
Read MoreThousands gather at Delhi’s Singhu border in support of farmers
December 8, 2020
On the eve of the nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh called by the protesting farmers, leaders of National Alliance of Peoples’ Movements (NAPM), along with advocates, student organisations
Read More“Modiji, don’t help us anymore, you have already helped us so much,” say protesting farmers
December 4, 2020
Protesting farmers say nothing less than a total repeal of the three Farm Acts would be acceptable and they will continue to sit in protest for as long as needed.
Read MoreInterview: Agriculture is not unorganised but unprotected sector, says Medha Patkar
December 3, 2020
There have been allegations as to why only Punjab and Haryana farmers protesting and not the farmers from rest of India? What do you have to say to that? Any government, whenever they are challenged as the power holders, always try and condemn the movements and try to u...
Read MoreFarmers protest over the deepening agrarian crisis in India
December 21, 2018
It is not just the uncertain nature that push the farmers toward desperate measures of protesting or ending their lives, but apathy from the government towards the agriculture sector has also undermined it.
Read MoreAmitabh Behar
May 31, 2018
Despite world leaders signing global agreements to reduce socio-economic inequality, gap between the rich and the rest has widened. As economic growth benefits only some percent of the social strata in India, Amitabh Behar, CEO, Oxfam India, talks about the vision of developing a...
Read MoreIndian government relaxes withdrawal norms
November 18, 2016
As demonetisation of INR 500 and INR 1,000 currency notes in India left the people with insufficient money to trade for daily necessities, the government has announced relaxations for farmers, families celebrating weddings, government employees and agricultural traders.
Read MoreIndian PM seeks support of perturbed citizens
November 15, 2016
As India is in a state of turmoil after demonetisation of INR 500 and INR 1000 currency bills in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the citizens from Goa asking people for their support and to give him some time to settle the chaos.
Read MoreIndian tobacco farmers wary of ensuing diktat
October 14, 2016
With the Supreme Court’s determined ban on all forms of chewable tobacco and nicotine, the Government is reportedly in the process of formulating tobacco control policies, as the country gears up to host its first World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Contro...
Read MoreFiasco at political rally leaves India chuckling
September 8, 2016
Indian National Congress (INC) vice president Rahul Gandhi organised Khat Pe Charcha (Conversation seated on cots) for the upcoming state election in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Trouble broke when locals were seen getting away with the cots after the do.
Read MoreNew Delhi to get monsoon showers in two days
June 28, 2016
After a long spell of hot and humid weather, Delhiites enjoyed a fresh spell of rains on Tuesday morning bringing a bit of relief. Thanks to these episodic showers, the temperature in the Indian capital dropped to 28 degrees celsius, against 39.6 degrees previously, turning the w...
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