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Adivasis Join Workers for Nov 26 General Strike; Tribal Villages to Stay Closed

Raged over “anti-Adivasi” policies of the central government, tribal organisations across states are gearing up to join the national strike called by 10 central trade … Adivasis Join Workers for Nov 26 General Strike; Tribal Villages to Stay ClosedRead more

What the Narendra Modi government recently did through passing laws to deregulate agricultural trade, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had accomplished 14 years ago, in … Bihar Shows What Happens if Agri-Trade is Left to ‘Free Market’Read more

India / ToMl / Worker

Her fragile frame may belie reality for she has nerves of steel. Padma Bombale is a farmer from the village of Vetale that falls in … Meet Padma Bombale, a Maharashtra onion farmer fighting the oddsRead more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj8kocgupy4&rel=0] P. Sainath newsclick.in

At least 10,281 persons involved in the farm sector ended their lives in 2019, accounting for 7.4 per cent of the total number of suicides … Every day, 28 people dependent on farming die by suicide in IndiaRead more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj4rGHzc-3A&rel=0] Ordinances Explained by Dhruv Rathee

There is seemingly no end to the agitation led by farmers’ bodies in Haryana. The farmers were met with a brutal lathi-charge on Thursday, September … Lathis, FIRs Fail to Deter Farmers’ AgitationRead more

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The possibility of a trade deal between India and the United States (US) is being discussed again. The timing of it is predictably before the … Agriculture is a Big Deal. Any Trade Deal Should Not Mess with Indian AgricultureRead more

GMO / India / ToMl

Ignoring the earlier moratorium and strong objections of states, especially Kerala and West Bengal, efforts are on to bring back Bt brinjal. If these efforts … India Cannot Ignore Moratorium and Risks to Bring Back Bt BrinjalRead more