OUR ENVIRONMENT Can India safeguard its 50 native breeds of cows? There are 50 breeds of native cows in India with maximum numbers of Gir, Lakhimi and Sahiwal cows. The native...
NEWS ETC Bank Strike: “We will not allow public sector banks to be sold to private bidders” Striking bankers across the country protest the privatisation of public sector banks and threaten to intensify their stir if the...
NEWS ETC Explained: Why are a million public sector bank employees on a two-day strike? For two days, December 16-17, banking operations at public sector banks across the country will be affected as their employees...
NEWS ETC ‘Farm laws are set to be repealed, but we want resolutions’: Rakesh Tikait Rakesh Tikait, national spokesperson for the Bharatiya Kisan Union, speaks to Gaon Connection on the long agitation that has led...
NEWS ETC As shortage of fertilisers continue to plague farmers, the central government says there is enough and more There have been farmer agitations, appeals and even deaths by suicide allegedly due to shortage of fertilisers in the country....
Livelihood Hunar Haat: A fair that provides a common platform to artisans across the country Hundreds of artisans and artistes from Kutch to Cuttack, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari find a platform to present and market...
NEWS ETC ‘Even a domestic help earns more than we do’ – ASHA workers protest low honorarium and missing incentives On October 30, ASHA workers from across Uttar Pradesh congregated in Lucknow, the state capital, to demand a hike in...
NEWS ETC Overwhelmed by debts, crop loss and his wife’s cancer treatment, farmer Anil Kumar Singh ended his life The recent rains in Uttar Pradesh that damaged huge tracts of crops have led to utter despair amongst farmers. Rising...
NEWS ETC Why are farmers in Uttar Pradesh selling paddy at low rates to private traders in the open market? While government procurement for paddy in Uttar Pradesh has officially begun from October 1, paddy farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri and...
Reportage When Lakhimpur Kheri’s annual dangal turned deadly; eight people killed What was to have been a peaceful protest at a wrestling event at Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, turned bloody with...
