Reportage Preyed on by the pandemic More than 11 million migrant labourers returned to their villages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite several government welfare schemes, even...
Positive Stories|Reportage Creating a buzz to tackle an elephantine problem The Khadi and Village Industries Ltd’s RE-HAB project, launched last year in Karnataka, addresses human-elephant conflict through bee-fencing. It is...
Uncategorized Bank Strike on March 15-16: Banking services to be hit across India as employees protest against privatisation The nationwide strike announced by bank unions is expected to witness coordinated disruption in banking services till March 17 is....
Reportage Healthy Returns: Vegetable and fruit cultivation picks up momentum in India The latest figures from the Union ministry of agriculture predicts an estimated yield of 326.58 million tonnes of vegetables and...
Reportage The Trouble with Transparency: Direct MSP payments for wheat into the bank accounts of Punjab farmers; Commission agents on the warpath Amidst preparations for the annual wheat procurement, Food Corporation of India has confirmed that MSP payments for wheat in Punjab...
Reportage Raising Cane: Rising cost of production, unsettled dues and no raise in sugarcane price for three consecutive years worries UP farmers Sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh cry foul as the price of their produce has not gone up for three consecutive...
Reportage Bittersweet: Rs 168.83 billion due to sugarcane farmers in the country; 45% of this to UP farmers Sugar mills in the country owe farmers Rs 168.83 billion in dues, Union minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament. Uttar Pradesh...
Reportage Budget 2021: Rs 650 billion allocated for PM Kisan Yojana; funds slashed by Rs 100 billion from last year’s original budget allocation Why has the government reduced funding for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana? What happens to those who received...
Uncategorized Ghazipur Border: Tears of farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait has thousands of farmers rushing back to Ghazipur Yesterday, on January 28, Rakesh Tikait was issued a notice in connection with violent clashes during the tractor parade on...
Reportage Farmers Protest: Situation tense at Ghazipur border. Protesting farmers told to vacate the place, their water supply stopped Farmers protesting at Ghazipur border have been given an ultimatum to vacate the place; their water supply stopped. Police force...
