August 9, 2021

Adivasis in the Central Indian Plateau most deprived; livelihoods tracking initiative can offer useful insights

The Central Indian Plateau is one of the poorest pockets in India and the Adivasi communities in this region are the most deprived in the country. A livelihoods tracking initiative has been initiated in Jharkhand and Odisha, and its report with important findings will be released next month.

Dibyendu Chaudhuri
December 11, 2020

Farmers’ protests: Why are small and marginal farmers protesting against the farm acts?

The government says the new farm acts will be beneficial to small and marginal farmers. But, in reality, APMC mandis and MSP have offered protection to this category of farmers, who make up almost 85 per cent of the farming community in India.

Dibyendu Chaudhuri