Following outrage, Madhya Pradesh govt rolls back order regarding cultivation of miller-specified paddy varieties
Four days after a Gaon Connection report drew focus to a controversial order, the state government went back on its move that gave undue power to millers to not just determine quality, but also the varieties of paddy that could be cultivated, for procurement under MSP
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
MSP Imbroglio: Why is there a tussle over legal sanction to minimum support price?
The protesting farmers are still on the roads, demanding a law for MSP. Why is the government holding on to its position? It is important to understand the complexities of MSP and the various points of view.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Privatising forests: In its zeal to improve degraded forests, is the Madhya Pradesh government barking up the wrong tree?
As Madhya Pradesh government mulls handing over 40% (37,420 sq km) of its forests to the private sector, what happens to the villages that fall within this area?
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Hot potatoes: Decline in acreage and production pushes potato prices to an all-time high
The spud that nourishes India has seen a sharp decline in production due to inclement weather. The acreage under potato has come down by 10% this year. Prices are expected to come down in December once new potato from Uttar Pradesh hits the market.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Peeling the layers: The annual saga of onion price hike and crash
While consumers pay up to Rs 90 a kg for onion, farmers are still earning only Rs 25 a kilo. Farmers blame poor policies of the government for the great divide.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
MSP Mandate: Three in five farmers want the minimum support price to be legally binding
A rapid survey by Gaon Connection found 59% respondent farmers demanding a mandatory MSP law in the country, while 33% feared the new central agri laws would end the MSP system.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Farmers struggle to sell their crops in other states, despite the new agri laws that say they can
One of the agri bills that became an act recently assured farmers that under the ‘one nation, one market’ policy, they could sell crops anywhere in the country. The ground reality suggests otherwise.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Seeds of discontent: Haryana farmers protest three new agriculture ordinances
Thousands of farmers in Kurukshetra, Haryana oppose new agriculture ordinances by the central government; police lathi charges them, injuring many.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Missing BHU student: High Court raps police and threatens CBI probe if need be
Shiv Kumar Trivedi, a student from Madhya Pradesh studying at BHU has been missing for six months now. His desperate father has been seeking help from people and the police. The case has now reached the Allahabad High Court which has reprimanded the police for their negligence and has summoned Varanasi SSP.
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
92% rural poor households faced difficulty in accessing food during the lockdown: Gaon Connection Survey
Millions of migrant workers returned to their villages after they lost their jobs during the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many were afraid of the contagion but most returned as they feared dying of starvation as they had run out of money to buy food.