Reportage
Adivasis in India are being made to suffer a lot … and are being blamed for it too
Since time immemorial, tribals have resided in forests, thereby conserving it. But they are the ones who have been subjected to social exclusion and are also called ‘destroyers of the environment’
Pragya Uike
“We would have handed them over the land. Was there any need to use force?”
Farmers living in 12 villages in Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh were lathi charged and their ready-to-harvest crops were destroyed with JCBs. The administration took action as these farmers had allegedly “encroached upon” the land meant for construction of a railway track
Ranvijay Singh
Schemes like the PM Kisan Yojana can help the economy recover from the recession
The three engines of the economy, domestic consumption, exports and investments, are slowing down. The fourth engine — government spending — cannot alone move the economy forward
Pushpendra Singh
‘Enterprise is not a goal but a journey. Its potential is immense in the agriculture sector’
‘Youthscape’, an event organized to promote entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector, was aimed at viewing farming as a viable career choice and an entrepreneurship option
Daya Sagar
Rapid urbanization, climate change increasing water stress in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
By 2050, more than 50 per cent population in the Hindu Kush Himalayas will live in hill cities. Rapid urbanization and climate change has already caused widespread water stress in the region
Nidhi Jamwal
Only 30% of Guwahati residents have municipal piped water supply
The rest depend on borewells/tubewells or private water tankers to meet their water needs. Excessive exploitation of groundwater is leading to its depletion in several localities, increasing the risk of water insecurity in the long run
Nidhi Jamwal
Fearing Coronavirus, people reduce egg-chicken intake — a big blow to the poultry industry
To be on the safe side, people have reduced their egg-chicken intake. The wholesale prices of chicken and eggs in the country have fallen by 15-30 per cent, which is affecting the poultry industry
Divendra Singh
Society is successful when it reduces the friction for the state, civil society and business
Ideally, the state should not grab too much power, the market should not flout the rule of law or appropriate public resources and the civil society should not take the law into their own hands
Rohini Nilekani
A one-time debt takes generations to repay …
There are many bonded labourers in Kanpur who work at brick kilns. They take loans from contractors, but are not able to repay these loans, at times for generations. Sometimes these labourers repay the loan in a year but most of the times they are not able to … this cycle of borrowing and repaying goes on …
Neetu Singh
A village in Bihar switches to organic farming, sets an example
More than half the population in Kedia village, which is 20 kms from Jamui district in Bihar, has switched to organic farming. It is the first village in the state to switch to organic farming. People living in this village are eating chemical-free food and are also saving money