Road to disaster
Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …
Farmers' union threatens stir over move to amend land acquisition Act
There is speculation that provisions relating to 'fair compensation' may be tinkered with
WTO trade facilitation pact: farmers' organisations ask Modi government to protect India's food security interests
Appeal comes a day before WTO general council meet takes up agreement that ostensibly would streamline cross-border trade
After broken dam wrecked this Punjab village twice, farmers decided to take matters into own hands
Overflowing Ghaggar river broke banks in July, destroyed Kharif paddy; villagers blame state government for disrepair
EU threat to farmers
Free trade pact with EU will have a severe impact on Indian agriculture, specially the dairy sector