Bihar starts physical verification of over 300,000 PM-Kisan beneficiaries
The move came after officials were informed that many undeserving candidates were availing the benefits
Being an Indian farmer…
Five things you need to know about an Indian farmer’s life and why they are on the streets this Republic Day
AMR: Balancing sustainability and food security in intensified agriculture is the solution
Ensuring intensification of livestock farming is scientifically sound and sustainable could be key to tackling AMR, writes Philip Mathew
Onion crisis: ‘High time Union govt invested in low-cost storage’
Country director, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics talks to DTE on onion price volatality, amendement to …
State election results grim reminder to how deep India’s rural crisis is
The Down To Earth’s coverage in the recent past has highlighted how the agrarian crisis led to what happened to BJP in Assembly polls
New MSP: Govt fails to meet Swaminathan standards, yet again
While the Modi cabinet claims that land rent is included, calculations suggest otherwise
Ensure no coercive action taken against defaulting farmers: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu
Petitioners argued that rise in suicide cases was due to punitive action taken by bank officias against drought-hit farmers who are not able to …
SC stays implementation of farm laws, forms committee to examine farmer concerns
Delhi Police file plea seeking injunction against Republic Day tractor rally by farmers
20,000 drought-hit tribal farmers march to Mumbai
This is the third mass farmer protest the state has witnessed this year
Switch on biomass
Power crisis spurs market for renewables in rural Bihar
Short-duration paddy cultivation can help solve Punjab and Haryana’s stubble burning problem
Along with in situ incorporation of stubble into soil is an effective solution for both air pollution and groundwater conservation
New report outlines pathways to transform food systems
Most countries are yet to realise the full potential of including & implementing action on food systems in their climate strategies and …
CACP recommends Centre to bring urea under NBS regime to check overuse
Disproportionate use of urea in agriculture over the years has been one of the primary reasons for worsening plant nutrient imbalance
What does cluster development programme mean to India’s small farmers?
CDP has the potential to benefit farmers; however, asymmetric power relations can make farmer-producer organisations captive markets for the …
Water, Marathwada women’s woe: Weather vagaries force farmers to sell lands
Simultaneous droughts and floods have become an increasing concern and the instances have escalated in the past five decades
First lesson in governance for PM Modi: Legislative tapasya (penance) is all about listening to outer world, not inner self
Union government will repeal all 3 controversial farm laws, Modi declares on Gurupurab
Farmers mark a year of farm laws with ‘Bharat Bandh’
Bharat Bandh, marking a year since passage of farm bills in Parliament, passes off peacefully
How 40 villages in Odisha came together to address water crisis
Charmalik has recorded a 2-2.5 ft increase in the surface and sub-surface water level since 2010
What about harvest? Protesting farmers say colleagues back home have them covered
Farmers in Punjab plan to first harvest fields of neighbours who are away at Delhi borders in unprecedented solidarity
Can farm income be doubled by next year
Agricultural sector will require an annual growth rate of 10.4% to achieve the target. But for the last few years, this rate has …
No surrender: Farmer unions refuse Centre’s proposal to ‘hold’ farm laws
Farmer unions say they will stop at nothing short of a repeal of laws; talks on tractor rally inconclusive
They have been vocal for farm laws: Farmer unions reject Supreme Court committee
We never asked for a committee; neither did we ask for the court’s intervention, they said
Eighth round of talks between farmers, Centre ends in deadlock
Both sides refused to stand back from their positions; next meeting on January 15
Delhi farmers’ protests: Talks prove inconclusive; next meeting January 8
Centre reiterates intention to have discussions clause by clause but farmer leaders refuse, leading to rescheduling
Government is offering farmers ‘death by committee’: Experts
The government had offered to form a committee to discuss three farm laws in talks with farmers December 1
