Government denies demonetisation affected agriculture

Denial comes after agriculture ministry tells Parliament panel cash crunch hurt farmers

Point of no Agri-return

Exploring India's unprecedented agrarian crisis

Development projects threaten Bengal florican habitat in Assam

Bustard Specialist group experts write to Assam CM to drawn attention to the crisis

Plant energy

Farm laws effect: Farmers’ protests in India increased 38% in 2020 after 3 years of decline

Number of protests increased in 12 states, with Jharkhand leading the tally

COVID-19: Sitharaman’s ‘agri bouquet’ does not cut ice with farm experts

Farmers need immediate help rather than plans for the future, they say

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

SC orders Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana to stop stubble burning; clarifies firecracker regulations apply to all states, not just Delhi

Apex court also directed Delhi government to repair defunct smog towers immediately

Kisan Mahapanchayat to be organised at Ramlila Ground today; participation from Punjab to be affected

Samyukt Kisan Morcha submits a number of demands to Centre ahead of the Mahapanchayat

As told to Parliament (March 15, 2022): No proposal being considered by Centre to waive farmer loans

All that was discussed in the House through the day

The future of Indian agriculture lies with ‘atmanirbhar' farmers

Paradigm shift needed: Policy makers must shift focus to sustainability from production

An old elegy for a new season

Assurance of a normal monsoon doesn’t decide agricultural performance anymore

A thaw? Centre agrees to farmers’ demands on stubble burning, power subsidy

No consensus reached on core demand to repeal farm laws; next meeting January 4

Why rich and poor farmers demand MSP, government intervention in market

Agriculture not possible without government support, rue farmers 

Modi talks of 10,000 farmer producer organisations. Will that double income?

Agricultural experts not confident farm income will double by 2022 as targeted

Kisan Mukti March: Farmers from across India take to Delhi roads

This is the fourth farmer protest in the Capital in the last 18 months

Farmers, Dalits, ex-servicemen call for ‘Jail Bharo’ and ‘BJP Quit India’ movements

All of them launch a protest today to make their demands heard

Rajasthan's fight against drought is showing positive results

The state has launched an ambitious programme to become drought-free in four years

MTBE is out!

USA is all set to promote ethanol

Simply Put: Suicides by daily wage workers

Despite police action, farmers approaching Delhi for mega protest event November 26

Haryana seals its borders; farmers vow to protest wherever they are stopped

Union Budget 2020-21: Not one to double farmers' income

Last year's allocartion goes unspent; this year's raise less than 3%

Unsafe food is 'growing global threat', says WHO

Organisation estimates that unsafe food contributed to 351,000 deaths in 2010