Seed bill retake

Monitor seed prices, not just quality, say farmer groups  

Dissent on Seeds Bill

Kerala and Bihar want amendments

Disaster fund for cold wave

Decision likely after Madhya Pradesh incurred huge crop losses in January

New insurance lets farmers down

Unions demand individual coverage

Will seeds bill make it this time?

Opposition parties say the draft is still not farmer-friendly

Hailstorm drives farmers to suicide

Over 100 kill themselves as large tracts of crops are damaged; food prices likely to go up

Is new land bill up to mark?

Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist  

Farmers' union threatens stir over move to amend land acquisition Act

There is speculation that provisions relating to 'fair compensation' may be tinkered with

All about the new land acquisition Bill

Proposed law will replace the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 and unlike the British-era Act it provides for rehabilitation and resettlement as well

Protesting villages under siege

Police cordon off Greater Noida villages demanding enhanced land compensation; death toll may be more than the initial reports