SUBSIDISED KILLING
They may survive the drought. But they cannot survive government policies. When people have to abandon their livestock, they are reduced to misery,…
Towards food security: perspectives from three continents
The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …
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 …
Use revenue-sharing model for development, land acquisition
Access to village commons improved livelihoods but some recent state policies seek to grab them
Collective response: Group farming helps small, landless farmers amid COVID-19 pandemic
Putting a new twist to an idea can provide a much-needed cushion to India’s bottom-of-the-pyramid farmers in trying times
Women's tales
THE HIDDEN STORY: A QUEST FOR WOMEN'S UNRECORDED HISTORY Shikhajhjngan and Ranjani Mazumdat Duration 58 minutes Betacam Institution, Rs ION / us $…
As told to Parliament (February 3, 2023): No record of number of landless agricultural labourers in India
No specific census of migrant, other landless farmers has been conducted in the country, Rajya Sabha told
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Dalit votes matter, but what about their issues
Punjab’s political parties have hardly focussed on addressing issues of the state’s landless rural Dalits and the cateism the …
Champaran Satyagraha continues
A century ago, Gandhi tested the idea of satyagraha to fight for indigo farmers. While the crop is seeing a revival in the south, Champaran is in …
Consolidation against commoners
After land consolidation was introduced, the landless poor and agricultural labourers, who depended on common resources, faced tremendous problems
As told to Parliament (February 10, 2023): Smriti Irani says her ministry ‘unaware’ of CSE report on malnutrition deaths
The report by Centre for Science & Environment and DTE shows over 1.7 million Indians die every year due to poor diet
Building dreams for homeless
Government promises land to the homeless in its draft Homestead Bill, but where’s the land?
A compromised consensus
Two new provisions in land acquisition bill promise to protect farmers. Are they foolproof?
Help Kerala’s rubber sector recover from crisis, urges state finance minister
In the run up to Union Budget 2015, M Suchitra speaks to Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani to draw up a list of the state’s expectations …
Born at 44
Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart
Is new land bill up to mark?
Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist
As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes
Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active
Who are the poor?
Identifying the poor and measuring the poverty is a contentious issue. Poverty line is not a sacred line. At best, it indicates how far the …
Poverty level will increase if health expenditure included
Planning Commission factors in less than one rupee a day as health expenditure in its affidavit to the apex court
Rising sea levels and tidal erosion eating up Sunderbans
Rising sea levels are real. A trip to the Sunderbans, in the Bay of Bengal, shows how devastating it can be in tandem with insidious tidal erosion.…
Simply Put: Land animal without land
Simply Put: The Polavaram paradox
At rainbow's end
SONA MATTI (with English subtitles)- 40 min. 16 mm Sehjo Singh
Toon book on problems faced by tribals
Inspired by Marx