High and dry

Madhya Pradesh's amended rehabilitation policy may render dam-affected tribals of 14 villages landless

38 forest and unsurveyed villages in Odisha’s Ganjam granted revenue status

The residents of the villages have also been granted community forest rights & can also avail government benefits now

Can agriculture fuel mass extinction?

We must make gradual changes and develop agriculture according to the principles of life on the planet

NSO survey: Most farmers selling in local markets, government agencies procure the least

Farmers in general satisfied with return from local sale, but a significant percentage of them get lower than market price

High-tech on the ground: Blockchain technology to boost small farm incomes

Three-way partnership between ICRISAT, Eleven01 and KHETHINEXT to create a transparent marketplace

Mindless on ‘reform’

Reforms in India have become synonymous with opening up to foreign capital. Does it reform our corrupt polity or institutions?

In Karnataka, politics has led to the effective ‘invisiblisation’ of farmers

All political parties in Karnataka continue to represent the interests of the feudal class, including those of the large farmers who constitute a …

Building dreams for homeless

Government promises land to the homeless in its draft Homestead Bill, but where’s the land?

Lack of governance agenda

The disconnect between Left’s politics at the Centre and the states is clear—and a problem  

Why are Madhya Pradesh farmers throwing away their garlic crops?

The production of the allium has doubled in the last decade; Chinese, Iranian garlic with larger cloves in greater demand, say farmers

A compromised consensus

Two new provisions in land acquisition bill promise to protect farmers. Are they foolproof?

Plantation land for tourism

President's assent to Kerala Land Reforms Act amendment legalises resorts on plantations, which mostly border sanctuaries

Nobody's children

A plantation economy, land grabbing and migrations from neighbouring states have forced Gudalur's tribals into destitution

The aam politician is a crorepati

Every other politician who is elected now is a crorepati, even those in the Aam Aadmi Party

Born at 44

Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart

Tribals fight pitched battle with police during eviction drive in Purnia

Landless tribals had forcibly occupied school land on Independence Day, demanding land and livelihood. Violence leaves seven, including one …

Only 22 housing projects for poor completed under JNNURM, says CAG

Comptroller and Auditor General raps urban development and housing ministries for failing to bring about urban governance reforms  

Raw Deal

Scepticism hangs over Kerala's Tribal Rehabilitation and Development Mission and its master plan

Retail FDI myths

There is no evidence that global retail chains ensure better prices for farmers or help bring down inflation

Chipping away

Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun's rays couldn't penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region …

A new planning commission or an advisory body?

Indications are that the National Development Reforms Commission that will replace the Planning Commission will not have financial allocation powers

COVID-19: Bracing for agrarian crisis and food insecurity

Distress among marginal farmers and unavailability of food to migrant labourers has been largely ignored in Union government’s economic …

Can MGNREGA be a tool for post-COVID-19 rural recovery

Agriculture is the least-affected sector of the economy. It is poised to gain and lead economy’s revival process

Our duly elected unrepresentatives

Who do the candidates in the polls represent and how representative are their victories?

What it means to have a crisis: Understanding labour law relaxations in India and global trends

We may move towards a decision that pushes industrial production at the cost of our environment and the relaxation of environmental laws