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India faces reckoning as pandemic spirals out of control The nation of 1.3 billion is going to be more economically unequal, socially unstable and geopolitically challenged after Covid-19 Protesters wearing protective suits and masks display placards while laying on the street near the Election Commission office in Kolkata on April 7 during a demonstration demanding the halt of the ongoing state legislative election and campaign rallies amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases. (Photo: AFP) In ...

Farmers protests: Samyukt Kisan Morcha to block Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will block the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway connecting various protest sites outside Delhi for five hours on March 6. This will be between 11am to 4pm Joe C Mathew | March 4, 2021 | Updated 17:10 IST On March 6th the agitation will mark 100 days of protests at Delhis doorsteps Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the coalition of farmer groups agitating against three farm laws enacted b...

Livelihood And Food Security Of Country At Stake Point of View provides a 360-degree perspective on crucial farm issues. Here, CPI(M)’s Nilotpal Basu writes on the three new agri laws Nilotpal Basu Mar 03, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is evidently upset with the growing resonance in the country with the never-say-die movement of the Kisans. The vigorous united peaceful resistance is the rallying point of various sections of class differentiated peasantry in India. It is th...

Jalandhar, January 24   Aam Aadmi Party Delhi MLA and co-incharge of AAP Punjab Raghav Chaddha said on Sunday that Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh knew about the farm laws and was privy to the terms of reference of the high-powered committee constitutes to make and discuss the laws in August 2019, yet he remained silent for a year and did not share the information with the state peasantry. Chadha also said the chief minister knew about the terms of reference clearly mentioned in the offi...

New farm laws will be a game changer: CII Southern Region December 18, 2020 The Centre’s new Farm Bills has got the support of CII Southern region which claims it will be a game changer for southern States leadership in agriculture. The agricultural sector is poised to gain manifold from the path-breaking reforms announced by the government recently, together with the other policy support provided, to traverse decisively forward towards ‘One Nation, One Market’. This is a significant step...

Updated: Share Article AAA The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said the new farm laws will be a game changer for the southern States leadership in agriculture and related sectors. In south India, agriculture is a high priority sector in terms of meeting national demand and sustenance of farmers. Some of the main crops cultivated in south India include paddy, sorghum, pearl millet, pulses, sugarcane, cotton, chilli and ragi, according to a statement. ‘A welcome boost’ “This cri...

Farmers protests: An intellectual biography of India’s new agri laws It is time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws Gautam Chikermane December 13, 2020 11:29:47 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker as they hold an agitation at a highway. AP The debate around the economics and ...

An intellectual biography of India’s new farm laws A comprehensive guide to the history of India’s agriculture policy in the context of the recently enacted Farm Laws. he debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. It is, therefore, time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws. The three laws that have been enacted by Parliament attempt to take farmers towards har...

Impact of COVID-19 on Indias agritech sector and other key findings from an Accel-Omnivore study The agritech sector gained tremendously from the lockdown and even after it. Here are the key findings from a joint study on Indias post-pandemic agri landscape by Accel Partners and Omnivore. 0 claps Like all other industries, Indias agriculture sector — the biggest contributor to the nations GDP — was faced with huge uncertainties after the coronavirus outbreak. Things worsened after the imp...

Opinions, Perspective | Some BJP leaders went as far as to call the protesting farmers anti-nationals. It is quite bizarre to hear folks who have abstained during the