Health and Wealth in India – Farmers’ Lives Matter
To appreciate what is happening to agriculture and farmers in India, we must first understand how globalisation has subverted the development paradigm.
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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
To appreciate what is happening to agriculture and farmers in India, we must first understand how globalisation has subverted the development paradigm.
The decency, courage and spirit of the farmers camping in the brutal cold on Delhi’s borders is simply amazing. Shows that despite everything India has been through this year, her conscience is still very much alive and kicking.
The unprecedented unity among peasant organisations is not a sudden development. It has been built over several struggles, which have expanded the base of the peasant movement and snowballed into the massive protests against the new farm laws.
If passed, this bill is likely to add a Rs.1,00,000 crore additional burden on farmers and raise their cost of irrigation by 500%.
After five days of strikes and roadblocks by rural workers, Peru’s Congress forced to repeal the pro-corporate Agrarian Promotion Laws.
The UN Emissions Gap Report released on Dec 9 points out that the 1% richest people on the planet are responsible for emissions equal to that of the poorest 50% of the world’s population.
On his birth anniversary, which is celebrated as National Unity Day, we must remember the ethos of equality and secularism that Sardar Patel communicated through his actions.
The mainstream media is completely silent about the most promising source of Covid-19 vaccines for the Global South – Cuba.
The historic nationwide farmers struggle that began on November 26 entered its fourth week on December 17. It intensified and spread across the country after the unprecedented support that was expressed by the people of India through the Bharat Bandh on December 8.
While corporates are free to expand their operations across economic spheres and state boundaries, the BJP is trying to split the farmers’ movement with its dishonest labelling. Also: Farmers support for jailed activists is just – fraternity for Ambedkar was crucial for nation building.
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