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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
On August 16 protests of apple growers resumed in Himachal Pradesh after a 10-day ultimatum to the government by the apple growers to resolve their problems did not bring a satisfactory response.
A recent book released on the first death anniversary of Sunderlal Bahuguna, titled Sankalp ke Himalaya, has recalled several inspiring episodes of social and ecological movements in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, it is important to remind ourselves that while there are several threats to food safety, the most serious one come from the very high-powered, relentless efforts to promote GM crops and foods.
There has been a great surge of united actions by tribal communities against the Par-Tapi-Narmada River Link Project. Behind their demand is a history of much suffering caused by displacement and other problems, loss of home, forests and farmland, related to several projects in the past.
On March 25 is observed the death anniversary of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, a great editor, a highly dedicated freedom fighter and a lifelong crusader for justice and freedom who sacrificed his life at a young age of 41 in 1931 while trying to stop communal violence.
The Barefoot College, which has emerged as one of the most creative institutions in the field of rural development, admired at world level as a symbol of the often hidden but great abilities of ordinary people, particularly women and weaker sections, is completing 50 years this year.
At a time when efforts are being made to weaken regulations that have kept away GM foods from India, this article recalls the democratic process during the days of the UPA govt. which had led to a decision being taken to safeguard the food safety of India by placing a moratorium on Bt. brinjal.
Thirty years after his assassination, the need to fight for Niyogi’s goals and learn from his dedication is stronger than ever.
A people led path of improving and increasing renewable energy is really needed in these times of climate change. In this context, the pioneering and sustained work of the Barefoot College in Tilonia in expanding this work to extremely remote villages appears like a ray of hope.
A highway and tunnel construction spree is going on in the Himalayas, with disastrous consequences for the fragile hills and the people living there.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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