Agrarian Crisis : All

Shilpa Shaji
Depleting Ground Water Level Forces Punjab Farmers to Shift From Paddy
30 Sep 2019
Decline in groundwater naturally leads to deepening of tube well and investing in a more powerful pump to get water, which increases the financial burden of farmers.
Kesava Reddy
Moogavani Pillanagrovi: Ballad of Ontillu
28 Sep 2019
Written in Telugu by Kesava Reddy, fiction is interwoven with local myths and superstitions regarding land and forest in 'Moogavani Pillanagrovi: Ballad of Ontillu'. Translated into English by Kesava…
Subodh Varma
Modi Govt Gives Rs.1.45 Lakh Crore Gift to Corporates
20 Sep 2019
This bounty for corporate houses comes at a time when common people are reeling under a slowdown, joblessness is at record levels and incomes are stagnating.
Subodh Varma
Rice-Wheat Stocks at Record High, Govt Clueless
04 Sep 2019
Offtake from the Public Distribution System is stagnating although there are millions who need more food.
Newsclick Production
Should We be Worried About Indian Economy?
20 Aug 2019
In this interview, eminent economist Prabhat Patnaik and NewsClick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha discuss the state of the Indian economy today and the many factors that are contributing to its…
Newsclick Team
Women in Agriculture : Challenges and Way Ahead
24 Jul 2019
What are some of the challenges faced by women in agriculture in India?
P. Sainath/PARI
It’s Raining Sand in Rayalaseema
23 Jul 2019
Crop pattern changes, waning forest cover, an explosion of borewells, the death of a river, and more – have produced dramatic effects on land, air, water, forests and climate in Andhra Pradesh’s…
Newsclick Report
School Students’ Protest for Safe Drinking Water Victorious in Drought-hit Beed
20 Jul 2019
The students of Godavari High School were protesting under the banner of SFI at the Panchayat Samiti office demanding the restoration of drinking water supply to their school.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra Crop Loans: Govt-Banks Standoff Affects Farmers?
16 Jul 2019
The nationalised banks have distributed loans worth only Rs 5,331 crore, which amounts to just about 14% of the target distribution.
Saurabh Sharma
The Oasis Villages of Parched Bundelkhand
09 Jul 2019
“The key to end this water crisis in Bundelkhand lies in conservation of water, land and silt.”