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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.”
Ajaz Ashraf
Zero Budget Farming Is as Mad an Idea as Demonetisation: Raju Shetti
08 Jul 2019
“Our population today is around 136 crore. Where will you get food grains for them through zero budget farming? This is sheer madness.”
Rashme Sehgal
Nirmala Sitharaman’s First Budget Lets Women Down
06 Jul 2019
The main limitation of this budget is that it has failed to increase public expenditure in order to rejuvenate the agrarian section, which is the key to providing livelihood to millions of women.
Kashif Kakvi
How BJP Countered Congress’s Loan Waiver Narrative in MP With Lies
28 May 2019
Congress had hoped to capitalise on the farm loan waiver and do well in rural and farmer-dominated regions.
Kashif Kakvi
Elections 2019: With Farm Loan Waiver, Congress Hopes to Conquer Malwa Region
16 May 2019
The election on eight parliamentary seats of Madhya Pradesh’s biggest region, Malwa-Nimar, is scheduled on May 19. The BJP, which has all the eight seats, is facing an intense contest with the…