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Thousands of Farmers Protest Against Bolsonaro’s Indian Visit Across Country
25 Jan 2020
Bolsonaro’s stand on the disputes over the Indian sugar subsidies which had been placed before the WTO along with his repressive measures over the workers, peasantry, students, youth, students, women…
Shilpa Shaji
Indian Sugarcane Farmers’ Protest Intensifies Ahead of Bolsonaro’s Visit
22 Jan 2020
Brazil, the world’s largest producer of sugarcane and exporter of sugar, has challenged the support of Indian government to the sugarcane farmers across the country alleging that it violates the…
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Contract Farming and the Model Lease Law: Backdoor Entry for Corporations?
19 Jan 2020
In this fourth and final video of the four part series on 'Agricultural Markets in India', Professor Sukhpal Singh, of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, lays out the basic conceptions…
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India’s e-NAM (National Agricultural Market) scheme: Bane or Boon?
18 Jan 2020
In this third video of the four part series on 'Agricultural Markets in India', Dr. Sudha Narayanan from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) explains the National Agricultural…
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Can Big Companies Help Farmers?
17 Jan 2020
Whenever commodity prices rise, economists say that the agriculture sector needs big companies who would either engage in farming themselves or buy farmers' produce and sell it in their own shops in…
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Agricultural Markets in India : A Case of Misplaced Reforms
16 Jan 2020
In this second video of a four part series on 'Agricultural Markets in India', Professor Vikas Rawal of the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi…
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PMFBY: Amid Irregularities, Dues Worth Rs 5,000 Crore for Kharif 2018 Still Unpaid
06 Nov 2019
As per the PMFBY guidelines, dues are supposed to be cleared within two months after the end of the harvest. In accordance with this, dues should have been cleared by February this year.
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WhatsApp Hacking, Protest Against RCEP and More
04 Nov 2019
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Election Results and Economy: What Lies Ahead?
24 Oct 2019
Haryana and Maharashtra Elections have taken place at a time when the country is witnessing severe economic distress. What will be the implications of these results on the economic policies in the…
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.