Through a fourth Ordinance, India can set a precedent in the world where nature and the agrarian economy grow together has taken a small step for farmers but a big leap for free market through the three farm laws. Wooing the US “agri-dollar”, we have liberalised...
Incentivise farmers for agro-ecological plantations and agro-forestry by relaxing land ceiling limits India has taken a small step for farmers but a big leap for free market by liberalising farm gate for business, yet shackled farmers and farm families under archaic land ceiling laws. Can agrarian...
Mushrooms can be grown on paddy straw and can be the natural solution to the problem of stubble burning, falling incomes and malnutrition in Punjab A tablespoon of dust, two squeezes of petrochemical vapour, a dash of industrial fume and a lot of stubble soot is...
While giving money to tractor manufacturers may or may not help, the triumvirate – Delhi, UP and Haryana – should look to plan out a green farming zone. Urban society, industry and people still face the trammels of the lockdown, yet Delhi is getting breathless on...
Corporations and agro-processors can demand graded products for MSP. Otherwise, they may not buy at all or at reduced prices. Where will the small farmer go then? A Bharat bandh, millions of farmers on the streets, eight Opposition leaders suspended, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners and...
Can the government guarantee that India won’t go the US agri-business way due to these reforms? If the implementation fails, no one can safeguard our farms. Did our Rajya Sabha pass the farm bills in a high-handed manner? The live-stream this Sunday from the Upper House...
From giving up jobs to giving up social lives, a look at what it takes for parents to care for children with very special needs, particularly in a country with little support infrastructure. On the face of it, Makrand Koppula, 17, leads a near-normal life. He...
As Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are proactively supporting plantation drives, the national capital should also encourage farmers to surround the city with green walls of trees. What happens when the cars and emissions rise in our cities? When the silence of the trees is robbed and...
The illegal marijuana trade thrives in India, making billions for the mafia, while stealing from the government and public treasury. Legalisation could change this. As the legal cannabis industry soars post COVID-19, market reports indicate that marijuana-related businesses in the United States could touch $15 billion...
The Government using the lockdowns, curfews and sundry other curbs in the name of public health concerns is just a façade One swallow doesn’t make a summer but one Ambani, Anmol, speaking out against the lockdown makes for an interesting situation. Recently, the son of Anil...