The legal implementation of Meghalayan traditional ethos is getting harder day by day Being brought up in north India doesn’t give one many options, each day we read about numerous sexual violence cases against women. Although we go by the patriarchal head – the father, the...
Pseudo-scientific writers often attack organic farming for lesser yields, conveniently overlooking fiscal revenue burdens -- fertiliser, pesticide, subsidies, soil and water degradation and debt endured to make industrial agriculture viable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech created many ripples in the agricultural world. His statements...
Forest edibles including herbs, vegetables, tubers, etc. and have been important part of the Meghalayan diet As floods and incessant rain wreak havoc across the country, some reports indicated India lost Rs 60,000 crore due to rainfall and climate change. So I journeyed into Meghalaya to understand...
GM markers were found in the edibles oils that were blended with Bt cottonseed oil in India. A public health epidemic looms over Indians as Monsanto/Bayer’s propaganda is exposed by a recent scientific report published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which found unprecedented...
Financial burdens caused by climate change and government polices have led to a rise in the number of suicides among agricultural workers. Maharashtra state has suffered more than most. In India, over 600 farmers in the region of Marathwada, Maharashtra state, have died from suicide this year, according...
The times were changing in Nongtraw from political to climatic but Jhoom cultivation has ensured a model of agriculture churning out nutrition and agro-justice at the same time Aided by the mist, columns of stinging rain were attacking the green mountains of East Khasi hills. The...
The Lahaul region in Himachal Pradesh is witnessing soaring temperatures this year, and this threatens to jeopardise its agriculture and traditional way of life As the plains of north India are witnessing scorching summer this year, even the mountains are feeling the heat, quite literally. The...
If the might of one army veteran can bring about such change, what an army of dedicated women and men can do to solve India’s agrarian problem? Major Ajit Singh (retd) is a man on a mission. From the Kargil war to tackling the corporate and...
Watch pakodanomics in action as the government ignores that malnutrition in India is severe and people need a diet rich in ‘coarse’ grain and protein at affordable prices. Get ready to pay GST on your jhalmuri and bhujiya because amid rising fuel prices, global food inflation...
People who live along the gypsum mountains in remote areas say that unlike the small-scale mining of the past, big (and illegal) miners are spreading illness and pollution. As you cross the bridge over the Jhelum river towards Bijhama village in the Baramulla district, you will...