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Agriculture
Farmers’ Protest 2.0 — The Lede
Farmers’ protest 2.0: On the difficult road to MSP
The movement for a legally backed MSP has the potential to give the opposition a second wind before the Lok Sabha election.
Anando Bhakto
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A guide to climate-smart cooking
Our traditional foodways are a model for how to live in a climate-risked world. First Food: Future of Taste explains just how.
Deepa S. Reddy
Agriculture
‘Raising incomes of farmers is a moral commitment’: Madhura Swaminathan
Delivering Deshmukh Memorial Lecture in Delhi, the noted economist calls for reforms to boost farmer incomes and recognise women’s labour.
Vitasta Kaul
Farmers’ Protest 2.0
Explained: Five unfounded objections against minimum support price
Most arguments against ensuring fair prices for farmers are based on misconceptions and prejudices.
Kavitha Kuruganti ,
Kirankumar Vissa,
Yogendra Yadav
Philately
From backbone to mere backdrop: How farmers disappear from stamps as priorities shift
Once a vibrant avenue for promoting farm policies, postal stamps now feature cultural motifs, sidelining the pivotal role farmers play in nation build
Vikas Kumar
Farmers’ Protest 2.0 — The Lede
Farmers’ protest 2.0: On the difficult road to MSP
The movement for a legally backed MSP has the potential to give the opposition a second wind before the Lok Sabha election.
Anando Bhakto
Farmers’ Protest 2.0
Editor’s Note: India’s war against its own farmers
The government’s ferocious reaction is a naked admission of its extreme fear of its own people, its fear of the potency of peaceful protest.
Vaishna Roy
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‘Vision of vikas passes through agriculture’: Devinder Sharma
The agricultural expert says making MSP a legal mechanism is the way forward.
Ashutosh Sharma
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
Set in the global context, the farmers’ struggle in India today is against neo-colonialism and for reclaiming their sovereignty.
Utsa Patnaik
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
The demand for a legally guaranteed MSP has arrived on the centre stage of national politics. It’s time to devise the best mechanism for its delivery.
Kavitha Kuruganti,
Kirankumar Vissa,
Yogendra Yadav
How farmers’ protests in Europe and India share common ground
Farmers in both regions are fighting against urban bias in agricultural policies, and for a role in shaping a sustainable future for farming.
Pritam Singh
Will green tea revive Darjeeling’s ailing tea industry?
As traditional black tea falters, Darjeeling turns to green flush for a shot in the arm. But will it be enough?
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
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