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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicFarm laws

Topic: farm laws

The wisdom and propriety behind Supreme Court intervention in farmers’ protest

In episode 659 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looked at judicial precedents to analyse the Supreme Court's recent stay on the farm laws.

Modi govt is answerable to farmers, not the judiciary. SC’s mediation beyond its remit

Protesting farmers didn’t approach the court, neither did the Modi govt. And the SC put the constitutionality of the laws on the back burner.

Easy money, cycle of debt — why Punjab’s farmers can’t get out of the clutches of arhatiyas

PM Modi and experts have talked about eliminating middlemen from agricultural trade, but farmers say this will take away their source of easy loans too.

Chaurasia says Congress doesn’t trust SC, Zee News calls out WhatsApp’s ‘digital scam’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

SC stay on farm laws not a solution, won’t budge unless laws are scrapped, say farmers

The protesting farmers refused to participate in the SC-appointed committee, saying the members chosen have actively advocated for the farm laws.

All 4 members of SC-appointed panel on farmers’ protest support new farm laws

SC has formed a panel to break the farm laws deadlock. Members are agricultural economists P.K. Joshi and Ashok Gulati, and farmer leaders Anil Ghanwat and Bhupinder Singh Mann.

Farmer leaders welcome SC stay on farm laws, to continue protest till repeal demand met

The Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of around 40 protesting farmer unions, has called a meeting later in the day to decide the next course of action.

SC stays implementation of farm laws ‘until further orders’, sets up panel to end deadlock

SC bench led by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde makes it clear that the stay will be interim to facilitate the talks between the Centre and the protesting farmers.

Retail inflation falling to 4.59% a big relief, gives RBI space to make policy that supports growth

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Sonia to meet opposition leaders to prepare joint strategy on farm laws before Budget Session

The party has also decided to bring like-minded opposition parties on one platform to discuss the farm laws before the start of the budget session of the Parliament.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?