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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicFarmer's protest

Topic: farmer's protest

As RSS-linked BKS & other farm unions protest DAP shortage, Centre, states scramble to do damage control

Even as they deploy ministers, MLAs to control situation, Centre, states deny shortage. Experts blame lack of planning, slow increase in fertiliser subsidies for crisis in sowing season.

SubscriberWrites: Is it possible for the government to offer MSP for farmers as a legal guarantee?

Majority of economists oppose government-fixed MSPs that use cost-plus pricing as they think that supporting farmers with 'income' rather than 'price' is preferable.

Our take on farmers protest, Modi in Middle East and electoral bonds – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

TV news made you feel little sympathy for farmers. The ‘high voltage drama’ a public nuisance?

Republic TV, Zee News, NDTV 24X7 have been airing commuter complaints to the farmers’ march to Delhi. When the effects become personal, public sympathy wanes distinctly.

‘States did it first’: Modi justifies 2020 Covid lockdown, denies govt agencies misused for polls

In interview with ANI a day before UP elections, PM Narendra Modi speaks on issues including dynastic politics, farm laws, and BJP’s poll prospects.

Farm protest not just about farmers now. Here’s what it can do for the idea of India

Farmers are not some relic of the past. They can be a potent force to shape India’s future.

Voters’ whip, not party whip. Farmers are birthing new experiments in democracy

Democracy is being reclaimed on the streets, just when the constitutional apparatus is receding.

A ‘partly free’ India and Haryana’s 75% quota law amid rising unemployment

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Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.