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Topic: Farmers

Thousands to risk jail, Rs 1 lakh fine at world’s first farmer stir in favour of GM crops

Sandhya Ramesh -
The 'farmer satyagraha' will see the participants plant banned GM crops in a plot at Maharashtra's Akoli Jahangir village.

Indian markets are worried of election ‘bolt from the blue’ on 23 May

Kartik Goyal -
Investors are worried about Modi’s ability to repeat his landslide 2014 victory amid a resurgent opposition, farm distress and a job crisis.

These Maharashtra drought-hit farmers don’t need banks & loans. They’re funding each other

Manasi Phadke -
Farmers helping farmers — this is the guiding principle of a club that seeks to free farmers from the cycle of debt and penury that has dogged Vidarbha for years.

The modest gunny bag might turn out to be Punjab’s biggest election issue

Chitleen K Sethi -
Shortage of gunny bags is a huge worry for Punjab’s wheat farmers, whose produce is waiting in mandis. CM Amarinder Singh blames BJP-ruled Centre.

It will not rain enough in 2019 & that’s more important than who comes to power in Lok Sabha

Shweta Saini -
There is an alarming need to acknowledge and prepare for the upcoming monsoons. And it can’t wait for the formation of a new government.

This worm army is marching across India and destroying everything in its path

Sandhya Ramesh -
The Fall Armyworm, from the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Americas, was first detected in Karnataka last year. It's already reached Mizoram.

Nandigram, Singur farmers angry with Mamata as getting land back hasn’t improved their lot

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Farmers in Singur, Nandigram got their land back, but it is ‘uncultivable’. They’re angry because Trinamool didn’t help them, say the agitation was just politics.

BJP taps aspirational classes, promises ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ – once again

D.K. Singh -
While the BJP manifesto or ‘Sankalp Patra’ includes a bit of populism, it largely projects the party as a facilitator for aspirational classes.

Why 175 turmeric & jowar farmers are fighting Telangana CM’s daughter in Lok Sabha polls

Rohini Swamy -
The farmers have filed their nominations from the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat, hoping it will help highlight their cause nationally.   

The buzz in UP about Modi govt’s farm incentive — Rs 2,000 not enough, just a poll gimmick

Aditi Vatsa -
Farmers say annual Rs 6,000 under PM-KISAN is too little, too late. They highlight stray cattle menace and believe that Balakot air strikes will help BJP.
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Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

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Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

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Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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