After the success of the farmers’ agitation, 14 unions came together to contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections under the Samyukta Samaj Morcha. They failed to win a single seat.
In his book, ‘Joint Farming X-rayed’, Chaudhary Charan Singh marshalled facts from the FAO, USDA, and independent newspapers to show that collective farming had failed everywhere.
Satellite data shows that between 1 and 14 October, 158 fires were reported in UP, and 70 in MP. Punjab and Haryana recorded only 39 and 9 fires respectively.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
‘We have pampered our plants so much that they have lost their ability to fight against what’s trying to kill them,' said Shivaprasad, associate dean of research, NCBS, Bengaluru.
A quiet transformation took place in India’s rural economy within five years of MSP’s introduction. All doubts about India's ability to feed itself were laid to rest.
Indian agriculture education is stuck in the Green Revolution era. ICAR reforms aim to modernise curricula with skills in AI, climate tech, and global markets.
IndusInd Bank CEO Sumant Kathpalia said microfinance loan disbursal slowed in April-June due to LS polls and heatwaves, adding that rural areas were recovering from pandemic impact.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
‘Socialism is an obstacle to progress’ is an incomplete statement. It’s actually ‘Socialism and Indian agriculture are obstacles to progress. The word ‘reform’ doesn’t exist in Indian political dictionary. Only freebies, subsidies, reservations, and loan waivers exist.
‘Socialism is an obstacle to progress’ is an incomplete statement. It’s actually ‘Socialism and Indian agriculture are obstacles to progress. The word ‘reform’ doesn’t exist in Indian political dictionary. Only freebies, subsidies, reservations, and loan waivers exist.