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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicPunjab farmers

Topic: Punjab farmers

Dalit women reclaiming Punjab’s farmlands. ‘We are born on this land, have a right to it’

In village after village in the Malwa region, Dalit women have won the right to farm common land. They are now protesting and courting arrest to demand a new casteless settlement: Begumpura.

Why Punjab farmers are crying foul over yield of PR 126 paddy variety & what’s developer PAU’s defence

Farmers have complained of low yield & procurement issues with the Punjab Agricultural University-developed variety. Oppn says govt promoted it without proper yield testing.

Ahead of SC hearing on stubble burning, PPCB says Punjab farm fires down 70% compared to last year

According to Punjab Pollution Control Board, the number of farm fire incidents between 15 September and 4 November this year stood at 4,145, compared to 14,173 in same period last year.

Unsold paddy rotting in mandis, Punjab farmers say Centre ‘punishing us’. Mann govt says all’s well

Farmers say they've been camping at mandis for 15-20 days with no buyers. Rice mills blame procurement delays on lack of storage space, as warehouses still hold last year’s stock.

How incentivising farmers to adopt ex-situ solutions could be key to solving Punjab’s stubble problem

A CSTEP report aims to help Punjab meet its 2024 target of consuming 5.96 mn tonnes of rice straw via methods like converting stubble into energy for industries, power plants & brick kilns.

How Punjab farmers sacrificed high income for a big cause—they gave up Pusa-44 this year

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann thanked farmers for accepting the ban and staying away from the water-guzzling paddy variety Pusa-44. But convincing them about the larger public good is a work-in-progress.

Farmers and Modi govt have reached ‘point of no return’. Violence has made the protest worse

Around the world, farmer protests are being dismissed as a new form of ‘culture war by far-right political groups.’ Modi govt should avoid the buildup of such narratives in India.

21-yr-old Punjab farmer died in police action, claim Congress & SAD; Haryana police deny

Haryana police, however, says it has no such information yet about death of a farmer during the confrontation earlier Wednesday at Khanauri between cops and agitating farmers.

Who are Dallewal & Pandher, leaders of farmers’ agitation, and why SKM isn’t with them

While Dallewal was in the headlines Thursday after a comment on putting brakes on PM's popularity, Pandher courted controversy during 2020-21 protest for leading farmers into Delhi.

Punjab farmers’ fury doesn’t translate to voting choices. Look at UP, MP, Rajasthan

The opposition leadership has failed to convince farmers that it can get them a model of agrarian reforms that could change their lives. This is reflected in election results.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.