Farming Crisis
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Why cotton farmers in Gujarat have accused the state authorities of protecting a pesticide company
Farmers in Bharuch district have accused Meghmani Organics of causing deformities in their crops.
Supriya Vohra
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In Maharashtra, sugarcane workers suffer debt bondage as climate change ruins crops
Rights activists have raised the alarm about a cycle of debt that results in long days, illness and injury as workers struggle to work off what they owe.
Sanket Jain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In Bangladesh, tubewell owners are extorting desperate drought-stricken farmers
Millions of farmers are facing an irrigation crisis in Bangladesh’s 16 drought-prone but fertile northwestern districts.
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
Trending
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How West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
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How India’s renewable energy ambitions have wedded Bhutan to hydropower
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Here’s why so many people believe in astrology despite the mountains of evidence against it
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In North India, unforgiving heatwaves have reduced the yield and quality of wheat this year
The early onset of high temperatures in March resulted in an estimated 10%-35% reduction in crop yields in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Kapil Kajal
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Lakhimpur Kheri case witness shot at in Uttar Pradesh
Two bike-borne men intercepted a vehicle that farmer leader Dilbag Singh was travelling in and fired at a tyre and the window pane on the driver’s side.
Scroll Staff
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No market, pest infestations and low yield: How organic farming along Ganga in Bihar is floundering
As the Centre makes a push for organic farming along the river in other states, it must look at lessons from the fundamental flaws in the Bihar model.
Umesh Kumar Ray
Video
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Watch: British policeman dances with Indians outside Indian High Commission in London
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Watch: Musician Yashraj Mukhate hilariously reimagines ‘Breakup Song’ in 1990s’ Hindi music style
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Watch: Scenes from Gudi Padwa festivities across Maharashtra, from lezim dances to motorbike rallies
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Watch: Singer Taylor Swift dives into a pit and appears to swim beneath the stage during a concert
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Watch: Carnival ride with people on it crashes to the ground in Ajmer, Rajasthan, several injured
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana are paying for the world’s sweet tooth for chocolate
‘Cocoa sustainability’ is a new form of colonisation in Africa because its real goal is to prevent planters from diversifying away from cocoa into other crops.
Michael E Odijie, The Conversation
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Lakhimpur violence: Judge who granted bail to Ashish Mishra recuses himself from hearing fresh plea
Justice Rajeev Singh of the Allahabad HC refused to hear the plea after the Supreme Court overturned his previous verdict.
Scroll Staff
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Ashish Mishra returns to jail days after SC cancelled his bail in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
The son of Union minister Ajay Mishra will be kept in a separate barrack because of security concerns, the prison superintendent said.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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Ashish Mishra’s bail cancelled by Supreme Court in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
A bench led by the chief justice asked the Union minister’s son to surrender in a week.
Scroll Staff
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Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC to deliver verdict on Monday on plea seeking to cancel Ashish Mishra’s bail
The son of Union minister Ajay Mishra is accused of running over people in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. He had walked out of jail on February 15.
Scroll Staff
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Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Mishra is not a flight risk, UP government tells Supreme Court
Witnesses have been provided security and there is no threat, the state told a three-judge bench headed by the chief justice.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Watch, India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav dimisses Alex Carey with a superb delivery in Chennai ODI
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Sarabjot Singh wins men’s 10m air pistol gold, Vinod Tomar earns bronze
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Women’s World Boxing C’ships: Nitu, Nikhat, Lovlina, Saweety assure medals for India
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IND vs AUS, third ODI: Indian batting crumbles as Zampa, Agar spin Australia to series-clinching win
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Sports world daily: Mesut Ozil retires from football, Carlos Alcaraz looks to defend Miami title