“ढाक के तीन पात” सरकार खुद मानती है कि खेती पर बोझ बढ़ा, लागत बढ़ी, आमदनी नहीं। संसदीय समिति ने MSP की कानूनी गारंटी समेत 4 सिफारिशें दीं। लेकिन हकीकत? 🔹 2019-20 में कृषि बजट 5.95%, 2025-26 में सिर्फ़ 3.06%! 🔹 इस केंद्रीय बजट में फिर किसान गायब—डायलॉग मिला, पैसा नहीं! बजट

We strongly condemn the targeting of stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and the vandalisation of the studio in which he performed by the ruling alliance goons in Maharashtra. Parts of the same studio have also reportedly been demolished by municipal authorities. The government has

This is not a Bollywood film shoot — it’s India’s harsh reality. Tribal villages near Gujarat’s Narmada Dam and the Statue of Unity had their land taken away. They were promised a better life, but today, they walk 15 km barefoot on scorching land every day just to fetch water.

EPW Engage | Tribal communities have been a victim of development-induced displacement, sometimes under the pretext of colonisation and now neoliberalism. epw.in/engage/article…

By revisiting colonial archives, IITGN researchers highlight the Naga tribes’ cultural resilience and their role in sustainable resource management and biodiversity conservation. Read here: tinyurl.com/44jrbxa8 #IITGN #IITGNResearch

#India lost 30 million hectares of cropland in 2021 due to #climate-induced #soil degradation, endangering #foodsecurity and livelihoods: Shoba Suri & SOUMYA BHOWMICK or-f.org/33710

EPW Engage | The relationship between gig work, extreme climatic events, and urban infrastructures is a compelling realm that needs to be studied carefully in the coming time in a country like India. epw.in/engage/article…

Interval During Politics: एक महीना अमरीका और इंग्लैंड में x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Inviting abstract submissions for case studies that will be commissioned on the topic of social movements around rivers in India. Read more details & submit your abstracts via this link: bit.ly/smrivers25 Help us spread the word by sharing this post! INTACH Wageningen U&R

James Scott on the State These two engaging books by Scott on the state challenged many widely-held views and sparked debate. They make for great reading. Download Seeing Like a State: files.libcom.org/files/Seeing%2… Read Against the Grain: pueaa.unam.mx/uploads/materi…

15 AUG | FRI | 11:30AM Handlooms—Past, Present & Future What does it take to keep a centuries-old craft alive in the 21st century? A powerful conversation on the journey of Indian handlooms—where they’ve come from, where they stand today & the road ahead shorturl.at/Qv7yC

शुक्रिया लक्ष्मण भाई, इतनी तारीफ़ के काबिल नहीं हूँ, लेकिन दोस्त से मिला प्यार किसे बुरा लगता है! Dr. Laxman Yadav

Prof. C. Shambu Prasad spoke at the M. S. Swaminathan Centenary Conference on “Reimagining the Evergreen Revolution: Agroecology & Sustainability Transitions.” He stressed farmer-led, multi-level frameworks & agroecology for inclusive rural transformation.

Ankit Kumar, a Fellow programme scholar at IRMA, #TribhuvanSahkariUniversity, presented a paper at the International Conference on ‘The Just Ecological Transition in Practice’ organised by GEMDEV at Campus Condorcet in Paris on 11-12 September 2025. irma.ac.in/news/1751

I just finished this most readable memoir by the courageous and independent-minded journalist Harinder Baweja. It provides vivid eyewitness accounts of the conflicts she has reported on over the years. ⁦Harinder Baweja⁩

Hindu_Nationalist Nehr_who? See if you are able to understand simple data points. 5000 farm fire cases as compared to 71000 farm site cases in 2021. Still no change in AWI.

To the man who paved the way for transformation of not only a village, a town or a city, but a whole nation. ​Remembering IRMA's Founder Chairman, the Milkman of India, Dr. Verghese Kurien, on his 104th birth anniversary. #VergheseKurien #NationalMilkDay

‘एक कदम गांधी के साथ’ पदयात्रा, जो 2 अक्टूबर को राजघाट से शुरू हुई थी, आज संविधान दिवस पर जंतर-मंतर पहुँची — संघर्ष, सद्भाव और बंधुत्व के संदेश के साथ। #EkKadamGandhiKeSaath #ConstitutionDay #RecordedLive x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Final call from IRMA - TSU! Paper submission closes on the 30th. Please submit at the earliest. Website Link: irma.ac.in/programmes/fpr… Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) #researcher #Conference

Remembering our master who showed the path to transform rural India. He has always considered himself the farmer's employee.