'Yes or No': Farmers go on 'maun vrat' at govt meeting

Farmers' group went on a maun vrat (vow of silence) during their fifth round of talks with the government and sought a reply in 'yes' or 'no' on their key demand of repealing the three new farm......

Women take centre stage at farmers' protest sites

Endless rows of women clothed in bright yellow and green colours, representing the hues of harvest, sat attentively under a collage of coloured canopies at Delhi borders on Monday. IMAGE: Women......

Women take over the reins to mark 'Women Farmers' Day'

From taking centre stage to handling backstage responsibilities, managing crowd and collecting donations, women farmers took over the reins of the ongoing agitation against farm laws at multiple......

Govt offers to suspend agri laws, farmers to reply on Jan 22

The government on Wednesday proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for one and half years and set up a joint committee to discuss the Acts to end the stalemate, but farmer leaders did......

Is GM mustard a hazard for honey bees?

There has been strong opposition from organisations influential with the government against approval to GM foods. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the environment ministry......

Will govt's move to limit use of herbicide glyphosate hit India's food security?

Kerala, Punjab, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are among the major agriculturally important states that have banned the use of glyphosate citing its adverse impact on human health. In a sudden move,......

Thanks to Modi's push, GM mustard set to hit Indian markets

Activists are aghast that at a time when the entire nation is concerned with laxity in food safety regulation as seen in the Maggi case, the Modi government is pushing GM food crops without......