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Most Rabi crops being sold at prices lower than minimum support price

India, April 24 -- Most crops are being sold at prices lower than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed for the Rabi season 2026, making it difficult for farmers to recover their costs. The latest we... Read More


What is the rule of women in power like?

India, April 24 -- The Nari Shakti Vandan Act, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, came into effect nationwide on April 16, 2026. Although the law w... Read More


People affected by Ken-Betwa river linking project postpone protest after administration's assurance

India, April 17 -- The agitation by farmers and tribals affected by the Ken-Betwa river linking project has been postponed following assurances from the administration on April 16, 2026. The protester... Read More


In mahua territory

India, April 16 -- When British anthropologist Verrier Elwin asked a Gond tribe member about his thoughts on life and death, the man described heaven as "miles and miles of forest without any forest g... Read More


Did 25 vultures in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri die due to poison meant for free-ranging dogs?

India, April 9 -- Could a dead goat poisoned to kill free-ranging dogs have been the cause of death for 25 vultures in Semaria village of Bahadurnagar gram panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri... Read More


CAG audit finds gross irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA across Odisha

India, April 8 -- There have been gross irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Odisha, according to the recently released audit... Read More


More than half of Odisha's PVTG population missed out on welfare schemes, CAG finds

India, April 8 -- An audit by India's CAG reveals that 54% of Odisha's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, about 160,000 people, have been left out of key welfare schemes. Despite OPELIP's mandate... Read More


CAG finds nearly half of Jammu and Kashmir's lakes have vanished since 1967, warns of ecological crisis

India, April 7 -- A CAG audit reveals a deepening ecological crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, where 315 of 697 lakes recorded in 1967 have disappeared. 203 lakes have shrunk, erasing thousands of hectare... Read More


'We can't breathe': Himachal residents protest against India's first API plant over pollution claims

India, March 23 -- Around 1,000 people protest in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, over alleged pollution by pharmaceutical firm Villagers claim groundwater contamination, foul air and noise from the plan... Read More


Unwanted barter in the Thar

India, March 2 -- Five hundred and sixty-eight days. As of February 15, that is how long Kishna Ram Godara has spent in protest. The farmer of Naukha Daiya village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, bega... Read More