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April 11, 2019

Vietnam bans import of cancer-causing Glyphosate based herbicide, US criticizes the move

A week and half ago, California court ruled use of glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the plaintiff Hardeman. Environmentalists in India have been alleging […]
April 9, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Manifestos: Both BJP and Congress silent on guaranteeing a minimum monthly income for farmers

Nirmesh Singh New Delhi. 09 April 2019 No party wants to address the core issue of farmers, that is guaranteeing them the minimum monthly income. Neither Congress […]
April 2, 2019

Congress Manifesto 2019: A bag of hope, promises and misses for farmer

The manifesto has missed out on guaranteeing income and pension for farmers Nirmesh Singh New Delhi. 02 April 2019 Jawaharlal Nehru once said, ‘Everything can wait […]
February 2, 2019

Budget 2019: Wish it is a typo; Wish it is Rs 6000 a month?

Editorial 02 Feb 2019 For the last 70 years, farmers have been constantly insulted in India and repeatedly failed by the governments and economists. Now yet […]