Tag: farmers

The Kashmiri Village that India Forgot

 
/ December 27, 2011

A Small Village in Budgam, Kashmir is crippled by corruption.

Government Betrays Insured Farmers

 
/ December 21, 2011

In Chhattisgarh, only 12% of the expected amount of a crop insurance scheme reached farmers.

No Room for School

 
/ November 15, 2011

The children of a Government School in Jammu and Kashmir have only one room to study in.

Farmers Lose Land To Railway

 
/ July 28, 2011

The construction of a railway track in Tamenglong district has raised concerns among the villagers.

No Rain No Grain

 
/ July 6, 2011

80% of the population, the biggest source of income and employment but the Jharkhand government neglects its farmers.

Airport To Strip Farmers Of Land

 
/ May 27, 2011

The construction of a new airport in Pernem, Goa, would deprive thousands of farmers of their livelihood. 

Gender Bias In Wages

 
/ April 27, 2011

Women farm workers in rural India labour hard, but are paid only half of what men are. This video captures the bias in Maharashtra state

Nuclear Power Usurps Farmers’ Land

 
/ March 23, 2011

In Haryana, the government is trying to seize 1500 acres of  fertile land to build a nuclear power plant.