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Kavitha Iyer
Kavitha Iyer works as Associate Editor with The Indian Express, Mumbai.
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Maharashtra: Drought, market realities keep Gen Next away from farmingSubscriber Only
November 24, 2018 04:10 IST
Families across rural Maharashtra find increasingly that the young at home see farming as a self-defeating cycle of losses.
Sat, Nov 24, 2018
Maharashtra: Fodder & drinking water scarce, villagers say govt slow to respondSubscriber Only
November 23, 2018 04:18 IST
As rural Maharashtra once again finds itself in the grip of a major drought with fodder and water fast becoming scarce, farmers are complaining of a lack of early government intervention.
Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Maharashtra: Fodder, water scarce, villagers blame govtSubscriber Only
November 23, 2018 03:41 IST
As rural Maharashtra once again finds itself in the grip of a major drought with fodder and water fast becoming scarce, farmers are complaining of a lack of early government intervention.
Fri, Nov 23, 2018
East and west, Maharashtra districts fight water warsSubscriber Only
November 22, 2018 04:28 IST
Across Maharashtra, as farmers mull another season of severe losses, disputes over scarce water resources have begun to percolate down to village and taluka levels.
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
Parched villages begin to empty out in drought-hit MaharashtraSubscriber Only
November 21, 2018 04:35 IST
Rabi crop severely hit; villagers migrate for jobs, animals in tow
Wed, Nov 21, 2018
Farmers’ march to Delhi: Photographers, lawyers and students mobilise supportSubscriber Only
November 15, 2018 04:47 IST
On November 29, farmers are scheduled to gather at four locations on the outskirts of Delhi, from where they will march into the capital city.
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
WhatsApp updates form part of Maharashtra govt’s unique approach to find beneficiariesSubscriber Only
October 30, 2018 05:11 IST
The concept is a unique flipping of the process under FRA — instead of waiting for forest-dwellers to make claims, as stipulated by the law, the pilot project envisions a proactive state apparatus that locates probable beneficiaries.
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
Mahatma Swachh Bharat: ‘What makes me happy is the fact that my struggles were not meaningless’Subscriber Only
September 29, 2018 05:52 IST
The Indian Express reporters fan out across the country to mark milestones in the Mahatma’s journey. To bring stories of the footsoldiers of Swachh Bharat, whose job it is to wipe, mop and dust where the Mahatma once walked.
Sat, Sep 29, 2018
Elgaar Parishad probe: What police claim — accused planned to spread rebellion, overthrow governmentSubscriber Only
September 02, 2018 00:22 IST
Elgaar Parishad probe: The Pune police has alleged that the CPI-Maoists, through its mediators, funded the Elgaar Parishad of December 31, 2017.
Sun, Sep 02, 2018
Amid second round of arrests and Maoist link claims, a look at why Elgaar Parishad has come to matterSubscriber Only
September 02, 2018 00:05 IST
That day on December 31, 2017, apart from a multitude of Dalit organisations, the Elgaar Parishad also included several Maratha and OBC groups as well as Muslim organisations, as it was seen as a multi-community front against the New Peshwai.
Sun, Sep 02, 2018
Marathas have called off protests, but agitation continues. Here’s whySubscriber Only
July 26, 2018 00:25 IST
Maratha Kranti Morcha has been spearheading the agitation for reservations for the community in jobs and education. At the heart of their insecurity lies prolonged agrarian distress.
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Bullet train to start in 2022: A look at its progress, hurdlesSubscriber Only
July 11, 2018 02:45 IST
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) says that so far it has not missed milestones set in its timeline for the Rs 1.08-lakh-crore project, being built with an 80% loan from Japan.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
Maharashtra will try digital route to review lakhs of forest rights claimsSubscriber Only
June 22, 2018 04:38 IST
The tribal development department subsequently launched the Van Mitra programme to first train officials on the law and then to clear or reopen tens of thousands of pending or erroneously rejected claims and appeals.
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
Ahead of AIIB meet in Mumbai, a counter convention will oppose global financeSubscriber Only
June 19, 2018 00:06 IST
The three-day people’s convention on infrastructure financing will be held on June 21, 22 and 23, before the AIIB meets in Mumbai on June 25 and 26.
Tue, Jun 19, 2018
Community Forest Rights: Out of 12,009 claims submitted since 2006, 61.27 per cent acceptedSubscriber Only
June 10, 2018 03:34 IST
The FRA accords rights to forest-dwelling communities including Individual Forest Rights and Community Forest Rights.
Sun, Jun 10, 2018
Official figures say 62% of land claims made by tribals were rejected by MaharashtraSubscriber Only
June 05, 2018 05:23 IST
Records show that of the 3,59,745 claims for Individual Forest Rights (IFR) submitted under the law that came into force in 2006, 2,24,874 claims, or 62.5 per cent, were rejected in a three-tier process involving local bodies.
Tue, Jun 05, 2018
Politicians gather in Palghar to oppose bullet train projectSubscriber Only
June 04, 2018 05:56 IST
The bullet train project, planned after discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, is being built with a Rs 88,000-crore soft loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
Set to lose farms to bullet train: Maharashtra’s tribals protest dilution of land alienation lawsSubscriber Only
May 18, 2018 06:28 IST
The bullet train project, kicked off after discussions between PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, is being built with a Rs 88,000-crore soft loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Fri, May 18, 2018
Palghar bypoll: A rural-urban water conflict intensifies along Surya riverSubscriber Only
May 08, 2018 03:45 IST
Nearly half of Dhamni dam’s irrigation water promise not met, tribals want project to divert water for Mumbai’s two satellite towns cancelled
Tue, May 08, 2018
Mumbai growth plan: a few firsts, yet limited by what it does not doSubscriber Only
April 26, 2018 00:54 IST
While promising to protect coastline features including beaches, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves, it proposes adding over 3,700 hectares of land currently marked as no-development zones, including salt-pan lands, for various segments of affordable housing.
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
Implementation of Forest Rights Act: Govt officials, stakeholders to undergo trainingSubscriber Only
April 10, 2018 04:21 IST
To be launched under a campaign titled ‘Van Mitra’ or ‘friends of the forest’, the training module designed by the Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI) in Pune will kick off in the first week of May.
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
Farmers dump tomatoes as prices slideSubscriber Only
April 05, 2018 05:52 IST
The promise of better access to processing industries has not borne fruit for vegetable farmers — the capacity of processing industries is barely 2 to 3 per cent of the crop.
Thu, Apr 05, 2018
Surya Dam protest: A rural-urban water conflict brews on outskirts of MumbaiSubscriber Only
March 23, 2018 02:59 IST
Farmers, including tribals, hold hunger strike against MMRDA’s project to supply 403 MLD water to Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayander from irrigation dam
Fri, Mar 23, 2018
Why Shekhubai marched barefoot to MumbaiSubscriber Only
March 18, 2018 02:07 IST
For the thousands of farmers from Maharashtra’s tribal districts who walked to Mumbai, the demand for land ownership is tied to their hopes for a better life — that they can dig wells, take loans and live without the fear of eviction. “We went for our stomachs,” they tell The Sunday Express.
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
Express explains: What is the forest land issue & what farmers were demandingSubscriber Only
March 13, 2018 05:53 IST
On the Mimimum Support Price as prescribed by the Swaminathan Committee, the government said the Centre has already committed this. Their concerns on water conservation projects and the Nar-Par and Damanganga and Girnar river-linking projects were also taken into account.
Tue, Mar 13, 2018Journalism of Courage
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