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UN urged to act as invasive alien weeds threaten rural livelihoods and foo
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, ECO FAWN Society's Sai Sampath Mettu urged urgent global action against invasive alien weeds, warning they threaten crops, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods. He called for funds, monitoring, and a "Decade of Action" to safeguard food security and peasants'
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CPI MP writes to Civil Aviation Minister, demands Bihta airport be named a
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was not only a spiritual scholar but also an uncompromising champion of the oppressed peasantry. His leadership in Bihar during the colonial era fundamentally altered the landscape of agrarian politics. He led massive struggles against the exploitative zamindari s
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Paul Greengrass eyes Andrew Garfield to star in historical drama 'The Rage
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Actor Andrew Garfield is in active negotiations to star in Paul Greengrass's historical drama 'The Rage', a film set during the Peasants' Revolt, a major uprising in England in 1381.
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Pakistan: Farmers to launch nationwide protest against corporate farming o
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Through the protest, the participants will call for an end to corporate farming and the eviction of peasants from the lands they have been cultivating for generations.
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Chinese agricultural products linked to Uyghur forced labour, report sugge
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chinese exports of agricultural products such as tomatoes, chilli peppers, and marigolds from the Xinjiang region are tainted by forced labour and land transfers from Uyghur peasants to Chinese businesses, as highlighted by a new research report.
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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy inaugurates 'Doddi Komuraiah Kurma Bhavan'
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
After the inauguration, CM Reddy said, "Kurma brothers are synonymous with trust and gentle nature. Doddi Komuraiah, hailed from such a good community, is a great fighter who led the armed peasant struggle. It is a delightful moment to inaugurate Doddi Komuraiah Bhavan. The government will
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"Congress an ally but...": Sanjay Raut on seat-sharing challenges within I
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena are in the alliance, Samajwadi Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) are also there. Most of the leaders of Maharashtra are not capable of taking decisions. They have to send the list to Delhi again and again. Now that time has passed. We want this
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Pakistan: Women, agricultural workers bear brunt of Sindh's bonded labour
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
He stated that women in rural areas were being victimised in every aspect of life and suffering social, economic and political injustice due to the non-implementation of pro-peasant and rural workers' laws.
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Human rights activists call for Sindh Tenancy Act reform to protect peasan
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Human rights activists, academics and journalists at the launch of 9th report titled "The State of Peasants' Rights in Sindh for 2023" have called for amending and implementing the Sindh Tenancy Act to protect peasants' rights in the province, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Landlords burn peasants house after latter demanded share in cro
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tenants in Pakistan work the land for no pay because of debts owed to landlords, often incurred generations before. It's a classic system of share-cropping, where landless tenants hand over between two-thirds and half of their crop to landowners just to pay the interest.
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Harassment, patriarchy and inflation come under fire in Pakistan's "Aurat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Raising voice over the many injustices in society, raising awareness on multiple issues, and standing up for each other, "Hum Aurtein" managed to gather, in no particular order, women, men, transgender persons, workers, peasants, members of minority communities, students and children at the
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Millets: The mighty midgets
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): A folk tale describes the plight of a poor peasant's beautiful daughter who caught the eye of the Prince out on a hunt. He married her and made her the queen. Bliss didn't last long.
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