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Drama around Tata's proposed car plant in West Bengal
the furore over Tata's proposed Rs 1,000 crore small car plant in Singur, Hooghly may be creating rifts among longtime Left partners, it's also helping bring old foes together. But the fear of being
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Water distribution of Rajsamand Lake in Rajasthan cause of rift
there are conflicting claims over the distribution of water of the Rajsamand Lake by residents of Rajnagar township in Rajasthan and the farmers there. The conflict began after the Water
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Sulphur deficiency in Madhya Pradesh soil leads to poor harvest
lakkhan Raghuwanshi had a bad harvest last monsoon. The farmer from Shyampur village, Guna district, cultivated soyabean, wheat and chana in 121 hectare (ha), of which he sowed soyabean in 61 ha.
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"Subsidies have to be withdrawn"
A study reveals how subsidies are encouraging farmers to waste water and use land and fertilisers unsustainably.
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In favour of wetlands
Benefits from upstream irrigation projects cannot replace those derived from natural floodplains
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The curse of coca
The move to use a new herbicide to eradicate the coca plant spells trouble for South America s rainforests
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No state support to Zimbabwe's A2 farmers
Harare has announced it will discontinue support to new black commercial farmers when the next summer season commences. The decision comes in the face of an economic meltdown. According to a
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Australian farmers oppose carbon tax to check GHG emissions
Australian farmers have opposed a carbon tax to curb greenhouse gas emissions and announced their support to prime minister John Howard's national emissions trading scheme. In a submission to
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Proposed Japanese "colony" encounters protests
A proposal for a township near Bangalore as a lure to bring in huge investments from Japan is encountering opposition from farm and environmental groups.
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Some farmers laud Dunkel Draft
A section of India's farmers emphatically supported the Dunkel Draft, saying it contains just what they have been demanding for years.
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Why is the Left giving up Singur's arable land for Tata's cars?
<i>The Hindu</i> of December 13, 2006 published a write-up on Singur on its op-ed page: "Some facts, please' by <font class="UCASE">cpi(m</font>) politburo member and leading intellectual Brinda Karat. She was countering what she called a smear campaign against the <font class="UCASE">cpi</font><font class="UCASE">m)</font> over the acquisition of land for the proposed Tata Motors project at Singur. There are some more facts, however, that I would like to bring to her notice. But before that I would also like to thank her for having brought some key issues to the fore.
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A problem of too many pigs
Livestock farmers and environmentalists in the Netherlands are clashing over the number of pigs that can be reared
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Government attention sets pulses spinning
Pulse production in India is touching an all time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, easier to grow varieties, and about agronomic practices that would make the crop less of a risk.
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65 million draught animals
What runs the small farming economy?
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Disastrous dyke
BANGLADESH'S second largest waterbody, Beel Dakatia, once a 31,566-ha tract of flourishing agricultural land and balanced ecology, has been flooded with brackish water for the past decade. A dyke
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NAFTA kicks in, Mexican farmers protest
The full introduction of the North American Free Trade Agreement (nafta) has raised concerns among Mexico's farmers who are agitating against it. With nafta kicking in fully on January 1, 2008,
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Township's benefits questioned
Chidanandamurthy, a professor of Kannada and president of the Anti Japanese Township Forum, says the Japanese township project offers no advantages and will only exacerbate the state's problems.
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Seeds of ruin
Indian farmers grapple with debt as economy grows
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Thin end of the wedge?
Maharashtra legalises contract farming, says farmers interests won t be harmed