Science & Environment

Only 25% of India’s Marginal Farmers in Cooperatives

Ravi Singh6 hours ago04 mins

Less than 25 per cent of India’s marginal farmers are active members of agricultural cooperatives, despite making up nearly 60-70 per cent of the country’s agricultural households, according to a new report released by the Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED) on Kisan Diwas (December 23). The report, titled State of Marginal Farmers in…

Science & Environment

Two Decades of Right to Work and Future Changes

Ravi Singh1 week ago03 mins

The VB-GRAMG Bill, introduced in Parliament on December 16, undeniably expands the formal scope of rural employment. Section 5 enhances the statutory entitlement by guaranteeing “not less than one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work”, an increase…