Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday directed payment of Rs. 10 lakh to former ISRO scientist as compensation Various government hospitals in the last 30 days,” Tiwari said. Spraying succumbed to ‘food poisoning’ and 150 others were admitted in Yavatmal admitted that at least 28 farm labourers involved in pesticide Reports from Yavatmal hint that the administration in “And this is not all…the pesticide spraying has resulted in rampant To a particular pest attack and despite heavy pesticide spraying, damage Last week in a span of 72 hours did so because BT cotton is vulnerable Vidarbha cotton cultivation, the seven farmers who killed themselves “While they (seed manufacturers) may be painting a rosy picture of The region is the use of genetically modified (BT) cotton seeds. January, around 565 farmers have committed suicide to escape the direĮconomic straits arising out of agrarian policies.Īccording to Tiwari, one of the key issues haunting the farmers in The data compiled by VJAS indicates that from The petition states that the entire cotton belt of Vidarbha hasīecome a ribbon of death for farmers due to the state government’s Tiwari said the human rights commission has also taken cognisance of the petition moved by the VJAS. Problems that are forcing farmers in the region to take their own Within six weeks not just on the death of seven farmers but has alsoĪsked for a detailed analysis of the agrarian and socio-economic Samiti (VJAS) leader Kishore Tiwari said: “The National Human RightsĬommission (NHRC) has asked the state chief secretary to file a report Speaking to Deccan Herald from Nagpur on phone, Vidarbha Jan Andolan In a span of three days due to the worsening agrarian crisis in the Last month, there were reports that seven farmers took their lives Notice on the Maharashtra government seeking explanation on farmersĬommitting suicide in Vidarbha region “as it is tantamount to the The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has slapped a M’rashtra gets notice on farmers’ suicidesĥ65 cultivators took their lives since January 2012
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