November was the coldest in 71 years, IMD data shows

November 2020 was the coldest in Delhi in 71 years, with global weather events such as La Niña and the absence of western disturbances, as well as local ones such as less rain in September and no cloudiness, contributing to an average minimum temperature of 10 , 2 degrees. Celsius …

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New farm laws: Punjab farmers, a spoiled lot, easily protest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already made it clear that the MSP system would continue. By Prabhudatta Mishra and Banikinkar Pattanayak Farmers in Punjab have taken their protests against the Center’s agricultural laws to the national capital, and not without reason. For decades, a lethal combination of the Center’s distorted …

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As farmers refuse to back down, a look at the MSP and why protesters fear the Center’s new farm laws

Thousands of farmers have protested against the Center’s three agricultural laws: Trade and Trade in Agricultural Products (Promotion and Facilitation), Price Guarantee Agreement for Farmers (Empowerment and Protection), and Agricultural Services and Essential Products (Amendment). They fear that the laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum …

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