India scraps controversial farm reforms
India's leader Narendra Modi has abandoned agricultural reforms after a year of protests.
India's leader Narendra Modi has abandoned agricultural reforms after a year of protests. Kavitha Kuruganti of the Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture has been campaigning against the changes, and gives us her reaction to the news. Also in the programme, the government of Mali is embarking on a drive to persuade illegal or freelance gold miners to register with the authorities. Through what's called artisanal mining, huge amounts of the precious metal are smuggled out of the country. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Fergus Nicoll reports on the government's desire to boost national revenues by reining in the informal sector. Plus, we hear from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Mark Cieslak about new artificial intelligence technology being used to help tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
Today's edition is presented by Vishala Sri-Pathma, and produced by Philippa Goodrich and Elizabeth Hotson.
(Picture: Indian farmers celebrate the government U-turn. Picture credit: EPA.)
Last on
Broadcast
- Fri 19 Nov 2021 15:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East Asia & South Asia