Agri-input dealers across Maharashtra will strike on April 27, protesting a new government resolution that adds 23 inspectors. Associations like MAFDA and AIDA argue the move will create excessive oversight and disrupt day-to-day operations. Instead, they want stronger labs and digital traceability rather than more physical inspections, saying the goal is to protect agri-entrepreneurs and keep the industry stable.
Resident doctors in Himachal Pradesh have launched an indefinite strike after a resident doctor was terminated in a case linked to a viral video alleging assault. Support from doctors’ organisations across many hospitals has kept OPD services shut in most places, while remaining open only with very limited staffing. The action follows a mass leave the day before the strike began.
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