farmers in India
Loan for votes! Parties promise farm loan waivers, soft pedal after winning elections
Farm loan waivers: In last five years, political parties announced loan waivers schemes ahead of elections in 10 states, however, after forming the government they have delayed its implementation.
Rural push: PM Modi to launch mega farmer welfare schemes from Mathura
PM Modi is expected to announce several programmes that are crucial for his target of doubling the farmer's income by 2022.
Sugarcane farmer dues Rs 700-800 cr, says Narendra Modi but data says Rs 5,795 cr
Records as of May 26 — the day Modi made his speech — show that cane dues of UP mills come to Rs 5,795 crore, which is almost eight times the “Rs 700-800 crore” amount mentioned by Modi.
A new PPP model for smallholder agriculture
Commercial viability has further been ensured through a vertically integrated supply chain: The cooperative owns a state-of-the-art hatchery producing 8 million chicks per year and a modern feed unit, apart from providing man
Govt set to unveil farm, health insurance for masses
Centre is planning to come out with a universal health scheme and an exclusive all-in-one insurance product for farmers as part of its ongoing efforts to bring people under the social security net.
Express Adda: Once the election is over, you have to take care of people without differentiating, says Vasundhara Raje
The Express Adda presented by Yes Bank in association with Olive and IIFL was at The guppy pop up at Olive, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, last week. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje spoke to Seema Chishti, Deputy Editor, and P V
From Plate to Plough: A wake-up call from the farms
The current agrarian crisis needs to be converted into an opportunity for change, and to benefit our farmers
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to visit rain-hit villages, likely to announce relief
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit few rain-hit villages to estimate the damage incurred to the crops and is expected to announce relief for the farmers...
PM Narendra Modi’s popularity in rural India punctured by discontent, farmer suicides
Over a dozen debt-laden farmers have committed suicide in recent weeks in India, and discontent against government policies is turning into anger against PM Narendra Modi...
X-Rays help farmers boost yields, cut pollution
Researchers are using X-rays to help farmers increase yields and cut water pollution...
Farmers’ rich harvest ends as prices slide globally
Over the last five to six months, corn, wheat and soybean prices have crashed.
