Agrarian Crisis News
Opinion | Will Govt’s latest scheme of income transfer help resolve agrarian crisis?
The focus on short-term relief has also eclipsed the real issues that have caused the crisis
3 min read25 Feb 2019Congress to focus on farmers, jobs in run-up to 2019 polls
Congress party is planning campaign strategies that will focus on farm distress, youth, MSMEs
2 min read2 Jan 2019In relief for farmers, govt offers sops to export more onions
The incentive for export has been doubled to 10%, which will ensure better price for onion in the domestic markets
2 min read29 Dec 2018Street hoping too much from earnings
Agrarian and liquidity crisis, a weak private capex cycle, political uncertainty and a possible global economic slowdown paint a gloomy outlook for earnings
2 min read26 Dec 2018Farm loan waiver doesn’t do much for Maharashtra farmers
When the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government announced a farm loan waiver in 2017, there was renewed hope among Maharashtra farmers. Today, they are anguished
5 min read25 Dec 2018Opinion | Debt isn’t killing India’s farmers
Given the detrimental impact on credit discipline, not to mention the hole farm loan waivers are going to blow in state budgets, politicians would be wise to rethink their plans
4 min read24 Dec 2018Opinion | The political economy of the persistent agrarian crisis
Loan waivers and the promise to raise MSP cannot solve the problem
4 min read21 Dec 2018Core inflation flourishes in Rural India amid growing agrarian crisis
Inflation for services and a few discretionary items has been higher in rural areas compared to urban centres
1 min read19 Dec 2018Agrarian, liquidity crisis weigh on India consumption story
As we enter the new year, investors will do well to factor in a moderation in consumption demand due to the liquidity crisis and farm distress
2 min read19 Dec 2018Expecting a quick recovery in rural consumption will be foolhardy
The irony is that talk of farm loan waivers should ideally lead to worries about the fiscal deficit, and lead to a correction in the markets. But any such worries seem to be missing on the Street
3 min read17 Dec 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared