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Loan waiver a short-term solution, need to focus on farmer incomes: Varun Gandhi

Today 31% of the total rural household remains indebted with an average debt of 1.1 lakh

2 min read4 Dec 2018
Politics

Over 26,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in last 17 years

Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrakant Patil informed the state legislative assembly while responding on the issue of farmers' suicide

1 min read15 Dec 2017
Politics

Anna Hazare announces protest against Centre on 23 March

Upset over the non-appointment of Lokpal for the last 4 years, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare announces protest on 23 March, says govt not serious in fight against corruption

1 min read5 Dec 2017
Industry

Deceased farmers’ kin march to Delhi to find their voice

Hundreds of farmers came to Delhi to tell their stories, but their problems are similar: crop failures, rising debt, losses from farming due to low crop prices leading to suicides

4 min read23 Nov 2017
Politics

Issue of farmers’ suicides can’t be dealt with overnight, says SC

The Narendra Modi govt has requested the SC to give it a year to show effective results of its pro-farmer schemes like Fasal Bima Yojana

1 min read6 Jul 2017
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Are you a village, or a city?

The village is not a place, but a mind. Identity is everything to a villager. The villager does not live in villages alone. Cities are filled with village minds.

4 min read24 Jun 2017
Politics

Modi government wants to make a ‘kisan mukt bharat’: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia says the BJP rode to power in 2014 promising to give farmers a price for their yield which would be 50% more than the production cost

1 min read19 Jun 2017
Politics

Only needy farmers to benefit from state loan waiver: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis says the government will ensure with the help of a digital platform that only needy farmers benefit from its loan waiver scheme

2 min read18 Jun 2017
Politics

Congress workers block roads in Gujarat demanding farm loan waiver

The Congress workers seeking a farm loan waiver also protested against the alleged police firing on farmers in Madhya Pradesh.

1 min read16 Jun 2017
Industry

Congress demands loan waiver for farmers in Uttarakhand

The Congress creates an uproar in Uttarakhand Assembly demanding a loan waiver for farmers on the lines of Uttar Pradesh

2 min read14 Jun 2017
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