farmer protests
Rajasthan: Farmers bury themselves in pits to protest against acquisition of land
Around 21 farmers participated in the protest which reached its 14th day on Gandhi Jayanti.
111 farmers committed suicide in past one-and-a-half years: Chhattisgarh govt
Chhattisgarh revenue minister further said family disputes, excess liquor consumption, ailments were reasons behind farmer suicides.
Maharashtra loan waiver: Govt to launch mobile app to help farmers
The Maharashtra govt had earlier expanded the ambit of its loan waiver scheme to include even those farmers who had taken loans after 2008.
Delhi Police detains TN farmers as they reach capital to agitate
TN farmers have been demanding a drought relief package, farm loan waivers and setting up of Cauvery Management Board by the Centre.
Maharashtra CM seeks rise in import duty of edible oil
Fadnavis said in his letter, higher import duty will give relief to farmers and also an extra excise duty of Rs 8,000 cr to state.
Maha Loan waiver: Sena to hold 'dhol bajao' protests outside co-operative banks
State environment minister said, memoranda will be submitted to bank officials demanding display of list of beneficiaries outside banks.
Farmers' suicide issue cannot be dealt with overnight: SC
Attorney General K K Venugopal also said that for showing effective results, the government should be given adequate time.
Govt will expand waiver to farmers who took loans post 2008: Maha CM
Earlier, the loan waiver scheme covered only those farmers who had loans outstanding between April 1, 2012 and June 30, 2016.
Centre and state working to improve 'poor' condition of farmers: UP CM
Adityanath said the 'historic' launch of GST will benefit the poor, curb hoarding and will bring the menace of 'inspector raj' to an end.
Nomura says MSP hike this year is 'modest'
According to Nomura estimates, every 1 per cent increase in MSP raises headline CPI inflation by around 15 basis points.