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Since farmers don’t have enough time or money to store the straw, they found the fastest and cheapest solution -- burning it. (Photo: PTI)

Behind Delhi’s deadly air, it is not only stubble but also what we don’t need

As of October 31, the crop burning contributed 44 per cent to Delhi’s PM2.5 level.

13 Nov 2019 4:41 PM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday accused the government of "tampering with" and "suppressing" a report on farmer suicides. (Photo: File)

BJP govt tampering, supressing truth: Priyanka Gandhi's attack on farmers' suicide

In another tweet, she attacked the government over farmers allegedly not getting the right price for onions.

11 Nov 2019 9:51 AM

BJP MP Janardan Mishra on Monday slammed the Madhya Pradesh government over loan waivers to farmers and said those policemen "who arrive to recover loans from farmers will be strangulated and their hands will be broken." (Photo: Facebook/ Janardan)

'Their hands will be broken, strangled,' warns BJP MLA those recovering farm loans

The MP further alleged that the Congress government in the state was engaged in 'divisive and destructive' politics.

05 Nov 2019 8:58 AM

Aaditya Thackeray talks to Nashik farmers.

Provide Rs 30,000 crore to affected farmers: Shiv Sena

As per initial data, crops on 54.22 lakh hectares across 325 talukas in the state have been damaged.

05 Nov 2019 7:10 AM

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the intricacies of government formation in Maharashtra should not push rain-hit farmers towards existential crisis and demanded that they be provided relief package of about Rs 30,000 crore. (Representational Image)

Maharashtra farmers ‘should not be pushed’: Shiv Sena to govt on impasse

As per an initial evaluation, crops on 54.22 lakh hectares across 325 talukas in the state have been damaged.

04 Nov 2019 1:03 PM

Devendra Fadnavis inspecting losses in Akola. (Photo: AA)

Alleviate farmers’ lot: CM Fadnavis to babus

Important crops such as jawar, paddy, cotton, maize, tur and soya bean have been damaged.

04 Nov 2019 1:54 AM

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Aurangabad is likely to receive one or two spells of rain with thunderstorms in the next week. (Photo: Representational)

Incessant rain damage crops in Aurangabad

'I had grown maize in eight acres of land and more than half of the field is destroyed,' a farmer told.

03 Nov 2019 5:08 PM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said the Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia was right in claiming that farm loan of only up to Rs 50,000 has been waived off so far but he promised that his government will waive off farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh in due course of time. (Photo: File)

Scindia's right, farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived off: Kamal Nath

Chief Minister Kamal Nath had said that his government has waived the loans of 20 lakh farmers amounting to Rs 7,000 crore.

12 Oct 2019 1:36 PM

Angry farmers stormed a city hall in southern Mexico, seized the mayor and dragged him through town from the back of a pickup truck in protest, officials said Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Angry farmers tie Mexico mayor to truck, drag him through town

This is not the first time farmers from Santa Rita El Invernadero have staged a violent protest.

10 Oct 2019 1:06 PM

Chouhan's close associate said that the outstanding amount was paid on Monday immediately after the former CM received the notice. (Photo: File)

Chouhan tells farmers to skip power bills; Cong asks, ‘what about you?’

Power body sent him notice to pay up the Rs 1.2 lakh bill or face legal action.

25 Sep 2019 3:17 PM

Security has been beefed up with barricades put across the roads to stop protesting farmers from reaching national capital from the adjoining Uttar Pradesh on Saturday at East Delhi's Ghazipur border. (Photo: File)

Farmers' march: Police equipped with riot gear to halt farmers from entering Delhi

Last year, in October the protesting farmers were stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border by the Delhi Police.

21 Sep 2019 4:01 PM

Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh on Wednesday said cheating with farmers will not be tolerated even if we need to 'beat officials with shoes'. (Photo: ANI)

'If you need to beat officials, then do it but cheating with farmers won't be tolerated': Cong MLA

Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh is an MLA from Ramanujganj in Balrampur district.

12 Sep 2019 9:33 AM

The state administration also confirmed that the apple producers will get payment directly in the bank accounts through direct benefit transfer. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Govt to buy apples directly from J&K farmers, pay via DBT

NAFED will acquire more than 50 per cent of the apple from J&K farmers.

11 Sep 2019 1:27 PM

The BJP-led NDA government had in its manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, promised to extend the scheme to all farmers.

Modi govt fulfils its promise to farmers

Implementation of Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to 14.5 crore farmers cleared.

07 Sep 2019 2:16 AM

This not only improves the soil and water situation, there is also a huge improvement in the farmer's economic situation.

Cauvery Calling: A lucrative plan to increase farmers’ wealth

We want to bring agroforestry to the entire Cauvery basin, which is about 83,000 square kilometres.

05 Sep 2019 5:42 AM

The scheme will be implemented across the country, including Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, he said.

Centre starts registration for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana

Under the PM-KMY a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers.

09 Aug 2019 3:40 PM

State-owned banks in developing countries have an important socio-economic objective – to meet the needs of the most vulnerable sections of the economy.

Privatise, but don’t let public sector banks wither

The philosophy of “social control” over banks and other financial sector institutions was being already discussed in the 1960s.

08 Aug 2019 11:35 PM

The Karnataka government on Friday announced that it will soon deposit the first instalment of an additional sum of Rs 2,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the bank accounts of farmers. (Photo: File)

K'taka govt announces 1st instalment to farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana

Yediyurappa directed the officials to take up relief work like drinking water, fodder supply, employment guarantee schemes on a war footing.

03 Aug 2019 10:16 AM

It observed that MSP should be at least three times above the average cost of production. (Photo: Representational image)

High Court asks Centre, Punjab to consider making MSP legal

The court has also directed Punjab government to develop an app to get the updated data on the status of crops grown in the state.

30 Jul 2019 3:03 PM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra assembly passes bill bestowing privileges to tenant farmers

Around 16 lakh tenant farmers would have access to credit from banks, insurance cover besides the Rs 12,500 per annum ifrom the government.

25 Jul 2019 8:58 PM

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