How India continues to punish those who attempt suicide
Despite having the law on their side, people who attempted suicide in India are continually harassed by authorities and don't receive appropriate help
Infographic: 29 farmers, farm labourers die by suicide daily
Over 5,500 farmers, 5,000 labourers died in 2020
After excess rainfall, now poor prices leave Marathwada cotton farmers in debt
Excess rainfall has caused a loss of about 50 per cent across the cotton belt region
Illnesses were behind half the suicides in Punjab in 2021
Healthcare costs too high, farmers at risk due to pesticide use says expert
Nearly 600 farmer suicides in 8 months: Is Marathwada facing agri-distress
Activists blame government policies for the farmers’ situation, rather than extreme weather events
How 4 school girls are trying to get Andhra farmers to practise natural farming
Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh has helped farmers reduce input costs, thereby reducing debt
Five-fold rise in farmer protests in India since 2017: CSE analysis
India now has more farm labourers than farmers, according to the analysis
Republic’s task cut out: Back India’s farmers, don’t go after them
The focus needs to be steadfast on India’s agrarian crisis and problems faced by farmers, not on what happened or didn’t on …
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Five things you need to know about an Indian farmer’s life and why they are on the streets this Republic Day
As told to Parliament (September 21, 2020): No data on farmers’ suicides, admits government
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB
National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day
Exclusion errors: Decoding the female face of agricultural crisis
Without empowering women in farming by recognising them as farmers and giving them land rights, agriculture can’t be sustained and so can&…
Sharp fall in farm suicides in 2016 claims latest NCRB data
Telangana not among top five aby more; Maharshtra, Karnataka still at top
Why an American farmer commits suicide
Like their India counterparts, American farmers are losing income, piling up debt and nobody listens to them
Will Punjab and Haryana HC’s recommendations reduce farmers’ burden?
The court’s suggestions, like making MSP a legal right and increasing it to thrice the cost of production, are practical but need effort in …
'I am a farmer about to commit suicide. Can you help me? My Aadhaar number is...'
Psychologists are now intervening to help distressed farmers
Is doubling India’s farmers’ income doable?
Science, technology and new knowledge can play crucial roles in supporting livelihoods for the vulnerable. Identifying right kind of tech support …
Maharashtra rejects more agri insurance claims even as farm suicides double
No data on suicides across India since 2015; number of claim rejections far exceeded number of cases approved in 2016-18
'Pressure from banks pushes farmers to commit suicide'
One year since the Maharashtra farmer protests, Down To Earth speaks to Raghunath Dada Patil on the deepening crisis
Scrap laws banning cattle slaughter, farm exports: Farmers
Farmer organisations say these laws and several others ensure farmers do not get their rightful pay
New MP, Chhattisgarh CMs' loan waivers to not benefit 3.5 million farmers
The schemes Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel announced soon after taking oath will not help those who take loans from money lenders
It's time we shift farmers' economic burden
Assured net income, including assured minimum support price for crops, can put an end to farmer suicide cases in India
India needs a comprehensive approach to prevent pesticide related suicides
Most persons who engage in suicidal behaviour don't want to die but the government lacks proper data on the incidence of pesticide poisoning …
Here's why 40% of India's farmers want to quit
A vicious cycle of debt and loan waivers is worsening the plight of the marginal and tenant farmer
Is the Modi government serious about climate change?
Unlikely since nobody knows where and how it has spent environmental cessess, such as the coal cess, meant to mitigate climate change
