As told to Parliament (September 21, 2020): No data on farmers’ suicides, admits government
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
As told to Parliament (September 18, 2020): 10,281 Indian farmers died by suicide in 2019
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Improving water security in Maharashtra’s cotton-growing villages
Cotton is an important fibre crop in Maharashtra, with more than four million farmers engaged in cotton farming
Growth in agriculture is not remunerative to Indian farmers
Exceptional growth in agriculture and acreage in kharif season precipitate a crisis like never before for farmers
आत्महत्या करने वालों में एक चौथाई दिहाड़ी मजदूर: एनसीआरबी
एनसीआरबी की नवीनतम रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, 2019 में आत्महत्या करने वालों में 66 फीसदी ऐसे हैं, जिनकी आमदनी 278 रुपए प्रतिदिन से कम थी
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
Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay: How it aims to revive rural economy, organic farming
A significant number of beneficiaries of the scheme are women and from backward community. Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Raipur and Rajnadgaon districts …
COVID-19: Augmenting farmer access to long-term credit
Failing to protect farmers amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.
कृषि से उत्सर्जन कम करने के लिए केंद्र का ग्रीन एजी पायलट प्रोजेक्ट शुरू
यह परियोजना पांच राज्यों- मिजोरम, राजस्थान, मध्य प्रदेश, ओडिशा और ओडिशा में लागू होगी
क्या भारत फिर कृषि प्रधान बनेगा?
खरीफ का मौजूदा रकबा उम्मीद जगाता है क्योंकि कोविड काल में अधिक से अधिक किसान खेती की ओर लौट रहे हैं
Why Punjab stands to lose from farmers’ produce trade and commerce ordinance
Instead of putting Punjab farmers at the mercy of big corporates and private players, there is a need to strengthen existing infrastructure
COVID-19: Punjab’s pond cleaning project gathers pace
The Punjab government generated employment of 1,052,524 man-days under the MGNREGA since May 12
COVID-19: Bracing for agrarian crisis and food insecurity
Distress among marginal farmers and unavailability of food to migrant labourers has been largely ignored in Union government’s economic …
Common Facility Centre: A rallying point for SHG-FPO convergence
There is much to gain for FPOs if they converge with local SHGs. Nothing is more amenable for SHGs than delegating the responsibility of building …
गांव के 22 हजार हाट बाजारों में अब तक सिर्फ 476 को किया जा सका अपग्रेड
बीते दो वर्षों मेंअब तक महज पचास फीसदी यानी 11 हजार से अधिक ग्रामीण बाजारों (हाट) के जमीनी सर्वेेक्षण का दावा किया गया है।
Punjab procures wheat in the shadow of COVID-19
Here are the problems farmers face despite government efforts
COVID-19: Is e-NAM portal capable of supporting farmers?
Government realises the complexities of the portal 4 years after it was launched
Modi talks of 10,000 farmer producer organisations. Will that double income?
Agricultural experts not confident farm income will double by 2022 as targeted
Simply Put: Farmers income
Use revenue-sharing model for development, land acquisition
Access to village commons improved livelihoods but some recent state policies seek to grab them
अनिल अग्रवाल डायलॉग 2020: किसान की आमदनी पशुपालन से हो सकती है दोगुनी
अनिल अग्रवाल डायलॉग 2020 में अमूल के प्रबंध निदेशक आरएस सोढ़ी ने दुग्ध उत्पादन और जीविकोपार्जन के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी दी
किसानों को हर महीने 5,000 रुपए देने से सुधर सकते हैं हालात
जब कृषि अर्थव्यवस्था गहरे संकट में होती है, तो इसका बुरा असर खेतिहर और गैर कृषि श्रमिकों, दोनों पर पड़ता है
बजट 2020-21: ऐसे कैसे दोगुनी होगी किसान की आमदनी?
पिछले वर्ष सरकार ने प्रधानमंत्री किसान सम्मान योजना के तहत 75 हजार करोड़ रुपए का बजट घोषित किया था, लेकिन खर्च किए 54 हजार ...
Women farmers demand recognition from govt at 2-day meet
Governments in India define farmers as those who own land, which is usually not the case with women
Budget 2020-21: Experts hope for more funds to boost farm income
They also hope money will be given for irrigation facilities as well as for women and tenant farmers