What is the cost of doubling farmers’ income by 2022?

The farmers have to make an investment of Rs 463 billion in the next five years

COVID-19: Indian household debt increased by 5% in FY20

Household debt in FY21 increases to 37.3% of GDP from 32.5 per cent in FY20  

Infographic: 29 farmers, farm labourers die by suicide daily

Over 5,500 farmers, 5,000 labourers died in 2020

Gender decides how healthcare expenditure is financed in India

Females are always at a more disadvantaged position in terms of healthcare financing, according to our analysis

For more skin in the game

With RBI and the Supreme Court calling for action against powerful debtors, state-owned banks have been put on notice

Making Energy Efficiency Bankable in India

Sustainable Finance Project Officer

Leg up for green bonds amid record sustainable debt in 2020

Sustainable debt worth $732 billion issued globally; $305 billion of that in green bonds

Demonetisation 2.0: cash crunch hits farmers, again

More than creating financial crunch for upcoming sowing season, cash crunch is impacting the prices at which farmers are selling their produce

Dangerous funds

Easy World Bank loans on mining and power projects can harm biodiversity

National Handloom Day: 98% funds allocated by Centre used in 3 years

0.1 million weavers taken on board on government portal to enable weavers to market and sell produce; Union govt plans to introduce new schemes

Crop risks, environmental damages, hunger and the 2020 farm laws

Improved access to new markets, better yields and higher income need to safeguard environmental sustainability and farmers’ indebtedness

The wise debate

As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious

Chhattisgarh assembly election results: Broken promises cost Raman Singh dear

The BJP CM went back on his 2013 campaign promise to raise paddy price

Farmer suicides increase for every 1°C rise in temperature during growing season: study

Temperature and precipitation deviations during the growing season have a distinct impact on suicide rates in the country

Despite farmer marches, Centre plans no debt waiver

Such waivers may impact the credit culture of a State, says junior argiculture minister Parshottam Rupala 

New MSP: Govt fails to meet Swaminathan standards, yet again

While the Modi cabinet claims that land rent is included, calculations suggest otherwise

NPAs in power sector: Banks looking at bad loans worth Rs 1.75 lakh crore

As many as 34 private power plants with a combined capacity of slightly over 40,000 MW have become stressed assets

Ensure no coercive action taken against defaulting farmers: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu

Petitioners argued that rise in suicide cases was due to punitive action taken by bank officias against drought-hit farmers who are not able to …

NPAs at Indian banks may rise to 8.6% of loans by March: RBI

NPAs had jumped to 7.6% in March 2016 from 5.1 per cent six months ago. This is because top borrowers are accounting for more and more bad loans.

Delhi farmers’ protests: Talks prove inconclusive; next meeting January 8

Centre reiterates intention to have discussions clause by clause but farmer leaders refuse, leading to rescheduling

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

What to expect before Modi’s 'maha' deal for farmers

With just four months left for general elections, the Centre's package for farmers, even if cleared, will be partially implemented and left for …

Meagre payments, reluctant states mar Modi’s flagship crop insurance scheme

10 million farmers have dropped out of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in just a year

Odisha’s deadly farmlands: Another farmer commits suicides due to crop loss

Between 2001 and 2010, over 2,600 farmers committed suicide in Odisha and this year, drought has already broken their economic backbone

As told to Parliament (March 15, 2022): No proposal being considered by Centre to waive farmer loans

All that was discussed in the House through the day