As told to Parliament (February 9, 2022): Chapters on agriculture added to NCERT curriculum
All that was discussed in the House through the 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 day, 28 people dependent on farming die by suicide in India
People in the farm sector accounted for 7.4 per cent of the total suicides in India, according to the latest NCRB report
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
Modi sedates the farmer
The BJP is repackaging old schemes and offering cosmetic changes to the agrarian policy
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 …
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
What monsoon holds for India in 2015
From forecasts over El Niño to fears of economic loss, many predictions in the last week have raised eyebrows
Farmers propose Bills on loan waiver, fair prices in their own 'parliament'
More than 180 farmer organisations from across the country proposed Bills related to debt waiver and fair crop prices in a mock parliament
Why we need to study day-to-day weather
While the link between summer monsoon and agriculture has been thoroughly researched, there is absence of deliberation over the impact of rains …
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
Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt
Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme
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