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Sonalika Tractors Record Highest Ever Q1 Growth Selling 39,274 Units
The company said that despite unprecedented heat wave affecting crop production across the country, the MSP uptick from government side facilitated healthy rural cash flow, thereby driving tractor overall demand in Q1 FY23.
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No Buyers, Punjab Farmer Sets On Fire Sugarcane Crop Worth Rs 5 Lakh
A farmer in Punjab has set his vast sugarcane field on fire after he could not take the cash crop to a processing mill due to restrictions amid the coronavirus lockdown. The farmer, Jagtar Singh, said he somehow managed to sell a few bundles of sugarcane to small juice-sellers, but they too started disappearing in the last three months after they l...
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"Bribe For Votes": Chidambaram Attacks PM's Mega Farmer Income Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega scheme for farmers that will be rolled out today was equated to ''bribe for votes'' by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. Mr Chidambaram's attack came hours before PM Modi launches the Rs. 75,000 crore scheme in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur by transferring the first instalment of Rs. 2,000 each to over one crore ...
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Cash Handout To Farmers Among 3 Options For PM Before 2019 Polls: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and shore up popular support ahead of next year's general election.
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As Empty ATMs Reported, RBI Says Shortage Due To Logistical Reasons: 10 Points
In response to reports that ATMs in several states are running dry, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today conceded a "temporary shortage in some areas" and said it was being "tackled quickly". The Reserve Bank of India said the shortage may be felt in some pockets due to logistical issues and clarified that there is sufficient cash in RBI vaults. Com...
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Himachal Wants Rs 1,000 Crores For Japan-Funded Farm Project
Himachal Pradesh, country's off-season cash crops bowl, has sought additional funds of Rs 1,000 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for extending a crop diversification project, an official said on Friday.
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Farmers In Odisha Revive Barter Of Labour Practice After Notes Ban
With the harvesting of paddy crop drawing near, the age old practice of 'Badalia', a system of exchanging labour services prevalent in coastal districts, is showing signs of revival in some pockets of Odisha.
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21,000-Crore Move By Government To Help Farmers Hit By Notes Ban
The government has provided a credit line of 21,000 crores to support millions of farmers who have been left short of cash to buy seeds and fertilisers for their winter crops after its decision to cancel 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes.
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The Diary Of A Farmer Who Walked 70 Km To End Up With A 2000-Rupee Note
At 7am, Bihari Das is usually at work on the farm he owns in Bundelkhand in Central Uttar Pradesh. This morning, he headed in the opposite direction.
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'Come See Our Villages, Then You Will Know': Angry Farmers On Notes Ban
By 9 am, the line outside a bank in Bundelkhand in central Uttar Pradesh is staggering. Bihari Das is exhausted. He walked ten kilometres to get to this bank - for the fourth day in a row. "It's incredibly frustrating for me. I can't afford to do this each day, but I have to," said the 65-year-old farmer. Each time he has made his exacting journey...
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Notes Exchange Limited To Rs 2,000 Starting Today: 10 Big Developments
The government on Thursday announced new measures to help farmers and families planning weddings withdraw more money from banks amid a massive cash crunch after the sudden ban on high value currency last week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed cash availability and the steps taken to ease hardship in a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jai...
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Weather-Weary Farmers Resort To New Cash Crop: Blood
Karna, a farmer from Badgaon village in Uttar Pradesh, has few options but to sell his blood for money, after persistent drought left him unable to live off his land.
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Food Tech Startups Raking in Cash: Survey
The segments attracting dollars include "precision agriculture," which allows farms to analyse and maximise crop yields.
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ATMs raise Bitcoin profile, concerns
Even if you aren't sure what a Bitcoin is, you may soon find them at a nearby machine. The first Bitcoin ATMs are cropping up in North America, enabling consumers to swap cash for units of the crypto-currency, or cash in their Bitcoins. ATMs are coming in Europe and Asia as well.
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Defeated by rain, Andhra Pradesh farmers put their kidneys up for sale
Appa Rao, defeated year after year by the rains, had nothing left that he could sell. The 30-year-old former farmer from the Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh lifts his red-checked shirt to show the long, thin scar on his abdomen, a signpost for the kidney he sold a year ago.
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Sonalika Tractors Record Highest Ever Q1 Growth Selling 39,274 Units
The company said that despite unprecedented heat wave affecting crop production across the country, the MSP uptick from government side facilitated healthy rural cash flow, thereby driving tractor overall demand in Q1 FY23.
-
No Buyers, Punjab Farmer Sets On Fire Sugarcane Crop Worth Rs 5 Lakh
A farmer in Punjab has set his vast sugarcane field on fire after he could not take the cash crop to a processing mill due to restrictions amid the coronavirus lockdown. The farmer, Jagtar Singh, said he somehow managed to sell a few bundles of sugarcane to small juice-sellers, but they too started disappearing in the last three months after they l...
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"Bribe For Votes": Chidambaram Attacks PM's Mega Farmer Income Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega scheme for farmers that will be rolled out today was equated to ''bribe for votes'' by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. Mr Chidambaram's attack came hours before PM Modi launches the Rs. 75,000 crore scheme in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur by transferring the first instalment of Rs. 2,000 each to over one crore ...
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Cash Handout To Farmers Among 3 Options For PM Before 2019 Polls: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and shore up popular support ahead of next year's general election.
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As Empty ATMs Reported, RBI Says Shortage Due To Logistical Reasons: 10 Points
In response to reports that ATMs in several states are running dry, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today conceded a "temporary shortage in some areas" and said it was being "tackled quickly". The Reserve Bank of India said the shortage may be felt in some pockets due to logistical issues and clarified that there is sufficient cash in RBI vaults. Com...
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Himachal Wants Rs 1,000 Crores For Japan-Funded Farm Project
Himachal Pradesh, country's off-season cash crops bowl, has sought additional funds of Rs 1,000 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for extending a crop diversification project, an official said on Friday.
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Farmers In Odisha Revive Barter Of Labour Practice After Notes Ban
With the harvesting of paddy crop drawing near, the age old practice of 'Badalia', a system of exchanging labour services prevalent in coastal districts, is showing signs of revival in some pockets of Odisha.
-
21,000-Crore Move By Government To Help Farmers Hit By Notes Ban
The government has provided a credit line of 21,000 crores to support millions of farmers who have been left short of cash to buy seeds and fertilisers for their winter crops after its decision to cancel 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes.
-
The Diary Of A Farmer Who Walked 70 Km To End Up With A 2000-Rupee Note
At 7am, Bihari Das is usually at work on the farm he owns in Bundelkhand in Central Uttar Pradesh. This morning, he headed in the opposite direction.
-
'Come See Our Villages, Then You Will Know': Angry Farmers On Notes Ban
By 9 am, the line outside a bank in Bundelkhand in central Uttar Pradesh is staggering. Bihari Das is exhausted. He walked ten kilometres to get to this bank - for the fourth day in a row. "It's incredibly frustrating for me. I can't afford to do this each day, but I have to," said the 65-year-old farmer. Each time he has made his exacting journey...
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Notes Exchange Limited To Rs 2,000 Starting Today: 10 Big Developments
The government on Thursday announced new measures to help farmers and families planning weddings withdraw more money from banks amid a massive cash crunch after the sudden ban on high value currency last week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed cash availability and the steps taken to ease hardship in a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jai...
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Weather-Weary Farmers Resort To New Cash Crop: Blood
Karna, a farmer from Badgaon village in Uttar Pradesh, has few options but to sell his blood for money, after persistent drought left him unable to live off his land.
-
Food Tech Startups Raking in Cash: Survey
The segments attracting dollars include "precision agriculture," which allows farms to analyse and maximise crop yields.
-
ATMs raise Bitcoin profile, concerns
Even if you aren't sure what a Bitcoin is, you may soon find them at a nearby machine. The first Bitcoin ATMs are cropping up in North America, enabling consumers to swap cash for units of the crypto-currency, or cash in their Bitcoins. ATMs are coming in Europe and Asia as well.
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Defeated by rain, Andhra Pradesh farmers put their kidneys up for sale
Appa Rao, defeated year after year by the rains, had nothing left that he could sell. The 30-year-old former farmer from the Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh lifts his red-checked shirt to show the long, thin scar on his abdomen, a signpost for the kidney he sold a year ago.
