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He Lost His Crop, Got Rs 13 From Insurance
When his crop failed for the third straight year, Jalam Singh Malviya, a 44-year-old farmer in Madhya Pradesh, expected his insurance to come to the rescue. But all he got was Rs 13.
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32 Per Cent Deficit in Monsoon, Bihar Faces Drought-Like Situation
Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.
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Rajasthan Government Says Not All Farmer Suicides are Due to Crop Loss; Opposition Disagrees
Even as concerns rise about whether Rajasthan, that never reported suicides by farmers despite four years of drought, is turning into a state of farmer suicides, the state government is in damage control mode saying that the agricultural crisis isn't necessarily responsible for 11 farmers killing themselves in the last 45 days.
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The Invisible Casualties of India's Agrarian Crisis
Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in March have brought Uttar Pradesh to the brink of an agrarian crisis, affecting 25 of the state's 80 districts. Crop losses have dealt a particularly severe blow to landless farmers, who are emerging the invisible casualties of the agrarian crisis.
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He Lost His Crop, Got Rs 13 From Insurance
When his crop failed for the third straight year, Jalam Singh Malviya, a 44-year-old farmer in Madhya Pradesh, expected his insurance to come to the rescue. But all he got was Rs 13.
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32 Per Cent Deficit in Monsoon, Bihar Faces Drought-Like Situation
Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.
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Rajasthan Government Says Not All Farmer Suicides are Due to Crop Loss; Opposition Disagrees
Even as concerns rise about whether Rajasthan, that never reported suicides by farmers despite four years of drought, is turning into a state of farmer suicides, the state government is in damage control mode saying that the agricultural crisis isn't necessarily responsible for 11 farmers killing themselves in the last 45 days.
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The Invisible Casualties of India's Agrarian Crisis
Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in March have brought Uttar Pradesh to the brink of an agrarian crisis, affecting 25 of the state's 80 districts. Crop losses have dealt a particularly severe blow to landless farmers, who are emerging the invisible casualties of the agrarian crisis.
