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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Man Arrested For Killing Woman To Pay Off Betting Debt In Maharashtra: Cops
A 28-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his drug dealer and his sons over some issue here, police said on Saturday.
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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"Not Possible To Implement 1982 Pension Scheme": Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra has a debt of Rs 6.5 lakh crore and the reintroduction of the Old Pension Scheme will entail an additional burden of Rs 1.10 lakh crore per year, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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9 Members Of Family Die By Suicide Over Debt: Maharashtra Police
Nine members of a family of two brothers were found dead in Maharashtra's Sangli district on Monday. Police suspect a case of suicide and according to preliminary probe, the family was in serious debt.
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Farmers Driven To Debt As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertilizer as the monsoon sowing season approached.
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Maharashtra Government Announces Sops For Farmers In Maiden Budget
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announce done-time settlement scheme for farmers whose debt is more than Rs 2 lakh in the state budget for 2020-21.
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Farm Loan Waiver Decision At A Time When Nation Is "Burning": Shiv Sena
Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for announcing loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.
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Reviewing If Bullet Train Project Can Be Deferred: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil on Tuesday said the state government was trying to ascertain if projects like bullet train could be deferred in view the "Rs 4.71 lakh crore debt" on the state.
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Maharashtra Was Put Under Rs 6.71 Lakh Crore Debt: New Cabinet Minister
The previous Devendra Fadnavis-led government has put Maharashtra under a massive financial burden of "Rs 6.71 lakh crore", Cabinet minister Nitin Raut said today, but assured the new Shiv Sena-headed administration will fulfil all promises made to farmers.
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"Make Me Chief Minister Till BJP-Sena Resolve Issues": Farmer To Governor
A farmer from Beed district in Maharashtra has offered to do what neither the Shiv Sena nor the BJP have been able to despite lakhs of farmers struggling to deal with mounting debts and crops destroyed by floods - name a Chief Minister.
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Kenyan Lawmaker Returns To India After 22 Years To Repay Rs 200 Debt
A Member of Parliament (MP) from Kenya travelled all the way to Maharashtra's Aurangabad city just to repay a debt of Rs 200 he had taken from a grocer 22 years ago.
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General Election 2019: Just Married When Her Husband Drank Pesticide. She's Running For MP
When Vaishali Yede was newly married, her husband walked into these fields one October afternoon and drank pesticide. The crop was poor, and he had debts he could not repay. He became one of tens of thousands of farmers to die by suicide in India over the past decade, a grim trend that shows no signs of abating.
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Maharashtra Farmer Under Rs 27 Lakh Debt Allegedly Commits Suicide
A farmer who was under a debt of Rs 27 lakh died after allegedly consuming poison on November 11, the Nashik police said today.
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639 Farmers Ended Lives In 3 Months In Maharashtra: State Government
In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt and inability to repay bank loans, the state government has said.
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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
-
Man Arrested For Killing Woman To Pay Off Betting Debt In Maharashtra: Cops
A 28-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his drug dealer and his sons over some issue here, police said on Saturday.
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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"Not Possible To Implement 1982 Pension Scheme": Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra has a debt of Rs 6.5 lakh crore and the reintroduction of the Old Pension Scheme will entail an additional burden of Rs 1.10 lakh crore per year, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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9 Members Of Family Die By Suicide Over Debt: Maharashtra Police
Nine members of a family of two brothers were found dead in Maharashtra's Sangli district on Monday. Police suspect a case of suicide and according to preliminary probe, the family was in serious debt.
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Farmers Driven To Debt As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertilizer as the monsoon sowing season approached.
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Maharashtra Government Announces Sops For Farmers In Maiden Budget
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announce done-time settlement scheme for farmers whose debt is more than Rs 2 lakh in the state budget for 2020-21.
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Farm Loan Waiver Decision At A Time When Nation Is "Burning": Shiv Sena
Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for announcing loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.
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Reviewing If Bullet Train Project Can Be Deferred: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil on Tuesday said the state government was trying to ascertain if projects like bullet train could be deferred in view the "Rs 4.71 lakh crore debt" on the state.
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Maharashtra Was Put Under Rs 6.71 Lakh Crore Debt: New Cabinet Minister
The previous Devendra Fadnavis-led government has put Maharashtra under a massive financial burden of "Rs 6.71 lakh crore", Cabinet minister Nitin Raut said today, but assured the new Shiv Sena-headed administration will fulfil all promises made to farmers.
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"Make Me Chief Minister Till BJP-Sena Resolve Issues": Farmer To Governor
A farmer from Beed district in Maharashtra has offered to do what neither the Shiv Sena nor the BJP have been able to despite lakhs of farmers struggling to deal with mounting debts and crops destroyed by floods - name a Chief Minister.
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Kenyan Lawmaker Returns To India After 22 Years To Repay Rs 200 Debt
A Member of Parliament (MP) from Kenya travelled all the way to Maharashtra's Aurangabad city just to repay a debt of Rs 200 he had taken from a grocer 22 years ago.
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General Election 2019: Just Married When Her Husband Drank Pesticide. She's Running For MP
When Vaishali Yede was newly married, her husband walked into these fields one October afternoon and drank pesticide. The crop was poor, and he had debts he could not repay. He became one of tens of thousands of farmers to die by suicide in India over the past decade, a grim trend that shows no signs of abating.
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Maharashtra Farmer Under Rs 27 Lakh Debt Allegedly Commits Suicide
A farmer who was under a debt of Rs 27 lakh died after allegedly consuming poison on November 11, the Nashik police said today.
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639 Farmers Ended Lives In 3 Months In Maharashtra: State Government
In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt and inability to repay bank loans, the state government has said.
