Farmer

Cabinet Gives Nod For Formation Of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 19, 2020

The move was taken as small and marginal farmers do not have economic strength to apply production technology, services and marketing.

UP Farmer Leader Charged For Damaging School Property In Ferozabad

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 17, 2020

A Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU- Bhanu group) leader along with his men have been charged for allegedly driving into a private primary school in a convoy of 15 SUVs, firing shots and vandalising property while nearly 300 students were in the premises.

"Let Him Hit The Streets": Kamal Nath's Retort After Jyotiraditya Scindia Threat

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday February 15, 2020

Responding to party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia's warning of hitting the streets if the Madhya Pradesh government fails to fulfil its poll promises including loan waivers for farmers and permanent jobs for school teachers, state Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said that Mr Scindia was "free to do it".

Centre Closely Monitoring Agriculture Credit Given By Banks: Finance Minister

Business | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 15, 2020

The government in Budget 2020-21 has raised the farm loan disbursal target by 11 per cent to Rs 15 lakh crore for the next fiscal and allocated Rs 1.6 lakh crore to implement various plans in agriculture and allied sectors as it chases the goal of doubling farmers' income by 2022.

Punjab Farmer Arrested For Burning Crop Waste Let Off After "Promise"

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A Punjab court has let off a farmer found guilty of stubble burning, a practice said to be responsible for the increasing air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas, after extracting a promise that he will desist from doing so in the future.

Delhi's Shaheen Bagh Inspires Anti-CAA Protests In Punjab

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Inspired by the people of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh - who have become the face of the resistance to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) - students, farmers' unions and left-wing organisations in Punjab staged protests against the controversial law which has faced agitations across the country for over two months.

Cabinet Approves Two New Bills For Farmers, Ports: Prakash Javadekar

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for the Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 which will protect the interests of farmers against spurious pesticides, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a press briefing.

1 Dead As 6 Farmers Attacked Over Child Lifting Rumours In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday February 5, 2020

One farmer has died and five others have been hospitalized - four of them are critical - after they were attacked by hundreds of villagers on the suspicion of being child-lifters in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Wednesday afternoon.

Over 5 Crore Farmers Yet To Get Full Amount Under PM-Kisan Scheme: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 5, 2020

Over five crore farmers were yet to get the third installment of money under the Centre's ambitious PM-Kisan scheme, aimed at providing direct support of Rs 6,000 annually to them, according to the latest Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare data.

IIT Guwahati Professor Arupjyoti Saikia Questioned In Maoism Case For Second Day

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Monday February 3, 2020

IIT Guwahati professor Arupjyoti Saikia was questioned for the second day by the National Investigation Agency today in connection with a case against farmers' rights activist Akhilesh Gogoi and his aides, who have spent over a month in prison on charges of helping Maoists set up a base in Assam under the cover of protests against the Citizenship A...

Opinion: Budget Focusses On Boosting Farmers' Income

Business | Shripad Jadhav | Saturday February 1, 2020

Overall, the Union Budget has made positive announcements for the agriculture sector. However, what remains to be seen is that all these measures get implemented seamlessly at the ground level.

Budget 2020: Rs 15 Lakh Crore Credit Target For Farmers During 2020-21 Fiscal

India News | ANI | Saturday February 1, 2020

The Central government has set to disburse Rs 15 lakh crore among farmers as credit during the year 2020-21, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today while presenting the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha.

Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Krishi Udan Scheme To Give Farmers Wings

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday February 1, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Union Budget 2020 announcements, introduced the "Krishi UDAN Yojana", meant to benefit farmers from the northeast and those in tribal districts.

In Budget, Mega 16-Point Action Plan For Farmers

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday February 1, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget, laid out 16 action points to revive the 's struggling agriculture sector and said a provision of Rs 2.83 lakh crore had been set aside for the agriculture and rural sector and allied activities

Budget 2020: Government Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 1, 2020

"Under Aspirational India programme, the first point is agriculture, irrigation and rural development. We are committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022," Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech in Lok Sabha.