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Over 51,000 Farmers Get 21 Crore Drought Assistance In Maharashtra
More than 51,000 farmers in Palghar district of Maharashtra have been provided drought assistance worth Rs 21.09 crore, an official said on Monday.
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Small Successes Are Helping Turn Parched Beed Drought-Resilient
Gaal Mukta Dharan, Gaal Yukta Shivar scheme aims to ensure there is enough water for irrigation even if monsoon rains are uneven.
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Post Holy Dip, PM Modi Washes Feet of Sanitation Workers at Kumbh
PM Narendra Modi launches the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) in Gorakhpur in U.P.
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Families Separated By The Search For Fodder
An early drought in Maharashtra has dried up farm work and cattle feed, forcing people to take their animals to a cattle camp.
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Voters Offer Not Just Bouquets, But Brickbats Too, For Slaying Inflation
Alongside inflation, corruption is the other big incumbent killer, though it works in strange ways, writes Ruchir Sharma.
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Farm Sector Requires More Than Just Money From Budget 2019, Say Experts
There are a few larger problems that the budget must address to mitigate the agricultural crisis -- and win over farmers.
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Centre Has No Farmer Suicide Data Since 2016, Minister Told Parliament
The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.
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BJP Lost Polls As It Failed To Address Farm Distress, Says Yogendra Yadav
The BJP, after losing three polls in the heartland, will look to turn the tide ahead of 2019 elections, said Yogendra Yadav.
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Jharkhand Government Manipulates New Law To Take Over Fertile Land For Adani Group
Witnessing the destruction, women farmers fell at the feet of Adani’s personnel, pleading with them to spare their land.
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‘Remove Modi, Scare Rahul’: Why Farmers Are Marching Again
All farmers have lost something. The rich have lost wealth, the poor are on the brink of survival.
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In Maharashtra, Opposition Questions 'Loan Waiver' Given To Minister
While Maharashtra has made headlines in recent times for its farmers having to go to unprecedented lengths to seek loan waivers from the government, it seems to be a different story for ministers. The opposition has alleged that Maharashtra's Labour Welfare Minister Sambhaji Nilangekar Patil has managed to get relief from a bank that essentially am...
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Farmers Call Off Protest as Maha Govt Vows to Meet Land Demands
Mumbai braces itself as over 30,000 farmers are set to reach the city on Monday to ‘gherao’ the Assembly.
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What Ails India’s Rural Economy? Identifying The Problem Before The Fix.
The verdict of the Gujarat elections may force a focus on the rural economy but the solutions may not be obvious.
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What Gujarat Is Telling India
Clean of the ricocheting claims and rhetoric, what do the results from Gujarat tell India?
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Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers' Rally In Rajasthan's Banswara Tomorrow
Seeking to corner the BJP over the agrarian crisis in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address a farmers' rally at Banswara in the state tomorrow.
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Over 51,000 Farmers Get 21 Crore Drought Assistance In Maharashtra
More than 51,000 farmers in Palghar district of Maharashtra have been provided drought assistance worth Rs 21.09 crore, an official said on Monday.
-
Small Successes Are Helping Turn Parched Beed Drought-Resilient
Gaal Mukta Dharan, Gaal Yukta Shivar scheme aims to ensure there is enough water for irrigation even if monsoon rains are uneven.
-
Post Holy Dip, PM Modi Washes Feet of Sanitation Workers at Kumbh
PM Narendra Modi launches the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) in Gorakhpur in U.P.
-
Families Separated By The Search For Fodder
An early drought in Maharashtra has dried up farm work and cattle feed, forcing people to take their animals to a cattle camp.
-
Voters Offer Not Just Bouquets, But Brickbats Too, For Slaying Inflation
Alongside inflation, corruption is the other big incumbent killer, though it works in strange ways, writes Ruchir Sharma.
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Farm Sector Requires More Than Just Money From Budget 2019, Say Experts
There are a few larger problems that the budget must address to mitigate the agricultural crisis -- and win over farmers.
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Centre Has No Farmer Suicide Data Since 2016, Minister Told Parliament
The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.
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BJP Lost Polls As It Failed To Address Farm Distress, Says Yogendra Yadav
The BJP, after losing three polls in the heartland, will look to turn the tide ahead of 2019 elections, said Yogendra Yadav.
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Jharkhand Government Manipulates New Law To Take Over Fertile Land For Adani Group
Witnessing the destruction, women farmers fell at the feet of Adani’s personnel, pleading with them to spare their land.
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‘Remove Modi, Scare Rahul’: Why Farmers Are Marching Again
All farmers have lost something. The rich have lost wealth, the poor are on the brink of survival.
-
In Maharashtra, Opposition Questions 'Loan Waiver' Given To Minister
While Maharashtra has made headlines in recent times for its farmers having to go to unprecedented lengths to seek loan waivers from the government, it seems to be a different story for ministers. The opposition has alleged that Maharashtra's Labour Welfare Minister Sambhaji Nilangekar Patil has managed to get relief from a bank that essentially am...
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Farmers Call Off Protest as Maha Govt Vows to Meet Land Demands
Mumbai braces itself as over 30,000 farmers are set to reach the city on Monday to ‘gherao’ the Assembly.
-
What Ails India’s Rural Economy? Identifying The Problem Before The Fix.
The verdict of the Gujarat elections may force a focus on the rural economy but the solutions may not be obvious.
-
What Gujarat Is Telling India
Clean of the ricocheting claims and rhetoric, what do the results from Gujarat tell India?
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Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers' Rally In Rajasthan's Banswara Tomorrow
Seeking to corner the BJP over the agrarian crisis in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address a farmers' rally at Banswara in the state tomorrow.
