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Rahul Gandhi Meets Farmers On India-US Deal. "Stage-Managed," Says BJP
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met farmers at his parliament office and listened to their concerns over the India and US framework trade deal. Taking note of the meeting, the BJP called the meeting "stage-managed", "artificial" and "baseless".
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Explained: The Benefits For Indian Farmers From Free Trade Pact With UK
Indian farmers, who constitute nearly 44 per cent of the country's population, are poised to be the biggest winners of the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom, signed in London on Thursday.
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How Indian Farmers Are Biggest Gainers In India-UK Trade Deal
Indian farmers, who constitute nearly 44 per cent of the country's population, are poised to be the biggest winners of the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom, signed in London on Thursday.
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"Act Of Barbarity": Indian Worker Left To Die After Farm Accident In Italy
An Indian farm labourer working in Italy died Wednesday after being left by the road following an accident that severed his arm, a minister said, condemning an "act of barbarity".
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"Powerful Moment": Satya Nadella Reveals How GPT-3.5 Helped An Indian Farmer
Mr Nadella shared that the farmer was trying to access some government programme.
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Despite Fertilizer Price Rise Globally, India Protected Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid shooting global prices of fertilizers, India protected its farmers by providing its farmers with additional subsidies to ensure that they were not overburdened, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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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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No Labour Amid Covid, Indian Farmers Use Machines In "Watershed Moment"
India is the world's biggest exporter of rice and the world's second-biggest producer after China. Across the country's grain bowl states of Haryana and neighbouring Punjab, thousands of farmers have been forced by the coronavirus to mechanise planting.
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In Lockdown, Indian Farmers Feed Broccoli, Strawberries To Cattle
As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are struggling to transport and sell in cities amid the three-week lockdown. Demand for such premium farm produce typically jumps in the summer, but with India's farm supply chain ...
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Government To Spend Rs 25 Lakh Crore To Boost Rural Economy: President Ram Nath Kovind
The government has provided over Rs 43,000 crore to more than eight crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme and will spend Rs 25 lakh crore in coming years to boost the rural economy, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday.
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Modi Government's Own Data Exposes Farmers' Horrific Plight
The Modi Government's critics have long been saying that India's farmers are in trouble. Now, its own data shows that the critics were right all this time. GDP numbers for the second quarter of this fiscal, released last week, reveal how badly Indian agriculture is doing.
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President Kovind Says Indian Farmer "Remarkably Adaptable" To Innovation
President Ram Nath Kovind praised farmers on Saturday, saying they have proven to be "remarkably adaptable" to innovation and bold in taking risk, which has helped India become an exporter of key agricultural and allied products.
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Part-Time Jobs Could Fix India's Farming Crisis, Say Experts
As farmers in India struggle with dwindling incomes and soaring costs, with huge debts triggering a wave of suicides, experts said one solution may be to only work part-time on the land.
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As Hurricanes Hit US, An Unexpected Business Windfall For India
The world's top cotton buyers, all in Asia, are flocking to India to secure supplies after fierce storms in the United States, the biggest exporter of the fibre, affected the size and quality of the crop, dealers said.
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In Cash Starved Rural Telangana, Farmers Desperate For 'Change'
A week after the notes ban, rural India, a cash-driven economy now starved of cash, is struggling - for seeds to sow, labourers to pay, food to buy and even a cup of tea. After three years of drought, farmers had been looking forward to a good rabi season. The rains have been plentiful, but with no usable money in hand, they are desperate.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Farmers On India-US Deal. "Stage-Managed," Says BJP
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met farmers at his parliament office and listened to their concerns over the India and US framework trade deal. Taking note of the meeting, the BJP called the meeting "stage-managed", "artificial" and "baseless".
-
Explained: The Benefits For Indian Farmers From Free Trade Pact With UK
Indian farmers, who constitute nearly 44 per cent of the country's population, are poised to be the biggest winners of the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom, signed in London on Thursday.
-
How Indian Farmers Are Biggest Gainers In India-UK Trade Deal
Indian farmers, who constitute nearly 44 per cent of the country's population, are poised to be the biggest winners of the free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom, signed in London on Thursday.
-
"Act Of Barbarity": Indian Worker Left To Die After Farm Accident In Italy
An Indian farm labourer working in Italy died Wednesday after being left by the road following an accident that severed his arm, a minister said, condemning an "act of barbarity".
-
"Powerful Moment": Satya Nadella Reveals How GPT-3.5 Helped An Indian Farmer
Mr Nadella shared that the farmer was trying to access some government programme.
-
Despite Fertilizer Price Rise Globally, India Protected Farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid shooting global prices of fertilizers, India protected its farmers by providing its farmers with additional subsidies to ensure that they were not overburdened, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
-
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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No Labour Amid Covid, Indian Farmers Use Machines In "Watershed Moment"
India is the world's biggest exporter of rice and the world's second-biggest producer after China. Across the country's grain bowl states of Haryana and neighbouring Punjab, thousands of farmers have been forced by the coronavirus to mechanise planting.
-
In Lockdown, Indian Farmers Feed Broccoli, Strawberries To Cattle
As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are struggling to transport and sell in cities amid the three-week lockdown. Demand for such premium farm produce typically jumps in the summer, but with India's farm supply chain ...
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Government To Spend Rs 25 Lakh Crore To Boost Rural Economy: President Ram Nath Kovind
The government has provided over Rs 43,000 crore to more than eight crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme and will spend Rs 25 lakh crore in coming years to boost the rural economy, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday.
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Modi Government's Own Data Exposes Farmers' Horrific Plight
The Modi Government's critics have long been saying that India's farmers are in trouble. Now, its own data shows that the critics were right all this time. GDP numbers for the second quarter of this fiscal, released last week, reveal how badly Indian agriculture is doing.
-
President Kovind Says Indian Farmer "Remarkably Adaptable" To Innovation
President Ram Nath Kovind praised farmers on Saturday, saying they have proven to be "remarkably adaptable" to innovation and bold in taking risk, which has helped India become an exporter of key agricultural and allied products.
-
Part-Time Jobs Could Fix India's Farming Crisis, Say Experts
As farmers in India struggle with dwindling incomes and soaring costs, with huge debts triggering a wave of suicides, experts said one solution may be to only work part-time on the land.
-
As Hurricanes Hit US, An Unexpected Business Windfall For India
The world's top cotton buyers, all in Asia, are flocking to India to secure supplies after fierce storms in the United States, the biggest exporter of the fibre, affected the size and quality of the crop, dealers said.
-
In Cash Starved Rural Telangana, Farmers Desperate For 'Change'
A week after the notes ban, rural India, a cash-driven economy now starved of cash, is struggling - for seeds to sow, labourers to pay, food to buy and even a cup of tea. After three years of drought, farmers had been looking forward to a good rabi season. The rains have been plentiful, but with no usable money in hand, they are desperate.
