farmers
- Telangana
Announce Telangana-like loan waiver for Maha farmers: Patole
Mumbai: The Congress in Maharashtra on Wednesday demanded that the Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP government announce a blanket loan waiver for farmers on the lines of Telangana and promised such a measure if the…
- India
Farmers to burn BJP’s effigies on Aug 1, hold tractor marches across country on Aug 15
New Delhi: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha on Monday said they will burn effigies of the BJP on August 1 and hold tractor marches across the country on August…
- Telangana
Lakhs will be left out of crop loan waiver if GO 567 guidelines not amended: Tammineni
Hyderabad: Demanding the state government to amend the guidelines in GO No 567 issued for crop loan waiver scheme, and to extend the scheme to cover all the farmers who have debt…
- India
TN farmers, Left parties stage protest demanding release of Cauvery water
Tiruvarur: Scores of farmers besides members of the Left parties staged a rail-roko agitation at Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvarur district on Tuesday demanding that neighbouring Karnataka release Cauvery water and help…
- India
Mann urges Punjab farmers to plant saplings in fields to increase green cover
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the state’s farmers to plant at least four saplings in their fields to enhance Punjab’s green cover. He made the appeal during a meeting…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Farmers’ delegation meets Guv, demands probe into MUDA land scam
Bengaluru: A delegation of State Farmer Organisations Federation and State Sugarcane Growers Association met Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on Saturday and submitted a memorandum demanding a probe into the MUDA land…
- Business
Govt buys 266L tonnes of wheat at MSP; Rs 61L crore credited to farmers’ accounts
New Delhi: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has successfully procured 266 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season 2024-25, surpassing last year’s figure of 262 lakh metric…
- India
80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
- Mumbai
Congress demands loan waiver for farmers in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Congress on Monday, June 24, threatened to launch protests if the milk procurement price in Maharashtra is not hiked and demanded a loan waiver for farmers, indicating the issues lined…
- India
Cabinet approves MSP for 14 Kharif crops, farmers to get Rs 35K crore more
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday announced minimum support price (MSP) for 14 Kharif season crops including paddy, ragi, bajra, jowar, maize and cotton which will have a financial implication of…
- India
Not some ‘prasad’ for farmers, but their legitimate right: Congress on PM-KISAN
New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the “recycling” of the headlines before the release of the 17th installment of PM-KISAN, saying it is not…