farmers
- India
Pawar slams PM Modi’s assurance of doubling farmers’ income
Solapur: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his assurance of doubling the income of farmers, claiming the BJP rule had, in fact,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM directs officials to ensure no scarcity of seeds for farmers
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed officials to ensure that there is no scarcity of seeds for farmers. In the wake of heavy rains in July, the…
- India
INDIA bloc will pull farmers out of debt trap: Rahul
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that the INDIA bloc would pull farmers out of the debt trap by providing them with the “weapon”…
- Middle East
Israel providing aid for farms damaged by the war
Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security published an outline for the rehabilitation of agricultural land following the damage of the “Iron Swords” war against Hamas rebels in Gaza. According to the…
- 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
Rahul Gandhi to meet delegation of seven farmer leaders today
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet the delegation of seven farmer leaders on Wednesday, sources said. The meeting will be held at around…
- 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
Crop loan waiver: Rs 7,000 cr to be deposited in Telangana farmers’ accounts on Thursday
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the crop loan waiver for loans amounting to Rs 2 lakh in three phases by August, and that Rs 7,000 crore will be…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to begin crop loan waiver up to Rs 1 lakh on July 18
Hyderabad: In a good news for farmers who have been waiting for their crop loans to be waived off, the State government will start disbursing amount in the loan accounts of farmers…
- 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…
- Telangana
Telangana govt issues guidelines for implementation of crop loan waiver
Hyderabad: The agriculture and cooperation department has released the guidelines for Rs 2 lakh crop loan waiver being implemented by the State government on Monday. Loans obtained by the farmers on or…
- 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…
