Agriculture Loans

Banking on India: Shell-shocked and penniless; the travails of farming the Pakistan border

India and Pakistan's inability to maintain peace along their disputed border has wreaked havoc on the livelihoods of villagers living along the border.

Farm loan waiver: Why government should think beyond freebies to help poor farmers

Poverty in India has become intrinsically linked with the overdependence of the majority on agriculture

Maharashtra clamp down: Govts should remember public banks are not milch cows

According to the report, banks disbursed Rs 1,036 crore loans in Amaravati as against the target of Rs 1,695 crore.

Farm lending in India is a puzzle; FM must solve it before giving targets for banks

The only option is to plug the leakages in the credit disbursal system to ensure that the loans reach the intended beneficiary

RBI's Raghuram Rajan says debt waivers ineffective, constrains credit flow

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments have declared loan waivers for the farmers hit by cyclone Phailin last year