Farmers Distress

BJP leaders laud PM-KISAN scheme for acknowledging marginal farmers, Opposition leaders term it 'pure hoodwinking'

While Opposition leaders said that PM-KISAN is a "political stunt" which is not really helping the farmers, BJP leaders lauded the scheme as a "mark of commitment to farmers' welfare".

Narendra Modi to launch PM-KISAN scheme in Gorakhpur today; 'over one crore farmers' to benefit in first disbursement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will launch the Rs 75,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh,

Can't promise Rs 15 lakh, but can give my word for minimum income, says Rahul Gandhi in Odisha rally

Claiming that Patnaik is "remote-controlled" by the Centre, Rahul further said: "Naveen Patnaik obliges by what the prime minister asks him to do."

All India Kisan Sabha announces farmers' rally on 20 Feb to press for farm loan waiver, pension and MSP

The new long march also follows 208 organisations of farmers from parts of the country staging protest in Delhi in November, 2018, raising the demands.

Cabinet may announce relief package for farmers before interim budget; plan includes waiving premium for crop insurance

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh had recently indicated that the government would announce an agriculture package before the 2019-20 budget. The NDA government will present an interim budget on 1 February.

Farm distress: Govt mulls waiving interest on timely crop loan repayment as new year gift for farmers

To provide immediate relief, one of the proposals being studied is to waive 4 percent interest rate on farmers repaying farm loan promptly within the due date.

BS Yeddyurappa is Narendra Modi's gateway to Karnataka to 2019: A fall guy if things go south during Assembly polls

In BS Yeddyurappa, BJP has not only found a chief ministerial candidate who would clear the road for Narendra Modi in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but also a fall guy if things go south

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Jyotiraditya Scindia emerges as Congress' hope, as Shivraj misreads farmers' anger

The Kolaras and Mungaoli bypolls in Madhya Pradesh may have helped Congress find a young Turk in Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, who spearheaded the party’s election campaign against BJP

'Impact investment' key to resolving farmers' woes, may incentivise entrepreneurs' participation in agriculture

Impact investment in big and small enterprises will not only rescue agriculture but redefine it and ready it for the times ahead.

Uttar Pradesh: Twelve farmers injured in clash over stray cattle in Banda's Hamirpur district; eight arrested

Twelve farmers suffered injuries in a clash between two groups over chasing away stray cattle in neighbouring Hamirpur district and had to be hospitalised, police said on Saturday.