Farmers In India

Despite ban, Indian farmers plant HTBT cotton; experts blame nexus between politicians, agro firms behind availability of illegal seed

Cotton growers incurred hefty losses over the years as Monsanto’s pest-resistant varieties failed to meet its objectives, there is no clarity whether the HT cotton will benefit the farmers in long-run

Firstpost Editor's Picks: India-Pakistan tensions, Real Madrid out for revenge, loan waiver; today's must-read stories

So, for the most part, looking back over last week’s fast developing news, we don’t know so many things about the air strikes, much like the surgical strike in 2016. The first confusion was over where Balakot was located, since there are two places with that name — one along the Indian Line of Control.

Narendra Modi's popularity declines as number of stray cattle rises: Rural UP says will think twice before voting for BJP

While stray cattle ambling around towns and villages have always been a feature of life in rural India, farmers say their number has increased sharply in recent years to the extent that they have become a menace, and blame the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP-led government

BJP wants expansionary economic policy ahead of general election: Modi govt plans to keep fiscal deficit to 3.3%, say sources

Narendra Modi's BJP government at the Centre is in favour of an expansionary economic policy and does not consider the government’s plan to keep the fiscal deficit to 3.3 percent of GDP as “sacrosanct”.

Rajasthan takes MP, Chhattisgarh route on farm loan waiver: Ahead of 2019, states pile upon freebies; here's what's been promised so far

'Tis the season for sops. Or that's what it looks like in the run-up t0 the 2019 general elections

BJP govts announce sops in Assam, Gujarat: Has the season of freebies started ahead of 2019 elections?

BJP cannot deny that farmers issue and the agrarian distress will be the biggest poll issue that they will be fighting the 2019 Lok Sabha election on, and hence can't be left far behind.

Horticulturist Dnyaneshwar Bodke shares his ideas on sustainable farming ahead of his TEDxGateway 2018 talk

Dnyaneshwar Bodke encourages farmers to practice controlled methods of agriculture and marketing their own produce without shelling out money to middlemen

Congress has failed to build narrative against Madhya Pradesh CM in run-up to Vidhan Sabha polls, say analysts

Uncertainty looms on whether the BJP under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will return to power for a fourth consecutive term or if fortune will smile on the Congress after its long electoral drought.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results will tell us more about 2019 than all other four states, here's why

Madhya Pradesh has emerged as the most coveted prize to bag among the three north Indian states due to elect their new Assemblies this year. This is because Madhya Pradesh mirrors the big Indian story of agrarian distress, economic disruptions caused by demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax, and social conflict.

Congress farmers' rally in Delhi: Nana Patole's presence enthuses protesters angry with Narendra Modi's 'anti-farmer' policies

The farmers' agitation in the National Capital on Tuesday led by former BJP MP from Bhandara-Gondia and now chairman, All India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress, Nana Patole and the narrative weaved around it was a clear indication that the Congress has started wooing farmers aggressively ahead of the 2019 general elections.