Farmers Suicide

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Sunil Arora to succeed OP Rawat as the new CEC, NASA's spacecraft 'InSight' lands successfully on Mars; Cyclone Gaja aftermath leads to farmer suicides in Tamil Nadu; and other top stories of the day

Yavatmal again: 60-yr-old farmer sets himself on fire over 'loan burden', remains critical with 80% burns

Two farmers from Yavatmal — Shankar Chayare and Madhavrao Rawate — had killed themselves on 10 April and 14 April, respectively, apparently due to indebtedness.

Budget 2018: Govt spending hasn't helped farmers; infrastructural loopholes hinder progress

The agriculture sector will not just watch how much money is set aside in Union Budget 2018-19, but also how it is used as BJP tries to woo disaffected farmers before upcoming polls

Congress accuses Narendra Modi government of betraying farmers, giving loan waivers to big industrialists

Congress on Thursday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of betraying farmers by not providing them 50 percent plus minimum support price for their produce and giving loan waivers to big industrialists but not to farmers

As many as 26,339 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in last 17 years, state govt tells Assembly

As many as 26,339 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2001 to October 2017, of which 12,805 took the extreme step due to indebtedness and unproductive land

Demonetisation dealt a body blow to agriculture; govt should find holistic solution to farmer debt issue

The demonetisation was announced at a time when the farmers had just harvested or were about to harvest with an expectation of returns that would also allow a better rabi season, compared with 2015-16

Opposition in Rajya Sabha targets govt over agrarian crisis, farmers' suicide

Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday strongly raised the issue of agrarian crisis in the country.

Madhya Pradesh agricultural crisis: Three more farmers commit suicide, toll reaches 45

Three farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh in the last two days under pressure from banks and moneylenders, taking the number of farmer deaths to 45

Madhya Pradesh farmers' unrest: Five commit suicide over financial problems since Sunday

Five farmers committed suicide in different parts of Madhya Pradesh reportedly due to debt and other problems since Sunday evening, taking the total number of such farmer deaths to 27 in over a fortnight.

Farmers' unrest: Congress demands loan waiver for Uttarakhand peasants

Terming as "a shame for Uttarakhand" the alleged suicide by a debt-ridden farmer in Pithoragarh district recently, the opposition Congress on Thursday demanded an immediate loan waiver for the cultivators of the state on the lines of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.