Farmers Suicides

In Madhya Pradesh, over 15,000 people associated with farming ended lives in last 13 years

Over 15,000 "farmers and people associated with farming" have committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh in the last thirteen years ending 2016, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Wednesday.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda blames Centre's 'anti-farmer' policies for spate of suicides

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday hit out at the Centre, claiming that tillers are at crossroads and staring at a disaster due to its "anti-farmer" policies

Farmers' suicides: Supreme Court is right; state and central govts must galvanise efforts to address issue

The Supreme Court indicated recently that paying compensation or ex-gratia payments to the next of kin was not a preventive measure for farmers' suicides.

Madhya Pradesh farmers' stir: Mandsaur has slipped from national consciousness, but sons of soil aren't giving up

In all the brouhaha over the GST and the impending presidential election, the Mandsaur farmers' strike may have slipped from the national consciousness, but the farmers haven't forgotten.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh bashes Opposition for 'twisting' farm loan waiver issue

Amarinder Singh lashed out at the opposition for "twisting" the farm debt waiver issue and said the Rs 1,500 crore proposed in the budget was initial money provided to leverage more sum to be given for the debt waiver scheme in instalments

Maharashtra Opposition leader Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil adopts 208 farmers' families hit by agrarian crisis

Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Thursday adopted 208 families of farmers who had committed suicide due to the agrarian crisis in the state.

Madhya Pradesh farmers' strike: Inside Mandsaur disturbance lies history of political doles, opium addiction

The decades-long culture of giving out doles has devastated the lives, livelihoods, and moral standards of farmers in Madhya Pradesh and other states across India. And reform will occur with a change in the narrative, which is currently focussed on politicisation rather than problem-solving.

Maharashtra farmers strike: Cities feel the pinch as farm growers unite against poor profit, govt apathy

Milk containers were emptied on highways while vegetables were dumped on the roads; few vehicles were also trashed to ensure no agriculture produce reach the market as farmers from 15 districts of Maharashtra went on a strike on Thursday

Marathwada drought: Will outreach help reduce farmer suicides?

Marathwada drought has seen a rise in farmer suicides due to shrinking income and debts. As a result social and medical interventions have increased

Budget 2016: After ignoring them for 2 years, did Modi govt just say sorry to farmers?

Is the government finally saying sorry to farmers and rural India? Yes, if you go by the slew of Budget announcements for the benefit of both.