Cotton Import Duty Waiver Triggers Maharashtra Ginners, Farmers’ Crisis Fears
By Naysa Shrivastava The Central Government’s recent move to abolish the 11 per cent import duty on cotton has left the owners of gin and press in Maharashtra in a…
Funds Disappear, Farmers in Distress: Jalgaon Crop Insurance Under Scrutiny
In Jalgaon district, a flagship program designed to protect farmers from crop failures has descended into scandal, revealing serious weaknesses in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Large-scale irregularities…
Warm weather threatens India’s wheat crop before harvest
This month, India is seeing more intense heat and very little rainfall, threatening the country's wheat harvest and increasing the likelihood that the government may reduce or abolish an import…
RBI study finds that a third of selling price reaches the farmers
According to the report, the farmers' share of the consumer rupee is projected to be roughly 33% for tomatoes, 36% for onions, and 37% for potatoes.
Telangana Government to raise 9,000 funds to undertake farmer loan waivers
The state Government of Telangana is actively carrying out a drive of farmers loan waivers. Three phases were carried out between July 18th to August 15th, 2024. Funds worth 10,000…
Government to increase DPI in agriculture, digital crop survey announced by Nirmala Sitharaman
During her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared a digital survey to be conducted in 400 districts and digital public infrastructure (DPI) will be used to perform the survey.…
New agriculture reforms: Investment of 50,000 crores on state schemes by the Government
The presented scheme is regarding agricultural marketing, land leasing and contract farming. The scheme was brought under NITI Ayog official in the PowerPoint presentation called “ India’s Amrit Kaal: Mobilizing…
Telangana Government Cedes Crop Loan, Benefits Over 11 Lakh Farmers
On Thursday, the Telangana Government started Phase 1 of the crop loan waiver scheme that was guaranteed by Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition during the Telangana Assembly elections advocacy…
HC orders Haryana Govt to open up Shambhu Borders, Farmers will restart Dilli Chalo morcha
The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Haryana government to lift the barricades placed on the Shambhu border which connects the two states to Delhi. The barricades were instated…
Two Farmers Arrested In Pune On Illegally Cultivating Opium In Their Plantation
Two farmers in Kodit village are arrested for illegally planting opium in their onion and chrysanthemum plantation as an intercrop. The duo are identified as Dashrath Sitaram Badadhe, 65, and…