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From Fields to Ballots: How farmers will influence the polls in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, TelanganaFarmers make up the majority of voters in these states but have low agricultural output and rely heavily on government support. However, Te...
Congress' Sonia Gandhi slams Centre for 'anti-people' activities, 'exploiting' farmersGandhi said this in a written message read out by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at a function held at his official residence here to disbur...
Centre says open for talks with farmers on farm laws ahead of another protest 'Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar as well as Food Minister Piyush Goyal said these laws are enacted by the central government...
Farm Bills: Congress-ruled states explore legal options to circumvent implementationChhattisgarh, which is known as the rice bowl of India due to high paddy cultivation, witnesses procurement by the Food Corporation of Indi...
Rahul promises Rs 2 lakh loan waiver,Rs 2,500 MSP for paddy if opposition alliance voted to powerAddressing a poll meeting in Rajmahal in support of JMM candidate Ketubbudin Sheikh, Gandhi said farmers would receive a minimum support pr...
Jharkhand's 'jal, jungle, jameen' to be returned to people if oppn alliance comes to power: Rahul GandhiAddressing a poll meeting here, Rahul said the Congress - JMM-RJD alliance will waive farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh and provide compensation fo...
Rahul Gandhi promises loan waiver, higher MSP, jobs in OdishaAddressing a rally in Bargarh, known as Odisha’s rice bowl, Gandhi said his party would waive loans within 10 days of coming to power.
After Cong's win, Chhattisgarh gears up to resolve farmers' issuesThe Congress, which was out of power in the state since 2003, staged a resounding comeback winning 68 seats in the 90-member Assembly.
Do Chhattisgarh paddy farms hold a clue to poll harvest?Market sources say farmers are banking on the Congress promise to raise MSP to Rs 2,500 per quintal if they are voted to power.
Agriculture crisis, lack of jobs: Focus of congress manifestoIt also promised immediate intervention for families affected by chit fund scams, prohibition in non-tribal areas, immediate absorption in ...
Farm loan waiver not a solution: Brijmohan Agrawal, Chhattisgarh agriculture ministerErratic rainfall and drought is some regions of the country, which affect farm output, have made debt relief promise an important tool for ...
Community nurseries likely solution for paddy farmers if rains are delayedMonsoon rains, which started a little late in Kerala on June 5, are yet to arrive in eastern India, the main area for rice cultivation.
PM Narendra Modi visiting other countries during our agrarian crisis: CongressCongress today hit out at the BJP-led NDA government for "ignoring" the problems faced by farmers across the country.
- Farmers of West Bengal, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand adopt Ambuja Cement Foundation's SRI method of farming
Ambuja Cement Foundation's systematic Rice Intensification method of farming is increasingly being adopted by farmers in many states.
- Chhattisgarh eliminates farmer suicides by fudging death data
A ground investigation shows the claim of eliminating farmer suicides may be nothing more than a statistical feat.
- Paddy nurseries delayed by 7-10 days, say farmers
Planting of paddy nurseries, that are later transplanted to the fields, has been delayed by 7-10 days all over north and easrtern India as ...
- Centre mulls hefty bonus on support price for grain, cane
Centre is now mulling a substantial boost in the procurement price for paddy through announcement of a bonus of Rs 100 over the support pri...