Searched for
FARMERS DEBT CRISIS
Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
Gulf shipping standoff hits world’s most vulnerable farmersGlobal supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by international conflicts, are making essential farming inputs scarce and unaffordable for sm...
Maharashtra farmer sells 25 sacks, gets nothing, asked to pay Re 1 insteadA farmer from Paithan, Maharashtra, received just Re 1 after selling 25 sacks of onions. This incident underscores the severe agrarian cris...
Charting the global economy: US job growth exceeds projectionsUS employers added more jobs than expected for a second month. Germany's industrial output declined again. Australia's central bank raised ...
Kara OTT release date update: When and where to watch the Tamil heist action-thriller starring DhanushKara starring Dhanush has been performing steadily in theatres since its April 30 release despite facing competition from the ongoing polit...
Things you need to know about oil prices: Energy crisis 2026 pushes fuel costs higher and triggers global inflationOil prices are rising in 2026 due to global tensions and supply issues. Fuel and energy are becoming costly for people and businesses. This...
SC asks NCLAT to take decision on 14 housing projects of debt-ridden SupertechThe Supreme Court has directed the NCLAT to quickly decide on merging Supertech's remaining 14 housing projects. This move aims to ensure p...
Grim Reaper: Farmer suicides shake the flood-ravaged district of IdukkiWithout adequate revenue, flood-ravaged Idukki farmers are struggling to repay loans.
Uddhav Thackeray demands loan waiver for farmers"Farmers' issues are highly sensitive. One should not overstretch it. If farmers stop tilling the fields, it will be the end for all," Uddh...
Agrarian crisis: Farmers uncertain about future as yields failed to cover input costsA deficient monsoon coupled with low river-water inflow into the state has trapped farmers in the spiral of drought-induced economic depriv...
Battleground Punjab: The story of the missing farmersFarmers' suicides are but one chilling symptom of the crisis gripping Punjab's agriculture, once thought of as a shining path for the rest ...
Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's tour, another farmer ends life in AmravatiA day ahead of the Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's day-long padyatra in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to highlight the agrarian...
Narendra Modi promises relief to farmers on loan frontAccusing the UPA government of ignoring farmers' interests, Narendra Modi today spoke about his vision for addressing their concerns.
- Loan waiver brings little cheer to Vidarbha farmers
Maharashtra government has doled out another debt waiver to farmers but the critical region of Vidarbha is not happy.
- 'Loan waiver not a solution to agrarian crisis'
Ramon Magsaysay Awardee and noted journalist P Sainath on Saturday said the Centre's loan waiver scheme was not a solution to the agrarian ...
- Relief may still elude many in land of farm suicides
The expanded farm debt waiver plan cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday is unlikely to bring cheer to the farmers in Vidarbha, the ground...
- Loan waiver yet to trickle down to desperate farmers
With fresh agri season just a month away, banks have not yet been given instructions about the loan waiver and as a result, farmers are dep...
- It's winter of discontent as farm suicides dog DF govt
Apart from the proposed repeal of the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act, farm suicides in Vidarbha and a demand for debt waiver for far...
- CPI seeks debt relief law for farmers
The CPI on Sunday asked the government to bring in debt relief legislation for farmers. Seeking a moratorium on all agricultural loans in t...