Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
PFC net up 3%, expects merger with REC by April 2027; flags concern over RBI normsPower Finance Corporation and REC Ltd are planning to merge by April 1, 2027. This merger will create a single platform for financing India...
13 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Government to bring new seed, pesticide laws next Parliament session, says Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh ChouhanNew laws for seeds and pesticides are nearing completion. These laws aim to curb fake farm inputs with stricter penalties. The government i...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
'Maha kharif sowing 94% complete, but only 50% loan disbursed'According to the official, this delay in loan disbursement was due to several factors, including that previous unpaid debts have rendered a...
23 Aug, 2018, 05.33 PM IST
Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme sees 15% drop in coverageData on the crop insurance scheme, shared by the government in Parliament, showed that farmers’ enrolment declined from 57.3 million in 201...
06 Aug, 2018, 09.39 AM IST
Farm loan waivers may rise up to Rs 2.7 lakh croreFarm income growth has been subdued in recent years due to poor rains.
07 Jul, 2018, 11.23 AM IST
Demonetisation: Kharif farmers hit hard after RBI forbids DCC banks from accepting old notesThe farmers who have started selling their Kharif produce are mostly paid in cash by wholesale traders. Now, the amount with farmers (mostl...
15 Nov, 2016, 07.48 PM IST
Chhattisgarh govt disburses Rs 924 cr interest free loan to 3.5 lakh farmersThe distribution of short-term agriculture loans for Kharif season was started from this April 1, while the target is to disburse nearly Rs...
31 May, 2016, 10.12 PM IST
Maharashtra to pay Rs 1272 crore interest on crop loan of drought-hit farmersIt also decided to restructure the crop loan worth Rs 11,000 crore for last few years in order to make the farmers eligible to get fresh cr...
26 Apr, 2016, 08.08 PM IST
Crisis as drought hits state's kharif crop, shortage in pulses outputEven as the state reels under a shortage of pulses, estimates for the drought-hit kharif season which just ended show that the crisis could...
14 Dec, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
Rs 2,200 crore disbursed as crop loan in ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh State Co-operative Bank has set a target of Rs 2,650 crore interest-free agriculture loans during the ongoing kharif season.
24 Sep, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
About 37% of kharif sowing completed in parts of ChhattisgarhNearly 37 per cent sowing of various kharif crops, including oilseeds and pulses, has been completed in Chhattisgarh in the ongoing crop se...
08 Jul, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government disburses loans worth Rs 2,000 crore to farmersChhattisgarh govt has so far disbursed short-term agriculture loans of over Rs 2,000 cr to state farmers during the ongoing kharif season.
18 Aug, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Crop loans worth Rs 1,000 crore disbursed in ChhattisgarhThe Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Bank has set a target to disburse Rs 2,450 crore short-term crop loans through its cooperative committee...
23 Jun, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
Farmers to get loans worth Rs 4,765 crore, says Andhra Pradesh ministerAndhra Pradesh State Animal Husbandry minister P Viswaroop said today that Rs 4,765 crore loans would be provided to farmers.
15 Aug, 2013, 08.07 PM IST
- Rajahmundry farmers to get Rs 245 cr Kharif loans from DCCB
The District Central Co-operative Bank (DCCB) has decided to provide Rs 245 crore worth Kharif loans to farmers here, its Chairman has said.
10 Jun, 2010, 01.07 PM IST
- Drought package to be mixed bag, gets Cabinet nod
Agriculture minister Ajit Singh may have his way on the vexed issue of drought relief.
28 Nov, 2002, 06.28 AM IST