In Koh Kong province, approximately 198,000 square metres of land has been cleared of mines and returned to residents. This effort is part ...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district reported 109 farmer suicides between January and June 2026. Marathwada region recorded 465 farmer suicid...

Daily wage earners now represent the largest group of suicide victims in India, accounting for 31% of all deaths in 2024, a decade-high. Th...

Between October and November last year, the number of cases rose 61%, shows the latest revenue department data. The state recorded 186 farm...

"A total of 12,602 persons involved in farming sector -- 8,007 farmers-cultivators and 4,595 agricultural labourers - committed suicide dur...

Several states across the country battled severe drought in both 2014 and 2015. Some, including Maharashtra, experienced two successive yea...

The Maharashtra government has reported 57 cases so far in 2016 while Punjab's count stood at 56 and Andhra Pradesh's 35, the data showed.

Observing that 5,650 farmers and over 6,000 farm labourers had committed suicide, Radha Mohan Singh said the total number of suicides relat...

As many as 3,228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra last year, highest in the last 14 years, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan S...

In 2012 and 2013, total number of suicides under the profession 'self employment-farming or agriculture' were 13,754 and 11,772, respective...

The bench said there was something wrong with the policy and asked additional solicitor general Pinky Anand to file an affidavit stating th...

A study of the data shows that farmer suicides -- if counted on the basis of victims' profession as was the case earlier — have actually in...

Agriculture is a state subject, Kundaria said, adding that state governments take necessary measures for development of farm sector and wel...

He quoted the data from the report on 'Accidental deaths and suicides in India' released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

The Maharashtra government said it is taking steps to insulate farmers from adverse market and weather conditions by helping them to have a...

"Farmers' suicide is a serious issue. But there has been decline over last few years due to improved farm income," Sharad Pawar said.

Earlier this month, when the state told the Prime Minister’s Office that farm suicides in Vidarbha were on the decline, it had the right st...