Once an institution of warmth and wit, parties are now an embodiment of symbol over experienceA recent party at Gwalior's Jai Vilas Palace offered a glimpse of genuine connection, a stark contrast to years of superficial gatherings. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivationThe Supreme Court is currently reviewing an appeal aimed at elevating the significance of state-led assessments of farming costs in the est...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Many states, UTs not providing details of farmer suicides: MHA tells Rajya SabhaUnion Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said as informed by the National Crime Records Bureau, many states and UTs have reported "n...
21 Sep, 2020, 12.49 PM IST
As a horticulture boom pushes up farm incomes, here are two key missing piecesOne major stumbling block in the promotion of horticulture is the lack of cold storage facilities.
16 Sep, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
View: Farmer agitations reflect clout more than distressRising farmer agitations are not good indicators of distress. Rather, they reflect high returns to agitations, increasing the incentive to ...
08 Apr, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
10% drop in farm suicides, 11,000 cases in 2016: GovtActivists punch holes in the provisional figures shared by the government saying the dip in numbers was due to a tweak in the categories.
22 Mar, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
Over 12,000 farmer suicides per year, Centre tells Supreme Court"A total of 12,602 persons involved in farming sector -- 8,007 farmers-cultivators and 4,595 agricultural labourers - committed suicide dur...
03 May, 2017, 08.06 AM IST
Farmer suicides up 42% between 2014 & 2015Several states across the country battled severe drought in both 2014 and 2015. Some, including Maharashtra, experienced two successive yea...
06 Jan, 2017, 10.48 AM IST
Over 12,000 suicides in farm sector in 2014: GovernmentObserving that 5,650 farmers and over 6,000 farm labourers had committed suicide, Radha Mohan Singh said the total number of suicides relat...
05 Aug, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
Declare suicide prone areas in Maharashtra as organic farming zones: Farm activistProminent farm activist Kishor Tiwari has urged CM Devendra Fadnavis to ban the use of chemicals in 14 suicide prone districts of the state.
20 Jan, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Farm suicides: Congress advises Devendra Fadnavis to undergo 'counselling'Opposition Congress today advised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to undergo "counselling" for "failing" to curb farmer suicid...
30 Dec, 2015, 01.28 AM IST
Farm sector suicides rise to 12,360 in 2014: GovernmentIn 2012 and 2013, total number of suicides under the profession 'self employment-farming or agriculture' were 13,754 and 11,772, respective...
01 Dec, 2015, 09.19 PM IST
Farmer suicides actually up if old methodology is usedA study of the data shows that farmer suicides -- if counted on the basis of victims' profession as was the case earlier — have actually in...
20 Jul, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Depression is the main cause of farm suicidesThe global suicide pattern shows no close link with farming, poverty or welfare. The overwhelming cause of suicide is mental stress, not fi...
03 May, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
- 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...
13 May, 2008, 12.09 AM IST
- Farming does kill, no matter how you say it
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...
02 Jun, 2007, 12.05 AM IST
- ‘It’s suicidal not to address real problems of farmers’
The state government’s claim that farmers’ suicides in Vidarbha region are in decline has been called into question by the local NGOs and s...
21 Feb, 2007, 03.23 AM IST