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Supreme court seeks views on MSP PILThe Supreme Court is examining a petition demanding minimum support prices for crops be set using a weighted average cost of production acr...
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...
Financial distress drives Delhi suicides; over half of victims in 2023 earned less than Rs 1 lakh annuallyFinancial distress is a significant factor in suicides in Delhi, with over half of victims in 2023 earning less than Rs 1 lakh annually. Th...
Nashik youth commits suicide after Rs 16 lakh stock market lossA 28-year-old Nashik bank employee died by suicide after losing ₹16 lakh in stock trading. Struggling with financial distress, he set himse...
Crippled with financial distress, cane growers committing suicide: Sharad Pawar writes to ModiHighlighting in his letter a tremendous "unrest and depression" among small and marginal cane growers, the senior leader also suggested a s...
View: Neither freebies nor loan waivers will reduce farmer suicidesThere is little evidence that farm loan waivers, or water, fertiliser and electricity subsidies reduce farmer suicide.
People suffering from mental disorders are at high risk of attempting suicideSuicide is a complex issue and therefore prevention efforts require coordination and collaboration among multiple sectors of society.
Maharashtra had 3,228 farmer suicides in 2015, highest in 14 yrsAs many as 3,228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra last year, highest in the last 14 years, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan S...
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.
Nana Patekar gives aid to kin of farmers who committed suicideActors Nana Patekar and Makrand Anaspure distributed cheques to 113 families of farmers from Marathwada.
Review national policy to end suicides by farmers, says Supreme CourtThe bench said there was something wrong with the policy and asked additional solicitor general Pinky Anand to file an affidavit stating th...
IFFCO to give Rs 10 crore for distressed farmersThe cooperative body will pay up to Rs 25,000 per farmer within the next three months, depending on the damages.
UP, Maharashtra and Haryana seek over Rs 10,100 crore for farmers' reliefOther states affected by hailstorm and untimely rainfall include Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Be...
2 more potato farmers commit suicide in Bengal, tally goes up to 5Meanwhile, Jamalpur Joint BDO Dipak Ghosh said he heard that Atul had kept all his potato in the cold storage and also sold off a portion o...
Intelligence Bureau raises red flag on farmer suicides in its report to PMOIn a report to the Prime Minister's Office last week, the IB said farmer suicide is on a rise in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Punj...
- Vidarbha farmers may get loan waiver
There may be a glimmer of hope for Vidarbha’s distressed farmers.
- Centre extends relief to farmers in 30 districts
The centre is planning to offer a special assistance package for 30 distressed districts in four states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka a...