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Over 1.80 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar eligible to get total loan waiver of Rs 1,632 crOver 1.80 lakh farmers in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar are set to benefit from a Rs 1,632 crore loan waiver under a new state scheme. The Puny...
Gujarat govt's 'revolutionary' decision to provide Rs 1,500 cr financial relief to sugar cooperativesGujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved sugarcane prices paid by cooperative societies to farmers. This decision benefits over two ...
Forget stocks, you can now profit from Mumbai rains! Here's how NCDEX's unique weather futures workNCDEX has launched India’s first exchange-traded weather derivative contract, RAINMUMBAI, allowing traders and businesses to hedge against ...
In India’s parched heart, high power costs put cooling out of reachIndia's scorching summers strain power grids, forcing costly upgrades. While cities like Nagpur manage peak demand with advanced cooling, m...
One year after Op Sindoor, India keeps gates of dams on Indus shut, maintains position on 'unjust' treatyOne year after the launch of Operation Sindoor, India has opted to keep the Indus Water Treaty suspended, marking a pivotal shift in its po...
Centre okays sunflower seed procurement in Karnataka, extends purchase window for gram in MaharashtraThe central government has approved the purchase of sunflower seed from Karnataka for the 2026 rabi season. This move ensures farmers recei...
Centre approves procurement of major kharif pulses, oilseeds in UP, GujaratAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the procurement of Kharif pulses and oilseeds from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The c...
Plan afoot to allow farmers sell produce to consumers directlyAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the government is planning a model to enable farmers to sell their produce direct...
Punjab extends deadline to apply for tube well electricity load enhancement till October 23This is for the second time that the state government extended the deadline, in view of the keen interest shown by the farmers, said an off...
Farmers can now withdraw money of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi at home"Farmers in the village are forced to visit a bank branch or ATMs, which are scarce in rural pockets, to withdraw the money of the Kisan Sa...
Govt keeps a close vigil on demand-supply of agricultural products“We have ensured that there is no shortage of TOP (tomato, onion and potato) in any state. There is no scarcity of these three essential ho...
Maharashtra farm loan waiver to cost Rs 45,000-51,000 crore: ReportIn 2017-18, 44 lakh farmers got the maximum benefit of the loan waiver while the 89 lakh farmers availed of crop loans in that year. The st...
RBI announces modalities for 2 pc interest subvention for fisheries farmersThis also implies that the farmers repaying promptly would get short-term loans at the rate of 4 per cent per annum during 2018-19 and 2019...
Assam loan waiver scheme to benefit 19 lakh farmersAlready states including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have announced loan waiver.
Assam approves Rs 600 cr farm loan waiverAs per the scheme, the government will write off 25 per cent loan of farmers up to a maximum of Rs 25,000 of all farm debts, Assam Governme...
SBI to organise outreach programme for farmers on July 18SBI said it expects to cover 10 lakh farmers through nearly 14,000 rural and semi-urban branches across the country in this Kisan Mela, to ...
Only 11% debt-ridden farmers in UP get max loan waiverRecords show that just 10 lakh of the total targeted 86 lakh debt-ridden farmers in the state could get the maximum benefit of Rs 1 lakh as...
PM Narendra Modi for scientific farming & processing to double farm incomeThe Prime Minister said e-agri market is a "turning point" in the farm sector which will benefit not only farmers but also traders and cons...
Govt approves interest subvention scheme for farmersThe government has approved the implementation of 2 per cent interest subvention scheme for the year 2015-16 for short term crop loans upto...
Odisha urges Centre to extend cut off date for crop insurancePatnaik asked the Centre to extend the cut off date for crop insurance for non-loanee farmers under the NAIS during Kharif-2015 crop season.