The NCRB report gives farmers' suicide a miss … yet again
The NCRB report gives farmers' suicide a miss … yet again

By Arvind Shukla

The National Crime Records Bureau has released its report, but it does not mention farmers’ suicide which has raised many questions

The National Crime Records Bureau has released its report, but it does not mention farmers’ suicide which has raised many questions

Bundelkhand farmer committed suicide. Now, his son wants to do the same
Bundelkhand farmer committed suicide. Now, his son wants to do the same

By Arvind Singh Parmar

Farmer committed suicide: Ratan Singh Rajput, 60, was under a debt of Rs 11 lakh and there was pressure to pay up. He had lost his urad crop owing to heavy rain. Unable to take so much stress, he ended his life

Farmer committed suicide: Ratan Singh Rajput, 60, was under a debt of Rs 11 lakh and there was pressure to pay up. He had lost his urad crop owing to heavy rain. Unable to take so much stress, he ended his life

A black Diwali for farmers: Unseasonal rainfall damages crops in Maharashtra
A black Diwali for farmers: Unseasonal rainfall damages crops in Maharashtra

By Arvind Shukla

Marathwada in Maharashtra received above-average rainfall this year. To add to the miseries of farmers, it rained in October as well, which has damaged their crops

Marathwada in Maharashtra received above-average rainfall this year. To add to the miseries of farmers, it rained in October as well, which has damaged their crops

In drought-hit Marathwada, locked homes, parched crops greet visitors
In drought-hit Marathwada, locked homes, parched crops greet visitors

By Shubham Koul

Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer

Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer

After onions and tomatoes, now soybean gives farmers a headache
After onions and tomatoes, now soybean gives farmers a headache

By Mithilesh Dhar

This year, “wonder crop” soybean has given farmers in Madhya Pradesh sleepless nights. A few months back, when drought-like conditions prevailed, panicked farmers spent money from their pockets to buy water. Now heavy rainfall has damaged 80 per cent of their crop

This year, “wonder crop” soybean has given farmers in Madhya Pradesh sleepless nights. A few months back, when drought-like conditions prevailed, panicked farmers spent money from their pockets to buy water. Now heavy rainfall has damaged 80 per cent of their crop

Rs 1,700 not enough to even feed a cow, how can a farmer-family survive on it?: Devinder Sharma
Rs 1,700 not enough to even feed a cow, how can a farmer-family survive on it?: Devinder Sharma

By Arvind Shukla

Biggest Farmer Issues: The country is witnessing a drastic fall in the agriculture development rate. Food and export policy expert Devinder Sharma shares his views on the plight of farmers in India, their low incomes and zero-budget farming

Biggest Farmer Issues: The country is witnessing a drastic fall in the agriculture development rate. Food and export policy expert Devinder Sharma shares his views on the plight of farmers in India, their low incomes and zero-budget farming

'Colonial legacy dictating agri land laws, legal reform needed to benefit farmers in Maharashtra'
'Colonial legacy dictating agri land laws, legal reform needed to benefit farmers in Maharashtra'

By Pratyaksh Srivastava

In a virtual seminar organised to address issues regarding laws that regulate land ownership in Maharashtra, speakers highlighted that the legal framework needs an overhaul. The speakers held that the existing laws are based on a colonial interpretation of the land rights and ignore the socio-economic realities of post-independence India.

In a virtual seminar organised to address issues regarding laws that regulate land ownership in Maharashtra, speakers highlighted that the legal framework needs an overhaul. The speakers held that the existing laws are based on a colonial interpretation of the land rights and ignore the socio-economic realities of post-independence India.

Thousands of farmers in Madhya Pradesh find themselves trapped amid loan waivers, bonus and price difference payment
Thousands of farmers in Madhya Pradesh find themselves trapped amid loan waivers, bonus and price difference payment

By Mithilesh Dhar

The state government had launched a scheme in 2017, under which farmers were supposed to receive the difference in the market price and the minimum support price. However, they are unhappy over the delay in payments

The state government had launched a scheme in 2017, under which farmers were supposed to receive the difference in the market price and the minimum support price. However, they are unhappy over the delay in payments

SUVs vs food grains
SUVs vs food grains

By Nidhi Jamwal

When floods in Bengaluru make a bigger splash than the looming drought in the country’s hinterlands.

When floods in Bengaluru make a bigger splash than the looming drought in the country’s hinterlands.

किसान आंदोलन के दौरान एक और किसान ने की आत्महत्या की कोशिश, चिट्ठी मे लिखा- 'किसानों के साथ गुलामों जैसा व्यवहार किया जा रहा'
किसान आंदोलन के दौरान एक और किसान ने की आत्महत्या की कोशिश, चिट्ठी मे लिखा- 'किसानों के साथ गुलामों जैसा व्यवहार किया जा रहा'

By गाँव कनेक्शन

65 वर्षीय निरंजन सिंह ने चिट्ठी में लिखा है, "हमारे 9वें गुरू श्री तेग बहादुर साहिब ने जुल्म के खिलाफ आवाज उठाई थी और बलिदान दिया था और इसलिए मैं अपने प्राणों का बलिदान दे रहा हूं ताकि गूंगी,बहरी, और अंधी सरकार के कानों तक आवाज पहुंच सके।"

65 वर्षीय निरंजन सिंह ने चिट्ठी में लिखा है, "हमारे 9वें गुरू श्री तेग बहादुर साहिब ने जुल्म के खिलाफ आवाज उठाई थी और बलिदान दिया था और इसलिए मैं अपने प्राणों का बलिदान दे रहा हूं ताकि गूंगी,बहरी, और अंधी सरकार के कानों तक आवाज पहुंच सके।"

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