Farmer Suicides

Gandhi said the ‘government is silent and watching them with indifference’ despite ‘767 farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives in just 3 months.’

Maharashtra sees 1,267 farmer suicides since Jan this year; Amravati division worst hit

As per January to June data in a state government report, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division was second with 430 deaths, followed by 137 in Nashik division, 130 in Nagpur division and 13 in Pune division. No death was reported in the coastal Konkan division.

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'Jawan' addresses sensitive political issues of the country quite bravely. The film has several pop-culture references too, in addition to meta references to SRK’s films and the controversy around Aryan Khan-NCB arrest.

300 farmer suicides recorded during month-long political tussle in Maharashtra

Unseasonal rains in the state have hit about one crore farmers, approximately the population of Sweden. Of these, 44 lakh farmers are from Marathwada alone.

Political Bazaar: Implications of farm distress on upcoming assembly polls

Gaurav Choudhury and Viju Cherian speak about farmer suicides stemming from high rural indebtedness as well as the curse of abundance.

Rajasthan Assembly Polls 2018: Continued farmer distress could sway votes against BJP

Many reports have suggested that there is growing disenchantment among farmers over the execution of the Centre's proposal to hike MSP.

Farmer suicides touch 21-year low in 2016, government report claims

The possible reason for the decline in farmer suicides in 2016 could be the normal monsoons in that year.

Two more farmers end lives in MP; 17 suicides since June 8

Madhya Pradesh recently witnessed farmers' stir over loan waiver, farm produce prices and other demands.

In first TV interview, Yogi Adityanath talks of 'ghar wapsi' through jobs

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government's focus will be on providing better education and employment facilities in the state and easing the pressure on farmers.

Farmer suicides: Loans help widows become entrepreneurs

Vibhatai Bhilkar, a widow of one of the thousands of farmers who committed suicide in Wardha district of Maharashtra has successfully set up her grocer shop after a year of her husband‘s death.

Marathwada reels under severe drought, farm suicides rise

The agrarian crisis in Marathwada has been compounded for the fourth successive year, forcing many of the 25 lakh people in drought-wrecked region, comprising 70 per cent of the area's population, to cities like Mumbai in Western Maharashtra

Exorbitant loans triggering farmer suicides: Karnataka CM

Citing exorbitant loans as a major reason for farmer suicides, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today warned strict action against private money lenders charging more than 14 and 16 percent interest rate.

What's ailing rural India?

Meanwhile, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh promised to take action against insurance companies that do not pay the farmers who have been hit by unseasonal rains.

Farmer suicides: The ugly truth

Activists in Bundelkhand say over 100 farmers or their family members have committed suicide because unseasonal rainfall have damaged their crops

Agrarian crisis deepens in Marathwada

As many as 93 farmer suicides have been reported since January 1 this year. Successive droughts, the hailstorm last year and faulty agriculture policy are all contributing to the crisis

RBI governor Rajan questions farm debt waiver schemes

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments have declared loan waivers for the farmers hit by cyclone Phailin last year.