'This Shock May Trigger Suicides'

'Marathwada is the suicide capital of Maharashtra.''To stop such man-made disasters, the government should immediately come up with a rightful package, not this charitable approach to......

Shinde's maiden Budget offers Rs 6K aid, free crop cover to farmers

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday presented its maiden Budget for 2023-24, in which it proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also......

PM Modi addresses first Mann Ki Baat in 2016

Highlighting benefits of the just announced crop insurance scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said awareness about it should be spread across the country so that at least 50 per cent of......

Lost crop due to PM Modi's rally: MP farmer

A Madhya Pradesh farmer has claimed that he lost his crop because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed rally in the state on February 18. Farmer Suresh Parmar and his family own 15 acres of......

Govt makes crop insurance scheme voluntary for farmers

The government has made its flagship crop insurance schemes voluntary for farmers with existing crop loans or those willing to take new ones, as it seeks to address the concerns raised by farmers'......

Govt plans financial penalties to push crop insurance

Almost 30% or a third of the agriculture ministry’s budget, is spent on premium for the PMFBY every year More than two years after its formal launch, the Centre is planning to impose......

Agriculture may get 30% hike in FY17 Budget

More funds are expected to be allocated for the new crop insurance scheme, PMSKY and RKVY. To boost the rural sector, the Union department of agriculture is expected to get about 30 per cent higher......

Modi promises 30 mn 'Lakhpati Didis', higher MSP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday pledged to make 30 million ‘Lakhpati Didis’, up from the 10 million rural women who have already achieved the feat. Photograph: Shrikant......