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Maha farmer urges PM to ensure MSP, kills self over onion price crash

A 42-year-old farmer from Maharashtra's Pune district allegedly killed himself over not getting the minimum support price for onions and left behind a suicide note in which he purportedly extended......

New farm laws have been welcomed in many states: Tomar

As a standoff continue between the government and groups of protesting farmers over three new farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the Acts have been welcomed in......

Over 50% farmers oppose farm laws, but...: Survey

'Interestingly in spite of slightly more than half (52%) the respondent farmers opposing the three new agri laws, almost 44% respondent farmers said the Modi government was 'pro-farmer' IMAGE:......

Farm bills need of 21st century, mandis & MSP will stay: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Monday that the farm sector reform bills passed by Parliament were the need of 21 century India and again reassured farmers that the government purchase of......

Team up for toys: PM's fresh push for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon startups and entrepreneurs to "team up for toys", as he noted India's miniscule share in the global toy market of over Rs 7 lakh crore and......

Outlook for kharif crop brightens with monsoon's revival

According to latest data, crops have been sown in around 72.13 million hectares, which is 8.90 per cent less than the same period last year. IMAGE: A farmer prepares the field for cultivating......

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

'Our technology is going to help Indian agriculture the way the White Revolution helped milk production.' IMAGE: AgNext founder Taranjeet Singh Bhamra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Taranjeet Singh......

What Modi must do to boost growth

'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs......

Maharashtra produces variety of crops, yet its farmers are starving

There has been some improvement in prices of oilseed and gram after the central government increased their import duties Image: A farmer shows his damaged soybean crop in a field at Dharangaon......

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

Sugarcane, which is grown by no more than 1.1 million farmers, consumes 70 per cent of water available in Maharashtra for irrigation. In contrast, about 10 million jowar, pulses and oilseeds......

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Pulses Oilseed Villages

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Maha farmer urges PM to ensure MSP, kills self over onion price crash

New farm laws have been welcomed in many states: Tomar

Over 50% farmers oppose farm laws, but...: Survey

Farm bills need of 21st century, mandis & MSP will stay: PM

Team up for toys: PM's fresh push for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Outlook for kharif crop brightens with monsoon's revival

How AgNext will make Farmers Money

What Modi must do to boost growth

Maharashtra produces variety of crops, yet its farmers are starving

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

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