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Representational image of farmers cutting and gathering the sugarcane stems while harvesting.

India likely to pay cane growers to help sugar mills: sources

Government officials insist India's plans to directly pay cane growers would not contravene WTO rules.

10 April 2018 10:56 AM IST

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Survey: Many students Want to be farmers

The results of the same were shared with the students, their parents and teachers as well.

31 July 2018 6:35 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Task force set up to evaluate and curb import dependance, says govt

Some countries including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have imposed ban on import of certain agricultural products.

30 July 2018 3:48 PM IST

Science must address the problem of land degradation and water duty on crops to find solutions that are context-specific and resource sensitive.

Farm friendly: Agriculture needs science, not politics

Sadly, political economy has pushed agriculture science to the background.

29 July 2018 2:31 AM IST

Afghan farmers harvest rose petals from a rose garden near Jalalabad in the Dara-i-Noor district of Nangarhar province. (Photo: AFP)

Guns and roses: Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan enjoy sweet smell of...

The sweet smelling crop is providing farmers in Nangarhar province with a viable alternative to growing opium poppies.

24 July 2018 12:07 AM IST

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian

New ways needed to raise farm income, says Subramanian

Job creation and stigmatised capitalism' two other big challenges.

18 July 2018 8:52 AM IST

The SBI has announced the launch of its UK subsidiary, SBI (UK) Limited, with an initial capital commitment of 225 million pounds from its parent entity.

SBI to organise outreach programme for farmers on July 18

SBI said it expects to cover 10 lakh farmers through nearly 14,000 rural and semi-urban branches.

16 July 2018 4:29 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogi Adityanath during a public meeting in Mirzapur. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi attacks Congress, others for farm neglect

The Prime Minister said that his government is working day and night for the development of farmers.

16 July 2018 1:12 AM IST

Almost 81 lakh farmers enrolled for the scheme in 2017 and nearly Rs 3,400 crore was transferred to the insurance companies.

2.4 lakh farmers left in lurch over Aadhaar card

The processing of applications has seen delays owing to various issues regarding mismatched data.

15 July 2018 2:53 AM IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses the media in Bhopal.

Over 35,000 cr deposited into farmers' accounts last year: MP CM

Kisan Mahasammelan organised here where he distributed approval letters to beneficiaries of various state and Central...

9 July 2018 2:38 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath with party leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia, Digvijaya Singh and others.

Scindia's right, farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived off: Kamal...

Chief Minister Kamal Nath had said that his government has waived the loans of 20 lakh farmers amounting to Rs 7,000...

12 Oct 2019 1:36 PM IST

Angry farmers stormed a city hall in southern Mexico, seized the mayor and dragged him through town from the back of a pickup truck in protest, officials said Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Angry farmers tie Mexico mayor to truck, drag him through town

This is not the first time farmers from Santa Rita El Invernadero have staged a violent protest.

10 Oct 2019 1:06 PM IST