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Srikanth Gowda, a farmer from Naluru village in Shivamogga districts Thirthahalli Taluk has dyed the fur of his dog to make him look like a tiger. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Why Farmers in Karnataka have started making their dogs resemble...

Gowda's daughter Amulya said that seeing the success of her father's trick, other villagers have also started doing so.

3 Dec 2019 12:23 PM IST

Nearly 77.28 lakh farmers have applied for a waiver.

Govt may hold back Q4 fertiliser subsidy to meet fiscal deficit goal

The subsidy payment through special banking arrangement attracts interest liability for the government.

31 Jan 2019 10:10 AM IST

Goyal asks PSBs to step up lending to MSMEs, farmers

Govt-RBI-bankers meet discusses ways to boost loan recoveries, credit disbursal.

29 Jan 2019 10:53 AM IST

Chandrakant Patil

Maharashtra govt to disburse Rs 2900 crore for drought relief measures

151 Tahsil, 268 Mandals, 923 villages have been declared drought affected.

25 Jan 2019 10:42 AM IST

Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Rahul Gandhi maintained that PM Modi should have defended himself in the Lok Sabha over the Rafle fighter jet deal. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Farmers in Amethi raises anti-Rahul Gandhi slogans

Farmers staged a protest and raised slogans against Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

24 Jan 2019 10:49 AM IST

The protesting farmers had ended their march at Kisan Ghat in Delhi early on Wednesday after the police, which had stopped them on the citys border, allowed their entry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Interest-free, Rs 1 lakh loan for farmers soon

The Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for short-term crop loans would be a bonanza for farmers

22 Jan 2019 10:14 AM IST

M Venkaiah Naidu

Strengthen agriculture by long-term structural changes: Naidu

Farming is our basic culture providing livelihood to nearly 60 per cent of our population.

12 Jan 2019 4:35 PM IST

55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance cover

Parties in a race to woo farmers ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The ruling BJP is also trying to win over farmers by proposing to start a pension scheme for peasants.

5 Jan 2019 4:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM mulls cash handouts, other options for farmers

It remains to be seen whether these programmes are announced as part of the interim Budget due to be present on February...

1 Jan 2019 1:24 AM IST

Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

India's economy seen losing momentum ahead of election

Economic growth could suffer from a possible slowdown in state spending in the two months before the election.

27 Feb 2019 4:52 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao (Photo: AP)

Kisan scheme huge boon for farmers, says Vidyasagar Rao

The state government has paid Rs 3,121 crore to over five lakh farmers as minimum support price (MSP).

26 Feb 2019 3:13 AM IST

Sugar prices staged a smart comeback at Rs 150 per quintal.

Sugar production may exceed demand of 26 MT in SS 2018-19

Sugar production is likely to decline to around 30 million tonne in SS 2018-19 from the record high of 32.3 million...

25 Feb 2019 7:02 PM IST