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Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory Ahead Of Farmers' Protest Today
Protesting farmers will resume their march to Delhi today from two points on the Punjab-Haryana border after the failure of four rounds of talks with the Centre over a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
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The World Must Act Now On AI - By Rishi Sunak
AI can help solve world hunger by preventing crop failures and making it cheaper and easier to grow food, writes UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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3 Farmers Found Dead In Bengal, Families Allege Suicide Over Crop Failure
Three farmers have been found dead in West Bengal's rice bowl Purba Bardhaman district in the last two days, police said on Sunday.
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Climate Change May Cost World Economy $7.9 Trillion By 2050: Report
Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper growth and threaten infrastructure, new analysis showed Wednesday.
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"Siting In Ivory Tower...": Supreme Court's Top Quotes On Stubble-Burning
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the governments of Haryana and Punjab for not being able to put an end to the practice of stubble burning, which has contributed to the massive spike in pollution levels in Delhi. A bench, led by Justice Arun Mishra, admonished the Punjab Chief Secretary, saying the state government couldn't provide a road map...
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Manipur Chief Minister Declares Drought-Like Situation In State
The cabinet of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has declared a drought-like situation in the state owing to scant rain that have led to crop failures in over 70 blocks of the state, a government release said.
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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Unable To Repay Rs 9,000 Loan, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Commits Suicide
A farmer committed suicide in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh, the home constituency of Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Akadu Ooeke, a resident of Meghasiwni village, was found hanging from a shed in his field this morning.
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Unable To Repay Loans, 8 Kerala Farmers Commit Suicide Since January
After the widespread devastation in the August 2018 floods, a series of farmers' suicides have rocked Kerala's high range Idukki district,where eight people have ended their lives in the last two months due to debt following crop failure or loss of livelihood.
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Gujarat Farmer, Fearing Crop Failure Due To Delayed Rain, Commits Suicide
Worried because of delayed rains, a farmer allegedly committed suicide in Jamnagar district of Gujarat, the police said on Saturday.
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639 Farmers Ended Lives In 3 Months In Maharashtra: State Government
In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt and inability to repay bank loans, the state government has said.
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"Make In India A Failure, All Made In China": Rahul Gandhi In Mandsaur
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today virtually flagged off the party campaign in Madhya Pradesh, where elections are by the year-end. Speaking at Mandsaur, which is mourning the six farmers who died in police firing last year, he ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, practically counting off the ways in which it has failed the nation'...
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In Stinging Message To Centre, Nitish Kumar Crafts New Scheme For Farmers
Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year - particularly the vastly pared down flood relief fund - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back. He has rejected a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer and instead, come up with his own s...
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Farmer Killed, Crops Damaged In Unseasonal Hailstorm in Maharashtra
Unseasonal hailstorm and heavy showers in parts of Maharashtra today claimed a life and damaged various crops, state government officials said.
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Families Of Maharashtra Farmers Who Committed Suicide To Get Help
A non-governmental organisation led by Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra will adopt 208 farmer families, whose only earning members have committed suicide, the NGO's top official said.
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Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory Ahead Of Farmers' Protest Today
Protesting farmers will resume their march to Delhi today from two points on the Punjab-Haryana border after the failure of four rounds of talks with the Centre over a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
-
The World Must Act Now On AI - By Rishi Sunak
AI can help solve world hunger by preventing crop failures and making it cheaper and easier to grow food, writes UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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3 Farmers Found Dead In Bengal, Families Allege Suicide Over Crop Failure
Three farmers have been found dead in West Bengal's rice bowl Purba Bardhaman district in the last two days, police said on Sunday.
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Climate Change May Cost World Economy $7.9 Trillion By 2050: Report
Climate change could directly cost the world economy $7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper growth and threaten infrastructure, new analysis showed Wednesday.
-
"Siting In Ivory Tower...": Supreme Court's Top Quotes On Stubble-Burning
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the governments of Haryana and Punjab for not being able to put an end to the practice of stubble burning, which has contributed to the massive spike in pollution levels in Delhi. A bench, led by Justice Arun Mishra, admonished the Punjab Chief Secretary, saying the state government couldn't provide a road map...
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Manipur Chief Minister Declares Drought-Like Situation In State
The cabinet of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has declared a drought-like situation in the state owing to scant rain that have led to crop failures in over 70 blocks of the state, a government release said.
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How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years
As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.
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Unable To Repay Rs 9,000 Loan, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Commits Suicide
A farmer committed suicide in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh, the home constituency of Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Akadu Ooeke, a resident of Meghasiwni village, was found hanging from a shed in his field this morning.
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Unable To Repay Loans, 8 Kerala Farmers Commit Suicide Since January
After the widespread devastation in the August 2018 floods, a series of farmers' suicides have rocked Kerala's high range Idukki district,where eight people have ended their lives in the last two months due to debt following crop failure or loss of livelihood.
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Gujarat Farmer, Fearing Crop Failure Due To Delayed Rain, Commits Suicide
Worried because of delayed rains, a farmer allegedly committed suicide in Jamnagar district of Gujarat, the police said on Saturday.
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639 Farmers Ended Lives In 3 Months In Maharashtra: State Government
In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt and inability to repay bank loans, the state government has said.
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"Make In India A Failure, All Made In China": Rahul Gandhi In Mandsaur
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today virtually flagged off the party campaign in Madhya Pradesh, where elections are by the year-end. Speaking at Mandsaur, which is mourning the six farmers who died in police firing last year, he ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, practically counting off the ways in which it has failed the nation'...
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In Stinging Message To Centre, Nitish Kumar Crafts New Scheme For Farmers
Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year - particularly the vastly pared down flood relief fund - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back. He has rejected a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer and instead, come up with his own s...
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Farmer Killed, Crops Damaged In Unseasonal Hailstorm in Maharashtra
Unseasonal hailstorm and heavy showers in parts of Maharashtra today claimed a life and damaged various crops, state government officials said.
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Families Of Maharashtra Farmers Who Committed Suicide To Get Help
A non-governmental organisation led by Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra will adopt 208 farmer families, whose only earning members have committed suicide, the NGO's top official said.
