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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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Philippines Writes Off $1 Billion Farmer Debt To Bolster Food Production
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday wrote off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers, a move aimed at boosting food production.
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Punjab Government Asks For Special Financial Aid From Centre For Farmers In Debt
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said the Punjab government has sought a special financial package from the Centre to bail farmers out of the debt trap, promote crop diversification and also curb stubble burning.
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Assembly Elections Highlights: Farmers' Debt To Be Waived, Says Priyanka Gandhi In Congress's UP Promise
The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting i
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Punjab To Release Rs 1,200 Crore To Clear Loans Of Farmers Under Debt Waiver Scheme
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state
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Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss
A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
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Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
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"Sikhs Protected My Grandmother At Home In 1977": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said he felt -he owed a debt to the people of Punjab- as he addressed the media after wrapping his protest against the governments farm laws.
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Farmers Driven To Debt As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertilizer as the monsoon sowing season approached.
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Boost For MSMEs, Better Prices For Farmers In Big Cabinet Decisions
Farmers will get 50-83 per cent more returns as the Union cabinet approved minimum support price for 14 crops at a meeting today. The meet -- preceded by meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Security and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs -- also took key decisions on MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and street vendors.
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Maharashtra Government Announces Sops For Farmers In Maiden Budget
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announce done-time settlement scheme for farmers whose debt is more than Rs 2 lakh in the state budget for 2020-21.
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Punjab To Reduce Government Employees' Retirement Age To 58
Reducing government employees' retirement age from 60 to 58, free education for all students up to Class 12 and a debt waiver for landless farmers were some of the major announcements made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal in the 2020-21 budget on Friday.
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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
-
"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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Philippines Writes Off $1 Billion Farmer Debt To Bolster Food Production
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday wrote off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers, a move aimed at boosting food production.
-
Punjab Government Asks For Special Financial Aid From Centre For Farmers In Debt
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said the Punjab government has sought a special financial package from the Centre to bail farmers out of the debt trap, promote crop diversification and also curb stubble burning.
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Assembly Elections Highlights: Farmers' Debt To Be Waived, Says Priyanka Gandhi In Congress's UP Promise
The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting i
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Punjab To Release Rs 1,200 Crore To Clear Loans Of Farmers Under Debt Waiver Scheme
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state
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Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss
A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
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Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
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"Sikhs Protected My Grandmother At Home In 1977": Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi today said he felt -he owed a debt to the people of Punjab- as he addressed the media after wrapping his protest against the governments farm laws.
-
Farmers Driven To Debt As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertilizer as the monsoon sowing season approached.
-
Boost For MSMEs, Better Prices For Farmers In Big Cabinet Decisions
Farmers will get 50-83 per cent more returns as the Union cabinet approved minimum support price for 14 crops at a meeting today. The meet -- preceded by meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Security and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs -- also took key decisions on MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and street vendors.
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Maharashtra Government Announces Sops For Farmers In Maiden Budget
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announce done-time settlement scheme for farmers whose debt is more than Rs 2 lakh in the state budget for 2020-21.
-
Punjab To Reduce Government Employees' Retirement Age To 58
Reducing government employees' retirement age from 60 to 58, free education for all students up to Class 12 and a debt waiver for landless farmers were some of the major announcements made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal in the 2020-21 budget on Friday.
