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Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicFarmer distress

Topic: Farmer distress

Farmers in India fall behind in planting key summer-sown crops due to uneven monsoon rains

Millions of Indian farmers plant summer crops mainly in the monsoon months of June and July, with the harvest starting in October.

India’s small & marginal farmers have essentially become wage labourers, data shows

Agricultural households possessing less than an hectare of land earn only a third of their monthly income from farming, shows govt report released last month.

Lawyer ‘kills self’ at Tikri, ‘suicide note’ addressed to PM Modi blames farm laws

Amarjit Singh, a member of Bar Association of Punjab’s Jalalabad, ‘consumed poison’. In his purported suicide note, he wrote he is sacrificing himself to shake up Modi’s conscience.

Social worker returns Padma Shri, ex-boxing coach his Dronacharya in solidarity with farmers

Social worker Baba Sewa Singh & ex-national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu are latest in list of personalities from Punjab who announced their intention to return their awards.

Why Rajnath Singh has emerged as a key Modi govt firefighter to address farmers’ issues

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Amit Shah and JP Nadda, was part of the BJP leadership to brief Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar before his meeting with farmers.

Farmers continue to camp at Delhi-Haryana border, undecided on moving to Burari protest site

A meeting is currently underway at the border between leaders of 30 farmer organisations. Some farmers say it’s best to protest at the border to exert pressure on the central govt.

This is how Congress states are planning to fight govt’s farm laws, even if it’s ‘symbolic’

Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Puducherry may call House sessions to pass bills to negate Centre’s agri laws, but their bills will require governor’s & the President’s assent.

Modi govt insists its bills will free farmers from shackles of arhatiyas. Who are they?

Arhatiyas are mandi-based commission agents who buy the farmers’ produce and sell them in open auction. Govt & experts say they exploit farmers.

How Modi govt’s 3 contentious farm bills have exposed SAD, Congress & BJP’s hypocrisy

In episode 571 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta declutters the bills and explains the changes it will bring to farmers and for end customers.

Farmers’ interest comes first, then NDA alliance, Akali leader Harsimrat Badal says   

Harsimrat Badal says she apprised the govt of farmers’ concerns back in June. She also says a decision on whether or not to continue in NDA will be taken after discussion with party.

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The Bads of Bollywood finally gives us the sidekick that everyone needs

Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.