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Topic: Farmer loans

RBI bucks govt & growth pressure to keep interest rates unchanged yet again, cuts FY25 growth to 6.6%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that while slowing growth was a concern, the next quarters would look better. Inflation, though, is a more immediate concern & would ease only in Q4.

Withdrawal of protest cases, free power for farmers if Congress comes to power in MP, says Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath accused CM Shivraj Chouhan of lying to farmers about doubling their incomes, and pushing the state into darkness with villages facing up to 10 hours of electricity cuts.

No proposal under consideration to waive farmer loans including SC & ST, govt tells Lok Sabha

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, MoS for Finance Bhagwat Karad said govt hasn't implemented any farm loan waiver scheme since 'Agriculture Debt Waiver & Debt Relief Scheme, 2008'.

All about Odisha’s new credit scheme for 7 lakh landless farmers, a ‘first’ in India

Under the ‘Balaram’ scheme, the Odisha government will provide credit worth Rs 1,040 crore to 7 lakh landless farmers in the next two years.

India’s woeful land records will have trouble identifying farmers eligible for Rs 500/month

Direct benefit transfer comes with certain pre-conditions, primary among them is the need for a robust method to identify beneficiaries.

BJP makes plans to reap political dividend after sowing support price seed

Party directs state units to launch ‘information blitzkrieg’ on decision, counter opposition attempts to project it as anti-farmer. New Delhi: A day after the NDA government...

On Camera

Seven reasons why Rahul Gandhi’s voter fraud claim must be taken with a pinch of salt

Rahul Gandhi is right to point out errors in the voter list, but it is quite unreasonable to allege that the BJP and the ECI were in cahoots.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.