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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicFarmer suicides

Topic: Farmer suicides

Ambitious PMFBY is failing. It has the same flaws of earlier schemes

A fundamental flaw resides in the impenetrable, convoluted and excessively technical process of settling claims.

‘Marching in the Dark’ flips the lens on farmer suicides—it’s about those left behind

Kinshuk Surjan’s experience growing up in a ‘family of farmers and journalists’ informs every twist, turn and texture of the docu-film

Daily wagers worst affected by suicide, numbers for housewives twice that of farmers — NCRB data

Self-employed & unemployed individuals and students also among groups with high numbers of suicide cases according to NCRB data for years 2018-2022.

BJP picks Singur for stir against WB govt ‘apathy’ towards farmers, TMC says it’s all ‘publicity’

BJP to protest over ‘farmer suicides, severe distress’, TMC says it has no issue at hand & is 'rattled' after defeat in last Assembly polls.

More businesspeople died of suicide than farmers in 2020, shows NCRB data

NCRB data shows 11,716 businesspersons died of suicide in 2020, while farmer suicides stood at 10,677, which is around 1,039 cases fewer.

New book by journalist Jaideep Hardikar puts a face to farmers’ suicides in Vidarbha

'Ramrao: The Story of India’s Farm Crisis' by Jaideep Hardikar, published by HarperCollins India, will be released on 20 August on ‘SoftCover’.

35 years ago on this day, first farmer family suicide was recorded in Maharashtra

It is the so-called ‘organised’ sector of the economy that has consistently failed to keep up with the changing socio-economic dynamics of Indian agriculture.

40-year-old Punjab farmer allegedly commits suicide at Delhi’s Singhu border

The farmer, Amarinder Singh, was a resident of Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district. He was rushed to a local hospital in Sonipat, where he died.

Farmers who commit suicide are cowards, says Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil

Karnataka minister BC Patil was addressing farmers when he said 'only a coward' who can't take care of his wife and children commits suicide, drawing flak from the Congress party.

Many states, UTs have not provided details of farmer suicides, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Due to limitation of details, national data on the causes of suicide in farming sector was untenable & not published separately, Union Minister of State for Home Reddy said.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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.