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Topic: Farmers

Has Modi forgotten India’s farmers? India-US trade deal hurts Atmanirbharta for pulses

When half of all consumers are trapped in a low-productivity agrarian economy, exposing them further to agricultural price volatility would be criminal.

The agri balancing act: Farms, dairy shielded in US deal but doors open to nuts, animal feed imports

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says farmers' interests safeguarded as Trump administration drops levies.

Jewar farmers are crorepatis now. They’re investing in stocks & mutual funds, not just land

A new pattern has emerged across the region: Farmers are converting compensation into long-term wealth by making strategic land investments around Jewar.

Himachal farmers are ditching apples for persimmons. ‘Earnings on par with JEE packages’

Kullu is seeing a persimmon revolution. Sweet, low-maintenance, and climate-resistant, the fruit is delivering Rs 60-70 lakh profits in just three months of harvest.

Arbitrary pricing, escalated rates & delay—why HC fined Haryana body over allotment to land oustees

In relief to farmers whose land was acquired for urban development, Punjab & Haryana HC quashed HSPV’s current price demand for plots, slashed interest rate & imposed Rs 3 lakh fine.

Gujarat rules North India’s coconut market. It’s edging out Kerala, Karnataka

Trucks loaded with tender green coconuts leave Gujarat's coast daily for Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh. Farmers are abandoning groundnut and wheat in the rush to grow it.

Potassium fertilisers can improve crop yields. Indian farmers must reduce nitrogen usage

Our study presents evidence suggestive of the fact that farmers who demonstrate greater knowledge about the importance of potassium tend to achieve higher yields and revenues.

Pollution does not appear to be an emergency for Indian govt, writes global media amid Diwali smog

Reports in international publications also say Modi is 'risking farmers' wrath' with trade talks with Trump administration, and tariffs have hit India’s garment manufacturing hub hard.

SubscriberWrites: Why India’s farmers remain protected, yet poor

Lavish subsidies shield India’s farmers from risk, yet stall reforms, fuel inefficiency, and keep rural incomes stagnant — turning protection into a poverty trap.

‘Standing like a wall’: PM Modi vows to protect interests of farmers in Independence Day speech 

New Delhi: Amid the American tariff hike, PM Narendra Modi in his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech reiterated that India will not compromise on...

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.