Topic: Farmers
Indian markets are worried of election ‘bolt from the blue’ on 23 May
Investors are worried about Modi’s ability to repeat his landslide 2014 victory amid a resurgent opposition, farm distress and a job crisis.
These Maharashtra drought-hit farmers don’t need banks & loans. They’re funding each other
Farmers helping farmers — this is the guiding principle of a club that seeks to free farmers from the cycle of debt and penury that has dogged Vidarbha for years.
The modest gunny bag might turn out to be Punjab’s biggest election issue
Shortage of gunny bags is a huge worry for Punjab’s wheat farmers, whose produce is waiting in mandis. CM Amarinder Singh blames BJP-ruled Centre.
It will not rain enough in 2019 & that’s more important than who comes to power in Lok Sabha
There is an alarming need to acknowledge and prepare for the upcoming monsoons. And it can’t wait for the formation of a new government.
This worm army is marching across India and destroying everything in its path
The Fall Armyworm, from the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Americas, was first detected in Karnataka last year. It's already reached Mizoram.
Nandigram, Singur farmers angry with Mamata as getting land back hasn’t improved their lot
Farmers in Singur, Nandigram got their land back, but it is ‘uncultivable’. They’re angry because Trinamool didn’t help them, say the agitation was just politics.
BJP taps aspirational classes, promises ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ – once again
While the BJP manifesto or ‘Sankalp Patra’ includes a bit of populism, it largely projects the party as a facilitator for aspirational classes.
Why 175 turmeric & jowar farmers are fighting Telangana CM’s daughter in Lok Sabha polls
The farmers have filed their nominations from the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat, hoping it will help highlight their cause nationally.
The buzz in UP about Modi govt’s farm incentive — Rs 2,000 not enough, just a poll gimmick
Farmers say annual Rs 6,000 under PM-KISAN is too little, too late. They highlight stray cattle menace and believe that Balakot air strikes will help BJP.
38 Delhi-Amritsar trains cancelled as farmers protest on railway tracks
Farmers in Punjab have been protesting on rail tracks to demand loan waivers and payment for sugarcane crop with 15% interest among other issues.
Modi fans won’t believe this, but his decisions hurt India’s global standing
The BJP’s lurch toward hardline Hindu nationalism over the past two years carries costs for India.
With Lok Sabha elections over, how can India and Pakistan now repair fractured ties?
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering appointing a national security adviser to revive backchannel diplomatic talks with India.
Defence
RAW & IB chiefs, cabinet & defence secretaries — the key appointments awaiting new govt
The new govt will also appoint the IAF chief after incumbent Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa retires in September.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.