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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicIndian farmers

Topic: Indian farmers

Biochar could be the solution to crop burning that Indian farmers were waiting for

Biochar, which is produced by burning organic matter without oxygen, can help tackle crop burning and air pollution.

Modi raj is the most anti-farmer regime in India’s history

There is a gigantic gap between hype and truth of the Narendra Modi regime.

Haryana farmers sorry for poor Delhi air, but say stubble burning is a compulsion

Since Haryana farmers know they are being watched by authorities, many have begun to burn paddy straw at night.

Modi’s MSP increase to have limited impact as govt buys only a third of rice, wheat output

Data shows every year only one third of total rice and wheat produced is procured by the govt, thus limiting benefits of hiked MSP.

Cash in villages signals end of struggle for this non-bank lender

Mahindra Financial, which has a presence in about 3.3 lakh villages, forecasts bad loans will continue to shrink as clients’ financial health strengthens.

Maharashtra’s farm sector to shrink by 8.3%, could deepen political crisis for BJP

Maharashtra Economic Survey says economy is expected to grow at a slower rate of 7.3 per cent in 2017-18 as against 10 per cent last year.

Arun Jaitley hasn’t fulfilled his promise to farmers. So why is he pretending like he has?

The FM knew that the media would not spend that much of time and attention on farmers. He knew that on farmers, you need not put your money where your mouth is.

Swaminathan proposals, the crux of farmers’ tussle with the Centre over MSP

A national panel was formed in 2004 under M.S. Swaminathan, which recommended an MSP 50 per cent higher than cost, but Centre refused in 2015.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.