-DNA Farmers' suicides are as much a consequence of indebtedness as the failure of the government to offer solutions to make agriculture a viable profession. Astring of farmers' suicides, in the aftermath of hailstorms and unseasonal rainfall over the past fortnight, in Maharashtra sheds light on the parlous state of Indian agriculture. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics tell us that over 2.8 lakh farmers have committed suicide since 1995. Though attempts...
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After drought, the deluge -Parthasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express Farmers in worst-hit Beed had hoped that a good harvest this year would help them repay loans. Beed (Maharashtra): Radhabai, a 30-year-old daily wager from Ekdara village of Beed district, was plucking cotton on March 8 when the overcast sky opened up. Heavy rain with tennis ball-sized hailstones forced her to take shelter under a tree. "Heavy wind dislodged a branch of the tree that fell on her head....
More »Govt to announce relief package for farmers next week -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre may announce relief package for farmers, who lost their standing crops in rains and hailstorm in different states, on or after March 19. Officials, who have been visiting Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan to assess the overall loss to the farmers, will submit their reports to the Centre by March 19. The announcement will, however, be made only after taking permission from...
More »Hailstorm Destroys Over 90,000 Hectares Crop in Yavatmal
-Outlook Yavatmal (Maharashtra): Untimely rain and hailstorm destroyed crops and orchards spread over 90,000 hectares in Yavatmal district in the last fortnight, official sources said. Crop of wheat and gram on 87,881 hectare of land was wiped out, while vegetables spread over 1,036 hectares was destroyed, sources in the Agriculture Department said. "Fruits like oranges, papaya and lemon were also destroyed and the area under cultivation comes to over 882 hectares. The highest...
More »Anganwari workers accuse Centre, Punjab of ignoring them
-The Times of India BATHINDA (Punjab): The spate of protests is not ending in Bathinda even after the Model Code of Conduct for elections coming into force. On Friday, anganwari workers and helpers observed the International Women's Day by holding a huge protest in the town. Anganwari Mulazim Union, under the banner of Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), held a protest, in which hundreds of women from across Malwa region...
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