The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) election manifesto for 2014 Lok Sabha election says that if elected to the Centre, it will then "(p)ut in place welfare measures for farmers above 60 years in age, small and marginal farmers and farm labours", among other things. Despite the formation of a BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre in 2014, the latest available data on farm suicides from the...
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Institutional identity of RBI has been damaged: Former Governor Reddy
-The Indian Express Reddy was also critical of the way Governor and Deputy Governors is selected. Mumbai: Former Reserve Bank Governor YV Reddy on Monday said: “The role of central bank in our economy is under threat and it is a national problem which has to be addressed as a national problem”. In an interview to CNBC-TV18 channel, the former Governor also said, “my own suspicion is that the institutional identity of...
More »Heat-up in Sikkim despite green cover -Vivek Chhetri and Nirmal Mangar
-The Telegraph Darjeeling: The delay in snowfall in the upper reaches of Sikkim and Darjeeling by over a month may be a damper to snow-chasing tourists and local people, but may reflect either changing weather patterns or special circumstances this year, scientists say. Sikkim has experienced the highest increase in annual average minimum temperature across India's states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has documented - a finding that has puzzled SECtions of...
More »Farmer suicides doubled in state in 2015: NCRB
-The New Indian Express BENGALURU: The number of suicides among the farming community in the state doubled in 2015 as compared to 2014, according to the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2015 report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The recently released report showed that several factors such as bankruptcy, crop failure and illness were among the major reasons for the suicides. Karnataka also recorded the SECond highest number of...
More »To tackle rural distress, work out an income guarantee scheme for farmers -P Raghu
-Hindustan Times The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released data on accidental deaths and suicides in India. According to the report, 12,602 people engaged in the farm SECtor committed suicide in 2015, 2% more than in 2014. This highlights the growing distress in rural India thanks to conSECutive years of drought and other natural calamities. The report shows that the share of farm suicides in total number of suicides has increased...
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