-The Hindu Farmers are going hungry and dying under burden of debt, says Congress Raipur: Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal drew sharp reactions from the Opposition in the Assembly on Thursday when he claimed that not a single farmer had killed himself due to agrarian reasons or mounting debts during the 12-year reign of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party. “Those who are talking of farmer suicides in Chhattisgarh are defaming the State. Chhattisgarh...

-The Pioneer Raipur: Chhattisgarh the rice bowl of India has managed to maintain stable paddy production this year despite drought conditions prevailing in several districts of the State. The Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU) Scientists claim that except rainfall dependent fields which were devoid of showers, other regions in the State have continued to maintain the ‘good old agricultural standards’. “It is appreciable to notice that paddy farming had been carried out in...

-The Indian Express Government’s actions on the commodity reveals it is ignorant of how a market economy is run With each passing day this year, agriculture seems to be sagging and so is the Indian farmer. Deficit monsoon rains appear to be the trigger. Although rains offered some respite to Marathwada, the situation in India’s largest agri-state, Uttar Pradesh, has gone from bad to worse. Last year’s drought, with monsoon rains falling...

-The Times of India Raipur: Amid a union minister recently stoking a row saying that girls wanting a night out is not acceptable in India, BJP ruled Chhattisgarh has went a step further with its class X social science textbook quoting that "working women are one of the causes of unemployment" in the country". A young teacher in tribal Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh has confronted government, questioning the content being served to...

-The Indian Express New Delhi: While the farmers, gathered at Congress party’s Kisan Samman rally in the capital, expressed satisfaction over the turn of events that led Modi government to withdraw the land ordinance, the immediate issues that are bothering them are related to the stress in the agriculture sector of the country. “In the last five months, the cost of paddy has gone down from Rs 3,200 to Rs 1,200 per...