-The Indian Express The move comes after complaints against banks that they were not intimating eligible Farmers whose names along with the amount has been cleared by the state government. Mumbai: The state government has decided to directly intimate eligible Farmers across 40,913 villages about the loan waiver scheme. The move comes after complaints against banks that they were not intimating eligible Farmers whose names along with the amount has been cleared...

-The Financial Express Increasing farm productivity alone will not help raise Farmers’ income and may even be detrimental. the need is to diversify Farmers’ sources of income. One of the most important statements made in recent times by the government was the declaration of its intention to double Farmers’ income by 2022. The statement of prime minister Narendra Modi in Bareilly on February 28, 2016, must have made the Farmers leap with...

-The Hindu Business Line Seek ban on import of formulations; want trials before allowing them Hyderabad: Pesticide manufacturers and Farmers are up in arms against the provisions of the Pesticides Management Bill 2017, which, they believe are detrimental to agriculture and agro-chemical industry. Allowing import of formulations without having to register technicals is contrary to the goal of Make in India campaign launched by the Union government, they said. They want an immediate ban...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre has finally scrapped its controversial notification on a ban on sale of animals for slaughter in livestock markets and come out with new draft rules doing away with the clause on “restrictions on sale of cattle”. This means cattle, including cows, can be sold in animal markets, even for slaughter wherever it is legal. Last year’s notification had not prohibited slaughter as such, but...

-The Indian Express Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Om Prakash Dhankar said the government has sought report from all deputy commissioners about the estimated loss to the crop. Chandigarh: Unseasonal rains have caused loss to the wheat crop in Haryana. The government has also received reports about hailstorms in few parts of the state mainly Charki Dadri district in Southern Haryana on Monday. Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Om Prakash Dhankar...