-Scroll.in Those who buy and sell milch cows and oxen for farm work say cow vigilantes have made it impossible for them to conduct their business. Cow vigilantism has been portrayed as a blowback against the Muslim community’s insistence on consuming beef, unmindful of the fact that slaughtering cows hurts Hindus who worship the animal. This depiction has framed the cow as an incendiary issue between Hindus and Muslims, an irreconcilable...

-The Hindu Business Line While the idea is reasonable, the issue is so political that it will automatically ring in negative points for the implementer The subject of taxation on farm income has once again taken centre stage not just because there have been some distinguished opinions voiced on this subject but also that this has been recognised as one area where money is channelled to avoid paying taxes. As the focus...

-The Indian Express Demand a compensation of Rs 5,000 per acre for damage to crop due to straws Samao/ Ralla (Mansa): Despite the state government’s awareness campaign and crackdown against burning of wheat stubble to check pollution, defiant Farmers in Punjab vowed to continue the practice till the government came up with a solution. The burning of wheat stubble, which started from Aklia village in Mansa district on Sunday, continued Tuesday not only...

-Hindustan Times The Karnataka govt declared that only Farmers who have a fodder ration booklet will be given subsidised fodder, a lifeline for the dairy Farmers battling a crippling shortage in cattle food. Kolar: In the hinterlands of Karnataka that is battling a third successive drought year and increasingly parched lands, Farmers have a new worry: Aadhaar. The state government has declared that only Farmers who have a fodder ration booklet will be...

-The Financial Express Punjab Farmers would benefit if the state govt subsidised the adoption of appropriate technology and diversification of crops. The newly-elected government in Punjab is considering a loan waiver for Farmers to reduce agrarian distress. According to the recent Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers (SASF), the average outstanding loan is nearly three times higher in Punjab compared with the rest of India (Rs 3.31 lakh versus Rs 1.22 lakh). Farmers...