-The Business Standard A delayed monsoon and abundant cotton in the international market could spell trouble in the state's suicide zone Yavatmal (Maharashtra): As the skies stayed clear till the second week of June, Ramesh Gulabhrao Digde's mood darkened. His two acres were ploughed at great expense, the seeds were purchased, and a sack of fertilisers lay in a corner of his thatch-roofed hut in Parsodi village in western Maharashtra's Yavatmal...
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Ram Vilas Paswan, the minister in charge of food and public distribution talks with Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Interview with Union minister in charge of food and public distribution Ever since the new government took office in May, food prices and related issues have been one of the most discussed subjects. Ram Vilas Paswan, the minister in charge of food and public distribution, says hoarders are to blame. And, speaks of the various other priorities under his charge. Edited exceprts of a talk with Sanjeeb Mukherjee: * The...
More »Controlling farmers' suicide: Toughest challenge for Telangana, Andhra governments -Manish
-The Times of India VISAKHAPATNAM: Among the many challenges before them, bringing down the number of farmer suicides might prove to be one of the toughest for the new governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. As per the national crime records bureau ( NCRB) data, unified Andhra Pradesh was only second to Maharashtra in terms of suicides by self-employed persons in agriculture. While Maharashtra had witnessed around 3,146 deaths in 2013, it...
More »Farmers suicides will continue as problems are deep-rooted -KV Kurmanath
-The Hindu Business Line Hyderabad: The news of 11,772 farmers committing suicide did not hit the headlines when the NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) released its data for 2013 early this week. The gravity of the problem somehow didn't get the attention it deserved. Perhaps, we are quite used to the numbers since they have always remained north of 10,000 in the last few years. Those who closely follow developments in Indian...
More »Why a national agri market is needed -Hema Yadav and Shalendra
-The Hindu Business Line It has potential to curb inflation and ensure competitive prices to growers The agricultural marketing system in the country has come a long way since Independence. It has moved through various stages such as regulations and reforms. Now, the time has come to establish a barrier-free market operating beyond State boundaries. A National Agricultural Market with potential to curtail inflation and ensure competitive prices to producers has also been...
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