मांगों को लेकर किसानों ने की महापंचायत

अपनी मांगांे को लेकर पिछले 7 दिनांे से जेवर तहसील मेें धरने पर बैठे किसानों ने गुरुवार को महापंचायत की। इसमें राष्ट्रीय किसान यूनियन, कांग्रेस, बीजेपी और आरएलडी समेत कई दलांे के नेता और कार्यकर्ता शामिल हुए। किसानांे ने महापंचायत में ऐलान किया कि प्रशासन और यमुना अथॉरिटी जेवर के पास इंटरचेंज बनाए जाने की . . . → Read More: मांगों को लेकर किसानों ने की महापंचायत

Farmers’ nod needed to set up power transmission lines

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) passed directives to this effect on September 7 while hearing a case between the state transmission company, Mahatransco, and a Nagpur-based farmer Vikram Setiya.

“Landowners and farmers incurred huge losses because people are often not comfortable with power lines running over their houses.” The tribunal order said that . . . → Read More: Farmers’ nod needed to set up power transmission lines

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Kisan credit cards from block offices

Calcutta, Aug. 18: The Mamata Banerjee government today announced plans to distribute credit cards and crop insurance to farmers under a central scheme through block offices, not panchayats, to stop corruption and favouritism.

The chief minister also said all farmers would be brought under the ambit of the Kisan Credit Card Scheme by March . . . → Read More: Kisan credit cards from block offices

Farmers actually pay 14% on subsidized 7% loans

MUMBAI: The subsidized 7% loan for farmers announced with much fanfare by finance minister in his union budget for 2006-07 actually translates into a 14% rate according to a study conducted by Nabard.

When these transaction costs are included, the all-inclusive cost of the loan comes to almost 14%. From 2006-07, the government has . . . → Read More: Farmers actually pay 14% on subsidized 7% loans

Four more farmers commit suicide in Vidarbha in last 48 hours

Agrarian crisis claimed four more distressed farmers of Vidarbha over the last two days. Reports reaching here this evening said that among the four victims, two were from cotton growing Yavatmal district — the black soil region — where over 100 farmers have committed suicide due to crippling debts and crop failure this year alone. . . . → Read More: Four more farmers commit suicide in Vidarbha in last 48 hours

Duo take to biking to connect with organic farmers

COIMBATORE: A radio jockey and an NRI software engineer from New Jersey, have come together because of their passion for biking, movies and natural farming. After a frugal breakfast on Monday morning, V Deepan and R Muthukumar will get on their bullet and chart out a network of organic farmers across the country. A documentary . . . → Read More: Duo take to biking to connect with organic farmers

Why rural India is shunning farms, moving to jobs in towns

Agriculture is the mainstay of Munjurpattu, a village of 3000-people in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district. Tulasi Nainakan and his wife Dhanalakshmi, a middle-aged couple, have witnessed the frenetic pace at which the state has urbanised. The declining viability of agriculture has forced the youth to move out. Their two sons – a civil works contractor . . . → Read More: Why rural India is shunning farms, moving to jobs in towns