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Subodh Varma
PMFBY: Farmers Quitting Scheme But Premium Collection Rises
01 May 2019
Latest data shows that insurance companies have pocketed over Rs. 10,000 crore surplus in two years.
Yogesh S
Elections 2019: Are We Merely a Vote Bank? Farmers of North Karnataka Ask
23 Apr 2019
All the eight farmers that NewsClick spoke to said that demonetisation was an ultimate stroke by the “anti-farmer” government.
Elections 2019: Are We Merely a Vote Bank? Farmers of North Karnataka Ask
23 Apr 2019
All the eight farmers that NewsClick spoke to said that demonetisation was an ultimate stroke by the “anti-farmer” government.
IANS
IMD Forecasts 'Near Normal' Monsoon This Year
15 Apr 2019
About two weeks ago, private weather forecaster Skymet had said this year’s monsoon would likely to be "below normal" at 93%.
Chandan Nandy
Will BJP’s Sops, Promises Make Drought-Hit People Of Kutch Vote Lotus Again?
13 Apr 2019
Water is the only election issue in the 97 villages of Rapar block and much of Kutch as the district experiences the worst drought in over 30 years.
Neelambaran A
Disaster of Demonetisation: Tamil Nadu Industries Struggle to Regain Shape
13 Apr 2019
There was total chaos after demonetisation, as in rural areas of the state, cash is used for almost all transactions.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Elections 2019: In Bihar, Talk of MSP Remains on Paper for Most Farmers
11 Apr 2019
Drought-hit small and marginal paddy farmers say payment delay by government agencies is forcing them to go in for distress sale to traders, middlemen.
IANS
Close to 4,000 Madhya Pradesh Villages Stare at Acute Drought
16 Mar 2019
Ahead of summer, a report by the Panchayat and Rural Development Department says 40 rivers that provide water to these villages have gone dry while the micro-watershed management is in disarray.
Prudhviraj Rupawat
Andhra Pradesh: After Farmers’ Suicides, Families Await Govt Assistance in Drought-hit Kurnool
26 Feb 2019
Kurnool has reported 69 farmer suicides in 2018 and 63 in 2017.
Yogesh S
Drought in Karnataka: A Human-made Disaster
18 Dec 2018
The delay in declaring drought in the state is one of the reasons that have worsened the drought condition.