The Times of India

Openly defying the orders of the state agriculture department to starting paddy sowing from June 20, many farmers — supported by various farmer organizations — on Sunday started sowing paddy at various places across the Malwa region.

The Times of India

The southwest monsoon is a summertime reversal in wind direction that provides nearly 70% of the Indian subcontinent’s annual rainfall. Monsoon winds originate from the southern Indian Ocean. They get deflected southwestwards towards India after crossing the equator. These winds are driven by air pressure differences caused by the more rapid heating up of the land in summers compared to the ocean. The land heats up the air over it, causing it to rise and create a low-pressure zone, which attracts winds from the highpressure regions over the ocean.

The New Indian Express

Even though the State Government has launched a campaign to create awareness among farmers to use the services offered by Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), around 11 lakh farmers will not be able to access institutional credit this kharif season as they have defaulted in loan repayment.

The Financial Express

At around Rs 775 per quintal, onion prices in April were the lowest they have been in this harvest month over the last four years — they were Rs 1,499.1 in April 2014 (see graphic). At Rs 464.7 per quintal, February potato prices were also the lowest in four years, over a third lower than in the same month in 2014. And yet, tractor sales were up 16.6% in FY18 on top of an even more impressive 18% in FY17.

The Financial Express

The Punjab State Farmers’ and Farm Workers’ Commission proposal to start charging better-off farmers for electricity is a step in the right direction, but more than that, what is important is the thought process that has gone behind the recommendation. According to the recommendation, farmers who pay income tax or farmers who own more than four hectares of land are to pay Rs 100 per BHP of their pumps per month and, over time, the annual power subsidy, of around Rs 6,300 crore at present, be rationed further—while free power meant electricity consumption in agriculture has grown 1.2 times between FY02 and FY15, the share of agriculture in the Gross State Domestic Product has come ...

Financial Express

With the BJP-led NDA government recently having completed four years in office, there is a major media campaign, claiming “48 months of transforming India”. Several infographics and tweets by the government show happy farmers whose lives have been transformed in these 48 months. Cut to news channels telecasting live visuals of farmers protesting in the 10-day bandh, cutting off supplies of essential commodities like milk and vegetables to urban areas. The idea is to attract government attention to their myriad woes, especially low agri-prices.

Business Standard

Awareness programmes will be conducted at the village, block and district levels for farmers in Haryana from June 20 to July 15, a top official said today.These programmes will generate awareness about the negative effects of stubble burning, its alternatives and various farmer welfare schemes and will be supervised by senior officials, Principal Secretary of Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh Likhi, said.

The Indian Express

After it completed four years in office, the BJP-led NDA government launched a major media campaign that claimed, “48 months of transforming India”. Several infographics and tweets by the government show happy farmers, their lives having being transformed in these 48 months.

Telangana Today

Farmers commenced agriculture activities with a sense of hope. Unlike in the past, they are not tensed about investment for buying inputs of agriculture as they are given financial assistance through Rythu Bandhu scheme. They are also happy with the district witnessing showers in the past few days.

The Asian Age

With the main arena for the 2019 battle being rural India, Opposition parties, particularly the CPI(M), is all set to stir the rural pot. After its mammoth farmers’ rally in Maharashtra, the CPI(M) affiliated trade union CITU has called for a “massive march” to Parliament on September 5. The march aims to “expose the failures of the BJP-led Modi government at the Centre and its neoliberal policies.” Workers and farmers from across the country will converge in Delhi for the march. Besides CITU the march is being organised by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and All India Agricultural Workers’ Union (AIAWU).

The Times of India

Confrontation between farmers of Malwaregion and the state government is on the cards over the date to start transplantation of paddy. Contrary to the directions of the government to begin transplanting paddy from June 20, farmers are adamant to start from June 10.

The Hindu Business Line

In India, where millions of people go hungry every day, the act of spilling thousands of litres of milk on road, as was seen last week in Jaipur and Bhopal, is unacceptable. Prices of vegetables shot up.

The Hindu

Selco Foundation, an organisation deploying clean energy solutions for alleviating poverty in rural areas, will, in collaboration with Bharathiya Vikas Trust (BVT), establish a world class training centre to promote research and innovation in the fields of agriculture, healthcare and well-being in rural areas in the district.

WebIndia123

The West Bengal Government has set an example for other States by increasing the income level of farmers three times. The average annual income of farmers in the State has gone up threefold during financial year 2017-18 than what it was seven years ago.