UNI

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Agriculture Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy said that Rs.15,147 crore worth agriculture loans have been waived so far and the state has achieved double digit growth rate. Addressing a Kisan Mela programme organized in the campus of Acharya N G Ranga Agriculture University at Lam in Guntur district on Tuesday, he said that the remaining agriculture loan waiver worth Rs.8,000 crore would be disbursed along with 10 per cent interest during the month of February. Stating that the state go

The Economic Times

Rural is on top of India’s agenda. Farmers are vigorously demanding strong government support to battle severe economic hardship at a time when politicians across parties are wooing them for votes.

The Times of India

Kochi: Crisis in the farm sector of major food-producing states in the country was the major reason for the decline in inflation in those states, said rating agency CRISIL. In the report, ‘States of growth 2.0: The scorecard, and the workout on how each state got to where it has’, the agency said that in FY 2018, Kerala recorded the highest inflation among states, hurt by rigidity in food and beverages and urban housing prices.

The New Indian Express

The state government is looking at the possibility of making the use of banned pesticide a criminal offence, Agriculture Minister V S Sunilkumar has said.

The Economic Times

As policymakers debate what form of income support will cure India’s extensive farm distress, we have a study whose insights suggest that the right policy has to look beyond ratcheting up support prices to unsustainable levels and cash transfers to farmers. Agricultural policy is deeply flawed and calls for structural reform. This crisis can no longer be contained with band-aid. It calls for proper diagnosis and remedy.

The New Indian Express

In the very first scene of a 1953 film that became a landmark in Indian cinema, Do Bigha Zameen, Shambhu and Paro, portrayed superbly by Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy, are ecstatic that rain clouds have gathered over their village after two dry long years. Bimal Roy’s matchless direction and Salil Chowdhury’s masterful story brought cinegoers very close indeed to the raw ties that bound our farmers to the monsoon, to the city (where Shambhu becomes a rickshaw puller), to the lender of credit and to the fates that ruled over all these.

The Pioneer

The hailstorm and rainfall that lashed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday may damage the ongoing standing rabi crops, including wheat cultivation. The national Capital was also whipped by severe hailstorm and downpour since early on Tuesday.