A year ago, a few farmers of Namburu, a small village in Guntur district, were fascinated to see a machine flying over the field of Kotireddy, one of their counterparts.…
Govt should shed its piecemeal approach and address the long-term problems of farmers File photo of a participating farmer in the Kisan Mukti March, in New Delhi. Schemes such as…
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Surakshaevam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme for sustainable development of agriculture in India. Note that PM-KUSUM is prominently led by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).…
The Bharatiya Janata Party is fast approaching its 2022 deadline to revamp the agricultural economy. India’s Budget 2020 arrives amidst official estimates that the country’s overall economy will grow at an 11-year-low…
According to RTI and government data, even in the best-case scenario, the Centre has spent only 50% of the amount that was allocated under PM Kisan from December 2018 to…
In February 2019, the Modi administration launched its flagship Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi or PM-Kisan programme, a cash transfer seeking to raise farmer incomes amid a widespread and prolonged…
To help the farm sector, state governments have time and again announced loan waiver schemes. Back in 2008-09, the then UPA government at the Centre had announced a loan waiver…
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