Tag: Farmers
Farmer’s Daughters Who Pulled Plough Can Now Go To School
Bhopal: First came the denial, then warning, but finally, help did reach Sardar Barela and daughters Radha, 14, and Kunti, 11.
Two days after a...
Fewer Jobs And Low Incomes For Farmers Who Give Up Their...
Mumbai: The farmers forced into giving up their land for industry face dwindling earnings and fewer job options, increasing the likelihood of more bloody conflicts...
How Maharashtra’s Ralegan Siddhi Village Is Beating Drought
Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Maharashtra, is facing acute drought and weather officials say that it has received lowest rainfall in the state this...
Telangana Farmers Who Own Land Have No Proof. How That’s Changing
Kongaragidda, Telangana: Poorly educated and with few resources, Kanasari Veeraswami had no way of proving he was the lawful owner of a small plot...
Niti Aayog Has A Plan To Help Farmers. Madhya Pradesh First...
Mumbai: Several states are adopting a model land leasing law aimed at giving poor tenant farmers greater access to benefits, such as credit, while...
PM Modi’s Challenges Are Many In Keeping His Promise To Farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to need a big rise in economic growth and a run of good weather to have a chance of fulfilling his promise to double farmers' incomes by 2022.