After losing her job as a beautician, Vickie Gillespie started helping her father on his farm – and that’s when she realised his struggle with mental health. She uses Instagram as a platform to raise awareness about the mental health issues in agriculture. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in … Read more
New Delhi: The government on Friday declined to make any fresh proposal to end the farmer’s agitation, and asked their unions to reconsider its offer to suspend the three farm laws for a year and half so as to allow a joint committee to arrive at a resolution on contentious issues. “We can have a … Read more
India has countered a proposal by the US, EU, Australia and others that seeks to reduce the farm subsidies given by countries with higher potential to distort global markets. On this “proportionality principle”, it said the new negotiations on domestic support must be based on a “support per farmer” basis and not be defined in … Read more
A farmer reportedly died of a heart attack during a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh where BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was scheduled to speak, officials said. The 80-year-old farmer passed away while a public meeting was underway in the state’s Khandwa district on Sunday. The rally was held ahead of Madhya Pradesh bypolls … Read more
An ardent follower of Donald Trump, who starved and prayed after the US President’s health tested positive for Covid-19, died on Sunday. US President Donald Trump has returned to the White House after being hospitalised for coronavirus disease. (Photo:Reuters) A Telangana farmer, an ardent follower of Donald Trump who had “fasted and prayed” for the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India agricultural exports have been booming the past six months, while many sectors of the economy suffered because of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Export of essential agricultural commodities in the first six months of the current fiscal rose 43.4% to Rs 53,626.6 crore from Rs 37,397.3 crore in the same … Read more
By Amit Shah Indian agriculture has for long suffered from apathy and policies rigged to benefit others at the cost of the farmer. Under successive Congress governments, ringing tributes were ritualistically paid to the industry of “kisan”, but the loudly declared intent to help farmers never translated into ground reality. Committees were formed with the … Read more