Cost of credit: RTI reveals truth of government claim on farm credit

Information accessed by Down To Earth under the Right To Information Act belies the government's claim that banks give farm loans without any …

For all farming needs: How Kisan Credit Cards work

KCC, launched with fanfare by the Vajpayee govt, was to be a financial instrument to make things easier for farmers; do they?   

Budget attempts to provide relief to drought-hit farmers

But boost in agriculture budget not enough, say experts

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

Pronab Sen, former chief statistician of India and current programme director of the International Growth Centre’s India Programme, speaks …

Look back at the decade: Agrarian distress

A series to highlight crucial points in the second decade of the new millenium: We flag off with how near-zero income for farmers …

Farmers stare at another loss despite good rains. They need a boost from govt

Indian farmers have accumulated huge debts due to crop damages and less remunerative price for produce

Small farmers have little to cheer about

Companies will benefit most from steep hike in farm credit

As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes

Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active