Maharashtra still accounts for 1/3rd of the Farmer suicides in the country
The NCRB recently released the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ report for 2016 after…
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Part-3: Public & Private Insurance Companies in the implementation of PMFBY
A total of 18 insurance companies are empanelled to implement the PMFBY. Of these, 5…
Part-2: Number of Farmers enrolling under PMFBY decreases over the years
In part-2 of this series on PMFBY, we look at the trend in season wise…
Part-1: What is the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
In a three-part series, we look at the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in…
Explainer: What is the actual spending by various Central Government Departments in 2017-18
In an earlier article, we looked the actual expenditure by the government compared to estimates.…
The burqa-clad woman in the photo was arrested in Spain for terrorist activities, not in Australia for wearing a burqa
An image of a policeman with a hand-cuffed burqa-clad woman is being shared on Facebook…
Fact Checking Government claims on initiatives related to Agriculture – Part 2
Here is a 2-part series on the claims made by the current government on the…
Fact Checking Government claims on initiatives related to Agriculture – Part 1
Here is a 2-part series on the claims made by the current government on the…
Fact Checking Government claims on Fertilizer Production & Price
The BJP government has published an infographic on the 48-months portal that makes five claims…
Fact Checking Government claims about Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
The BJP government has uploaded an infographic on their 48-months portal that makes five claims…
