Farmers' suicides

Karnataka: With 251 Farmers' Suicides And Agriculture NPA Nearing Rs 19,000 Crore, Demand For Loan Waiver Grows Louder — Congress Clueless

Congress is struggling to fund all the five freebies it announced ahead of the polls in Karnataka.

Farmers Need Help, But Tear-Jerkers On Suicide Rates Don’t Support Hypothesis

Data do not support the thesis that farmer suicides are particularly unusual in a country where poverty and distress of many kinds remain widespread problems. (Prasad Gori/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Farm Suicides In 2016 Lowest In Two Decades

Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh

(Sneha Srivastava/Mint via Getty Images)

Daily Wagers Top Suicide Numbers; But Have Farmers’ Suicides Risen Or Fallen?

A labourer takes a break from unloading sacks of onions from a truck. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)

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