Farmer suicides up by over 40% in 2015: Report
Farmer suicides in India have reportedly gone up by over 40% between 2014 and 2015 as the figure crossed 8,000 mark last year from 5,650 in 2014. Maharashtra witnessed the highest number of farmer suicides at 3,030, followed by Telangana (1,350). Karnataka registered the sharpest jump from 321 in 2014 to more than 1,300 in 2015.