On average three farmers are taking their own lives in India's cotton growing Vidarbha region. But sadly the Indian media has not taken this up in a big way. Unsurprisingly, it's taken their foreign counterparts to highlight the plight of more than three million farmers. I would like to think I have made a modest attemt to contribute to this effort. Some examples below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5263462.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6434957.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3916559.stm