Maharashtra braces for water emergency

No rains in October, coupled with high temperatures, have aggravated the crisis

Agents of change

Gramdoots, or village volunteers, mobilise people to get government machinery moving

Mighty caterpillars

Seismic fault as recharge well

Inter-state agreement to replenish groundwater in 800,000 ha

Restore saltwater lake, says court

A masterplan soon to make Lonar lake an eco-tourism spot

As drought looms, Maharashtra refuses to extend insurance deadline for farmers

With hardly any rains in June, no sowing activity has taken place in many regions, making it impossible for farmers to insure crops

Non-tribal people boycott polling in tribal district of Maharashtra

Low voter turnout in Gadchiroli was result of misinformation spread about Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, say activist

Herbs to heal cattle

In the absence of veterinary services, traditional medical practices for treating livestock remain popular in tribal villages

Blossoms with benefits

Heti flower adds variety to cooking when few options are available just before the harvest season in Maharashtra

Bamboo rights: Maharashtra gives priority to paper mill over Forest Rights Act

Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan says agreement with Ballarpur Industries predates the Act

Restore malgujari tanks to irrigate eastern Vidarbha: study

Irrigation potential of 125,000 ha unused since 1950

Rooted to earth

Mendha Lekha gets record bamboo rate

Earns 2.5 times more than what the highest rate received by the forest department last year

What led to UPA’s downfall in Maharashtra

Besides high profile scams that dented the image of the Congress-NCP alliance, their government failed to reach welfare benefits to the poor and …

Unprecedented floods hit Vidarbha’s drought-prone districts

Monsoon brings intense rainfall episodes; about 700,000 hectares agricultural land damaged

Hailstorms hit Maharashtra yet again

Several thousand hectares of crops stand destroyed

Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207 crore aid to tackle drought

Quarter of state budget allocated to manage water; drip irrigation on 100,000 hectares

High Court allows sale of PoP Ganesh idols in Nagpur

They are to be immersed only in artificial tanks

Drinking water shortage to hit Maharashtra as drought worsens

In the Vidarbha region which is facing 30 per cent rainfall deficit in the first half the monsoon, the situation is very grim

Maharashtra finally sets up sugarcane board for regulating cane prices

Board will have the right to pay farmers a price over and above Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) on cane decided by the Centre

Nagpur municipality proposes action against private water supplier

Orange City Water Limited fails to supply 24X7 clean water; people demand cancellation of contract

Maharashtra bans 15 seed companies permanently

25,000 farmers await compensation from firms that supplied soy seeds with very low germination rate

Misled about water

VidarbhaÔÇÖs farmers protest the Maharashtra governmentÔÇÖs attempt to build yet another thermal power plant by depriving …

Bor becomes smallest tiger reserve in India with four tigers

Conservation authority bends its own rules to declare the area a tiger reserve

Partial relief for agitating sugarcane farmers in south Maharashtra

Sugar factories in Sangli and Kolhapur offer Rs 200 more than the earlier price