Unseasonal rains, hailstorms damage over 18,000 hectares of agricultural land in Maharashtra
IMD predicts conditions to continue through March 19
Irregularities mar irrigation projects in Maharashtra says CAG report
The report also says that fines have not been imposed on contractors despite delay
In rain-shadow Marathwada, everyone loves tankers
They form an essential part of the economy of the region
India’s leadership in climate resilience is rooted in its agrarian landscapes
Scaling up adaptation for farmers is a human, environmental, and economic imperative
Unseasonal Maharashtra rains damage crops on 7 million hectares: Govt
Kharif crop in Marathwada, Konkan and western Maharashtra affected
Water, Marathwada women’s woe: Inclement weather affecting farmers’ mental health, social standing
Market does not support the farmers even if they manage to harvest the crops
Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra
Marathwada, Vidharba regions heavily affected
More rainfall predicted in second half of monsoon
Some regions like Marathwada, Punjab and Haryana to remain parched
Another hailstorm in Maharashtra, claims lives of two
Ready-to-harvest crops damaged, farmers fear orchards may not regenerate
Skewed sex ratio worsens marriage woes for Marathwada farmers
May encourage child marriages, worries expert
Half of Maharashtra’s villages lose 50% crop
Farmers want drought to be declared; government dilly-dallies
After excess rainfall, now poor prices leave Marathwada cotton farmers in debt
Excess rainfall has caused a loss of about 50 per cent across the cotton belt region
Marathwada's dry story
How poor policies pushed the region into one of its worst droughts ever
Maharashtra CM’s let-down for cotton growers
Pleads election code of conduct to postpone minimum support price decision
Large-scale germination failure in soybean, Maharashtra farmers hit hard
Could speed up decline of the crop in the region
Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, but reservoir levels still low
Full only till 14 per cent of their capacity
101 suicides in two months; is Marathwada the new Vidarbha?
Most suicides among orchard farmers, say observers
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Climate action can help address crop loss in Central India
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City jobs and owner of farm land — prerequisites for prospective grooms have changed
DTE tracks trafficking: Droughts, migrating parents leave Marathwada girls vulnerable
Sugarcane cutters’ children at high risk, targeted through proxy marriages
A land imagined: Indigenous crops help Marathwada women in adding to family nutrition
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