Will Maharashtra's decision to charge fee for green clearance lead to greater transparency?
Industry objects saying it will increase their costs; activists say it can prove beneficial since state environment appraisal committee and EIA …
Half of Yavatmal’s soil not meant for cotton: study
District known for farmers' suicides has shallow soil depth which has very little capacity to retain water; report recommends switch to …
Permanent farmer status for Maharashtra farmers who lose land to projects
Till now, the status was granted to farmers and heirs only for ten years from time of land acquisition
Angry Vidarbha farmers vote for BJP
Congress loses its bastion for failing to implement poverty alleviation schemes and inadequate disaster relief for farmers in distress
Nagpur municipality falters over banning PoP idols
With Ganesh Chaturthi festival around the corner, civic body now proposes ban on immersion of idols in natural water bodies
Nagpur citizens oppose power tariff hike, load shedding
Hike proposed is fifth in a year; people blame power distributor for not recovering dues from the powerful
Maharashtra farmers demand better price. Chief minister offers aid package
Considering the acreage of soybean, cotton and paddy, the aid would be a paltry Rs 941 per ha
18 tribal villages in Maharashtra get tendu rights, finally
Sulking contractors refuse to put in auction bids; state tribal development corporation to the rescue
Will BJP’s projected win help Vidarbha’s cause?
Vidarbhavadis hope BJP, which during its earlier stint at the Centre carved out three new states, will be more sympathetic to their demands
Government rolls back ban on cotton exports
Commerce ministry had imposed ban on March 5 saying 9.4 million bales have already been shipped out of the country as against estimated exports …
Environment takes backseat during public hearing for pig iron plant expansion near Gandhi ashram
‘Pollute our water, but give us jobs,’ residents plead with Uttam Galwa Metallics
All the way to Brazil to find Vidarbha cotton solution
Government takes seven years to admit Bt cotton has failed in Vidarbha and return to Desi varieties
Why Marathwada is becoming a graveyard for farmers
Season after season of failed crops is pushing farmers to the brink of desperation, while the inaction of the Maharashtra government is allowing …
Drought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …
Book Excerpt: Of ‘King Cotton’ and Vidarbha
How the path dependencies in the cotton economy crossed the paths of Vidarbha, Britain, and the American South is a fascinating story
`It is easy to die'
Restore malgujari tanks to irrigate eastern Vidarbha: study
Irrigation potential of 125,000 ha unused since 1950
Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra
Marathwada, Vidharba regions heavily affected
In the name of the farmer
Vidarbha compensation package inadequate
Price support, not loans, can save Vidarbha farmers
Western Vidarbha reduces use of synthetic fertilisers
No corresponding drop in agricultural production
Nagpur's dilemma: coal or metropolitan region?
Farmers say developing metropolitan region a better deal
Low MSP for cotton may ruin many Maharashtra farmers
Untimely rains have damaged cotton and soyabean crops all over the state
Reservoir levels dip in Maharashtra, may hit major power plants
Koyna hydro power plant already closed due to water crunch
Divided colours of Maharashtra irrigation scam papers
Truth behind irrigation mess yet to unravel