The march of thousands of farmers to Mumbai shows the desperation of rural India
By Sriram Iyer Since Sunday (March 11), the humid air in Mumbai and its neighbourhoods has been reverberating with the sounds of many a wailing iktara, […]
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Maharashtra economic survey: Fadnavis’ approach to farmer distress should be on ‘Don’t’ list of every state govt
By Dinesh Unnikrishnan Mumbai: If one looks at the Maharashtra economic survey 2017-18, there are two things that have dragged down the economy and disturbed the […]
Rs 26,345 crore for agriculture, irrigation in Maharashtra
By Shubhangi Khapre Almost 1,600 market committees have availed this scheme and more than 1,06,000 quintals of farm produce have been kept under mortgage. The farmers […]
Maha govt will ‘shame’ people who defecate in open: Fadnavis
Mumbai : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the government has instilled a mechanism called ‘ODF Watch’, where people will be “shamed” if […]
Only investment-based agriculture can be sustainable: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis highlighted projects undertaken by his government in various fields on Thursday and said only investment-based agriculture can be sustainable in […]
Maharashtra govt enters into agreement with Ola for skill development
Mumbai : The Maharashtra government today entered into an agreement with Ola, under which the cab aggregator will train 20,000 youth to become micro-entrepreneurs in […]
The Daily Fix: The farm loan waiver in Maharashtra will only end up harming Indian agriculture
By Shoaib Daniyal The Big Story: Crisis crops up Faced with widespread protests against his government, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis decided to announce a farm […]