In Maharashtra, 17 districts face threat of water scarcity
By Kiran Tare The dark clouds of drought are looming large over Marathwada and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra due to prolonged dry spell that threaten Kharif […]
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Fastest growth in output value of livestock products between 2011-2016: CSO
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee Milk prices in most parts of India have crashed from around Rs 28-30 a kg last year to less than Rs 20 a […]
Agriculture courses get 25% more applicants in Maharashtra
By Musab Qazi The number of applicants for seven ‘technical’ undergraduate (UG) agriculture courses has jumped from 51,822 in 2017 to 64,619 this year, which marks […]
‘Most people know of harmful effects of plastic, but being environment-friendly is only for social media’
By Dipti Singh Maharashtra plastic ban: Along with allegations of ‘wrongly’ penalising people, this team of BMC’s vigilance squad is also facing public’s ire due to […]
20% of India’s total e-waste comes from just one state
By Ananya Bhattacharya India’s e-waste problem is spiraling out of control. And the state churning out the maximum e-waste—a fifth of the country’s total—is Maharashtra, according to […]
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, […]
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 […]
The rural saga: improving agricultural income in the long term
By Abhijeet Katte In the medium term, the loan waivers will leave very little fiscal space for capital expenditure and will affect capital formation efforts and […]
Maharashtra registers most cases of illegal mining between 2013-17
By Badri Chatterjee Maharashtra recorded 1,39,706 illegal mining cases between 2013 and 2017, the highest number in the country Maharashtra recorded 1,39,706 illegal mining cases between […]
Explainer: Why is India’s Agriculture in Crisis?
By P.G. Ambedkar Farmers are agitating, or committing suicide or abandoning farming altogether In the past few years, India has seen a series of farmers’ protests […]