Maharashtra farm panel seeks CBI probe into sale of HT cotton seeds
Nagpur:Â A Maharashtra government Special Task Force on Friday urged the Centre to institute a CBI enquiry into reports that around 3.50 million packets of illegal […]
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Centre for Science and Environment demands ban on toxic pesticides following death of Yavatmal farmers
New Delhi:Â The death of farmers in Maharashtra allegedly due to pesticide poisoning highlights gross negligence, a green body said on Wednesday and demanded a ban […]
Toxic farming: on insecticide regulation
India needs stronger regulation of insecticide sale and use to protect farmers Reports of farmers dying from pesticide exposure in Maharashtraâs cotton belt in Yavatmal make it […]
Another Major State in India Is Banning Plastic Bags!
Maharashtra, India is set to ban plastic bags within the state limits starting during Gudhi Padwa, the traditional new year of Marathi Hindus, in March-April […]
Using goats to fight poverty in tribal Maharashtra, how a researcherâs PhD transformed into a social enterprise
By SOURAV ROY Dr Nilratan Shendeâs social enterprise EAGL aims to build a hunger-free India by promoting agriculture-based livelihood initiatives in tribal areas of Maharashtra. Nilratan Shendeâs childhood experiences […]
Maha govt will âshameâ people who defecate in open: Fadnavis
Mumbai :Â Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the government has instilled a mechanism called âODF Watchâ, where people will be âshamedâ if […]
Indian farmers giving up land face fewer jobs, lower incomes
BY REUTERS MUMBAI: Indian farmers forced into giving up their land for industry face dwindling earnings and fewer job options, increasing the likelihood of more […]
Small farms are eating away farmersâ profits and productivity
By  HARINI CALAMUR Mumbai : Karnataka â preceded by UP, Punjab and Maharashtra â is the fourth state to have waived off loans taken by farmers. […]
Is India faced with a 3.1 lakh crore farm-loan waiver? And will it help?
New Delhi : As demands for farm-loan waivers grow across Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka — after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra […]