Stop forceful land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor project, say farmers of Raigad

Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207 crore aid to tackle drought

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) of the Central government has approved Rs 1,207 crore as aid to Maharashtra for drought relief work. Out of this amount, Rs 807.84 crore has been approved for compensation for crop loss in the Rabi crop season of 2012-13, while Rs 400 crore has been allocated for saving dying orchards in the state.

Bamboo rights: Maharashtra gives priority to paper mill over Forest Rights Act

24 die of jaundice in Maharashtra's textile city

 

MIHAN SEZ, a failure?

In a shocking admission of failure, the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), the body in charge of the MIHAN Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nagpur, has revealed that six years since its inception, the SEZ has failed to attract industrial investment or create jobs for the people of the region. This is in stark contrast to the declarations being made by the politicians from the region, including chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, about the bright future of MIHAN from time to time.

Maharashtra farmers demand better price. Chief minister offers aid package

Protests and agitation by Maharashtra farmers demanding better price for their farm produce seem to have gone in vain. Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan evaded the issue of raising minimum support price for cotton, soybean and paddy in the ongoing winter session of the the Legislative Assembly in Nagpur.

Maharashtra CM’s let-down for cotton growers

In a major disappointment for agitating cotton farmers of Maharashtra, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has refused to take a decision on the long-standing demand for raising minimum support price of cotton. He excused himself citing in place election code of conduct for the forthcoming civic body election.  Cotton growing farmers from Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh regions had been agitating for Rs 5,000 per quintal minimum support price (MSP) for cotton since last week. They were also demanding Rs 10,000 per hectare compensation for crop losses.

How competent is Indian science?

When six of India’s top scientific academies were asked by Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in March to assess the feasibility and safety of genetically modified (GM) crops and their regulation, it was expected their evaluation would help resolve the highly contentious question of growing GM food crops in the country. Instead, their report released September end has turned into a scandal for Indian science.