Maharashtra amends water law
Agriculture gets priority over industry, farmer-friendly clauses dropped
Pay and park
Bt contaminating organic cotton
Bt traces in 30% organic cotton garments; may hit exports
Weed on my plate
Tribals of central India vouch for the taste and health benefits of neglected wild vegetables
Sarpamitras to get ID cards in Maharashtra
Some voluntary snake rescuers were found involved in smuggling snakes or keeping them in captivity, prompting forest department to fix …
Maharashtra's insurance scheme for orchard owners draws angry protests
Too high a premium for too little cover
No trial incineration of Bhopal’s toxic waste in Nagpur
Madhya Pradesh High Court takes cognisance of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Boards objection
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
Another hailstorm in Maharashtra, claims lives of two
Ready-to-harvest crops damaged, farmers fear orchards may not regenerate
100 panchayat members resign in tribal Korchi tehsil
Protest against police violence; administration blames mining, Naxals
Home sunk home
Coal blocked
Near Tadoba Andhari reserve
Forest fires singe Nagzira sanctuary
Tendu leaf contractors are prime suspects
Maharashtra issues circular to curb cost escalation in projects
Move aims to end ‘contractor raj’, wherein powerful contractors, backed by politicians, siphoned off large sums of public money from …
Maharashtra orders corruption probe into construction of check dams
Newspaper and TV reports, in last few months, have made allegations that quality of construction is poor
Eat it bland, eat it pickled
Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect
Maharashtra’s largest thermal power plant spewing poison over Chandrapur
Pollution control board does nothing except take bank guarantees from plant management
Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat
Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …
18 tribal villages in Maharashtra get tendu rights, finally
Sulking contractors refuse to put in auction bids; state tribal development corporation to the rescue
Midday meal may be outsourced
Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching
Clearing forests for coal
Living on love and fresh air
Maharashtra organic farming policy a bluff, allege farmers
Farmers experts complain there is no clarity on how the allocated Rs 70 lakh has to be used
In ocean’s way
People watch helplessly as the sea nibbles the Konkan coast, swallowing groves and beaches, and shallowing creeks