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 …

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