Budget 2015 gives drought-hit Marathwada a miss

Proposed PPP in irrigation may prove disastrous as control of water may pass into private hands

Adanis may have to leave Tadoba

Mahad loses river, crops

Polluting industrial units closed only on paper

Drought made palatable

When rains fail, people dependent on forests can relish the strong-flavoured sarata bhaji and enjoy the added bonus of health benefits

Maharashtra’s Glory of Allapalli gets biodiversity heritage site status

As many as 130 floral species comprising trees, shrubs, vines herbs and grasses have been identified in the forest

Tulsi Fights Fluorosis

Fluoride levels in drinking water in 196 districts of 19 Indian states are much higher than the maximum concentration of 1.5 parts per million (…

10 villages to get forest benefits

Maharashtra to finally give JFM villages their due, but the share is bigger, say activists

10 Maharashtra villages to finally get Rs 74.5 lakh as benefits under joint forest management scheme

Detailed accounts of revenue earned from each village forest should be made public, says activist 

Sakri solar power plant may not be shifted after all

Cost escalation made Maharashtra's power generation company reconsider present site in Dhule district 

A sip of earthy flavour

Anantamool tea is more than a refresher for the farmers of Vidarbha

Korchi goes to polls after boycotting elections over mining

Gets an official letter saying no to iron-ore mining

Madhya Pradesh HC chides Centre over delayed union carbide toxic report

The report was to be submitted on January 9

Cost of irrigation 15,000 people

A pair too rare

Gaolao breed of cattle is cherished for its capacity to carry load and quality milk, but only 3,000 of them are left

Carting away sand

Labourers illegally mine beach sand in Ratnagiri, removing the buffer between ocean and human habitat

Reservoir of corruption

How irrigation projects in Maharashtra harnessed money, not water

Maharashtra CM’s let-down for cotton growers

Pleads election code of conduct to postpone minimum support price decision

Special enclosure at Pench for orphaned tiger cubs

Centre allocates Rs 1.05 crore  

Soy seed racket busted in Maharashtra

Regional manager suspended

Maharashtra government offers developed land; villagers unhappy

NTPC gets shock treatment

Maharashtra farmers allege large-scale corruption in World Bank-funded irrigation project

Irrigation department holds training workshop for Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project when project is over

Maharashtra braces for water emergency

No rains in October, coupled with high temperatures, have aggravated the crisis

Agents of change

Gramdoots, or village volunteers, mobilise people to get government machinery moving

Maharashtra forest department backtracks on forest fire guidelines

To relax rules to lure tendu contractors