Maharashtra to shut almost 14,000 schools with less than 20 students

While the state government aims to cut costs, children in remote tribal areas will be most affected

Pawns in conservation

Maharashtra forest department’s conservation model puts Madia tribals in Naxals’ line of fire

Orange tumbles

Nagpur orange’s survival hinges precariously on its return to sustainable cultivation. Farmers have woken up to this, but will the government?

Bamboo sale for bamboo rights

A Maharashtra village demands rights to transport and sell forest produce

Push for sand mining

New Maharashtra policy ignores resident’s concerns, law

Quit Wardha

Gandhi ashram protests polluting pig iron plant nearby

Starved of fodder

Marathwada has been struggling with acute fodder shortage, but the state government has not taken any step to counter the problem

Out of favour

Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction

Maharashtra government dismisses 166 ‘corrupt’ agricultural market committees

Agricultural markets have turned into centres of political power, say farmers’ organisations

Maharashtra forest department bans collection of tendu leaves from areas prone to forest fires

Tendu contractors and gram panchayats to be responsible for prevention and extinguishing of fires

Permanent farmer status for Maharashtra farmers who lose land to projects

Till now, the status was granted to farmers and heirs only for ten years from time of land acquisition

Forest titles only on paper

Officials deny tribal village its forest management rights      

It's trust vs certification

For farmers, trust sells more than organic licence

Tadoba tiger reserve An unsafe haven

Nagpur plots pro-poor plan to help land grabbers

Buffer zone for Tadoba reserve

79 villages to stay  

Dumping garbage in rivers is now a crime in Maharashtra

Bombay High Court orders municipalities to register cases and take action against anyone who violates the law

Alphonso’s last call?

The world’s best mango is perishing in coastal Maharashtra, which grows most of the crop. The culprits are climate change and unsustainable …

Maharashtra sugarcane farmers protest for better price

Agitation spreads to six districts, procurement near standstill

Relocation by half measure

Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants

People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants

Village in Tadoba Andhari reserve wants forest titles, not relocation

Maharashtra government distributes Rs 25,000 cheques, claims relocation has resumed

Tribals challenge forest department

For mining Tadoba tiger reserve

47 power plants in Vidarbha

Why set up thermal plants when the region is power surplus?

Maharashtra’s new Sugarcane Price Control Board to meet this week

Farmers expect conflict over sugarcane prices to abate with the new board in place