Vanishing wells of Marathwada: Farmers report water table dropped to 300 metres in 30 years

As trips to fetch water from tankers get longer, expert says dire situation result of poor water management

DTE Coverage: Parched Marathwada

How Maharashtra’s drought-prone region does not have water though summer has not even peaked

Maharashtra grape farmers worried as unseasonal rains, hail wipe out 50,000 acres of vineyards

Almost 25 per cent of the export has been affected, claim farmers

Dry to deluge: Incessant rain a threat to Marathwada farmers

After scanty rainfall in June & early July, Maharashtra region now has a problem of too much downpour in too short a span      

After 10 years & Rs 9,630 crore, scheme for drought-proofing Maharashtra can provide water to just 487 people for a year

The drought in Marathwada is clearly a human-made disaster, due to the mismanagement of water, say experts

Konkan commotion: Allegations of soil testing by authorities at Ratnagiri project site intensify protests

There are ecological concerns as the site’s geography is unique with sand dunes and mangroves which serve as nesting sites for Olive Ridley …

Aarey: Metro car shed project supporters, opponents lock horns online; accuse and justify

The new government of Maharashtra had issued directions to move the project to Aarey forest hours after taking oath June 30

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गुलाबी सुंडी के हमलों ने बीटी कॉटन की क्षमता पर सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं, क्योंकि दावा किया गया था कि इस पर कीटों ...

Citizen scientists find first evidence of wolf-dog hybridisation in India

Researchers say such scenarios could drive these wild populations into a hybridisation vortex which eventually result in extinction via …

Bitter end to sweet limes: Farmers in parched Marathwada forced to uproot citrus orchards

Growers grapple with financial burden as water tankers become only lifeline for citrus trees

Maharashtra unseasonal rains likely to damage onions, wheat, grapes

Along with a drop in price, the conditions will bolster pest attacks, farmers say

Is ban on onion exports lifted? Farmers say new notification political gimmick, past decisions recirculated during polls

Even if true, notification allows little to be exported, say farmers; new notice comes after furore over allowing exports of only Gujarat …

All sugar factories in Maharashtra close before season, production drops 20%

Extreme weather events lead to drop in poor yield, sugar prices will climb, warn experts  

After massive crop damage, Maharashtra onion farmers stare at more losses as prices drop to all-time low

Farmers have decided to define a minimum selling price for selling onions at the APMC to counter losses  

Maharashtra doubles input subsidy for farmers, citing extreme weather events

Maharashtra farmers skeptical about doubling of input subsidy by state government; say benefits hardly accrue to them

Sterile measure: Is Maharashtra and Gujarat’s plan to sterilise leopards and prevent conflict with humans feasible?

Critics say investing time and financial resources to sterilise wild leopards may not be wise; cite a number of reasons

Aarey back to square one: Green lobby readies to take on Shinde government

Ex-CM Fadnavis, who was adamant on building Metro project at forest site, now deputy CM in Cabinet that overturned Uddhav’s protection to …

Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra

Marathwada, Vidharba regions heavily affected  

Nearly 600 farmer suicides in 8 months: Is Marathwada facing agri-distress

Activists blame government policies for the farmers’ situation, rather than extreme weather events

No traders, onion farmers in Maharashtra to directly sell produce in markets

After years of losses, farmers angry at government interventions to drop prices after the allium saw 20% hike compared with last year

Pune researchers discover rare low-basalt plateau with 76 plant species in Western Ghats

As they grow among rocks, the flora faces a harsher environment compared to other species growing elsewhere

Revisiting 2019 Aarey forest study: Why Metro project is a threat to biodiversity park

Ecological damage caused by project will increase flood risks

Adivasi leaders opposing iron mines in Maharashtra arrested

Locals allege lathi charge by cops; Police say protestors stopped way of security personnel heading towards a police station

Project Cheetah: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh can share some animals, expert tells DTE

Lack of knowledge on the carrying capacities of cheetahs is because of complex factors in Indian protected areas

Upset over onion export ban, this Maharashtra taluka has shut doors to Lok Sabha campaigning

Farmers in onion belt vow to express resentment during elections, point out opposition parties also failed to offer respite