Winter pollution set in Greater Mumbai 2 weeks earlier this year: CSE

Mumbai can no longer depend on its geography to mitigate winter pollution, says CSE analysis

Telangana’s heavy showers have sure shot imprint of climate change

Global warming made the cyclonic system that brought rains to the state carry more water than usual

Drought but why: What happened to the promise of a drought-free Maharashtra?

Between October last year and February this year, the state government has declared 151 talukas and 268 revenue circle as drought-hit.

Struck by ‘swarm’ of tremors, Palghar’s woes keep escalating

Villagers in Maharashtra’s Palghar district claim repeat tremors, government apathy have left them in the lurch

To recharge groundwater, give due attention to soil: conservationist Vijay Borade

India, according to him, witnesses 15 tonnes of soil loss for each hectare every year due to erosion

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

Show cause notices to 11 Nashik factories for polluting Godavari

The plastic and food processing factories don’t have proper effluent treatment system

For a few units more

A high-tech power station foreign companies are building in Maharashtra is being touted as the "perfect solution" to its anticipated …

Steel manufacturer in the dock

Prompted by protests, the Maharashtra government is considering action against a steel manufacturing unit for causing water pollution.

In Mowgli's land

ANJOLI BANDYOPADHYAY visits Pench Tiger Reserve, the site of many a conservation scheme and finds the woes wrought upon the people there by …

Kharif season 2023: Crop acreage decreases in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh

The acreage of paddy, the main crop of the Kharif season, has decreased by 24 per cent compared to last year. There has been a huge decrease in …

Odisha migrant workers return from Gujarat, Maharashtra amid fears of another lockdown

Trains from Gujarat and Maharashtra to Odisha are full, although rail officials can’t confirm whether all passengers are migrants

Bombay High Court dismisses Aarey petitions

The pleas filed by activists were dismissed on the principle of commonality, not on merits, the court ruled

Desertification in India: Soiled Dhule land is shallow, unfit for plantation

This Maharashtra district, one of India’s land degradation hotspots, struggles with soil erosion coupled with low forest cover, illegal …

Political parties choose farm loan waiver for electoral gains, but at what cost?

Farmers have outstanding loan of Rs12.60 lakh crore, which translates to Rs 100,000 per cultivator

Bombay High Court orders demolition of Adarsh Society

The HC has stayed the order for 12 weeks, giving time to the Maharashtra government to appeal in the Supreme Court

Bee sure to yield fruit

It is established that bee-keeping increases fruit productivity, but can the practice become successful in urban India?

Digging their Destinies

Villages in arid areas of Vidarbha and Marathwada fight back drought by reviving natural depressions along stream beds

Maharashtra to move away from big dams?

CM Fadnavis said his government is considering Madhya Pradesh pattern of drought-proofing that follows small-scale water conservation measures

300 people fall ill after tanker discharges poisonous effluent into drain in Maharashtra

Untreated industrial effluents from industrial area regularly discharged into drain, say residents

Mumbai transport department waits for nod to levy additional tax on fuel, cars

Cess was proposed to generate funds for improving public transport and reducing congestion on city roads

Participation or takeover?

Private companies now dictate terms in Maharashtra’s agriculture sector. Punjab follows suit

Become iron woman, eat veggies

As government fails to tackle anaemia, NGOs in Maharashtra help women increase haemoglobin by raising kitchen gardens

Slipping through

Late reaction to toxic oil imports by state Pollution Control Board (Read full article)

Satellite to monitor methane emissions not in pipeline, but will be happy to build one: ISRO

ISRO to have a busy year with missions to the sun and moon as well as unmanned spaceflight