Unseasonal Maharashtra rains damage crops on 7 million hectares: Govt
Kharif crop in Marathwada, Konkan and western Maharashtra affected
Improving water security in Maharashtra’s cotton-growing villages
Cotton is an important fibre crop in Maharashtra, with more than four million farmers engaged in cotton farming
Data on sugarcane in Maharashtra after floods shows why accurate assessment is critical
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
Maharashtra’s project funds for climate-resilient agriculture has gone to just a few districts and types of interventions
The scheme has resulted in a few districts garnering a large chunk of the funds
As floodwater recedes, disease risks to be a worry for Maharashtra
Unhygienic and unsanitary conditions could lead to multiple disease outbreaks, affecting health of residents in Maharashtra’s flood-hit areas
'Progressive' Maharashtra governor must step in to save tribal land, rights
Communities expect Ch Vidyasagar Rao to stop massive diversion of their lands to sundry government projects
Take a look at the last Warli village standing in Maharashtra
Walvanda is home to the indigenous Warli tribe, who still hold on to their beliefs, customs and language, despite the pressures of urbanisation. …
Simply put: Thousands of trees cut in the dead of the night in Aarey forest
Trees cut in the Aarey forest to make way for the Mumbai Metro
Full reservoirs as monsoon sets in: Why India should watch out for floods
Current live storage available in 123 reservoirs was 170 per cent of the same corresponding period of last year. This does not bode well for …
Organic experiments
Women of Maharashtra village experiment with organic farming to improve incomes
What is the real cost of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project?
Such projects pose a threat to fragile coastal ecosystems and affect livelihoods; most are built on reclaimed land and ignore the eco-…
Why the lack of industry in West Bengal?
The Left is often blamed for ruining the economic prospects of the state, but the truth is it inherited a weakening industrialisation scenario …
‘Earthquake swarm’ in Palghar: Why Maharashtra district is being hit since November
Experts say the situation cannot be taken lightly as many major earthquakes in the region have been preceded by earthquake swarm activity
Centre washes its hands off drought relief by introducing new parameters
Thousands of villages in Maharashtra are water stressed but will not receive help from the Centre because they fall short of the new definition …
DTE Coverage: Parched Marathwada
How Maharashtra’s drought-prone region does not have water though summer has not even peaked
Simply Put: Anti-mining agitators arrested
How India’s ‘slum-free’ redevelopment fails residents by ignoring their design insights and needs
Housing design alone cannot change the persistent structural inequality faced by residents
Water levels recede in Kolhapur, troubles don’t
Damaged houses, no source of clean water are what residents of this flood-battered Kolhapur village came back to
‘There are less than 8 Great Indian Bustards in Maharashtra’
We, a team of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) scientists, reached this sobering conclusion recently after conducting a complex and statistically-…
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
No relief for Marathwada droughts: Failure of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan
Through expert analysis and on-the-ground reporting, Down To Earth uncovers the systemic failures and shortcomings of the ambitious water …
Simply Put: The war we do not see
Cyclone Tauktae likely to hit coastal Gujarat
It may make landfall in Gujarat by the evening of May 18
Energy in news on May 14
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy