What happens to the irrigation scam now, Mr Fadnavis?

The new BJP government in Maharashtra has cleared the trust vote with help from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Will it now be in a …

Can't give grains for free: Pawar

Agriculture Minister says it is not feasible to give grains for free as suggested by Supreme Court

A rupee's worth

Jyotika Sood reveals how cooperative societies believe in taking an extra rupee from farmers but not sparing 78 paise

GoM clears Land Acquisition Bill

Makes compulsory approval of the gram sabhas for acquiring land in tribal areas

What led to UPA’s downfall in Maharashtra

Besides high profile scams that dented the image of the Congress-NCP alliance, their government failed to reach welfare benefits to the poor and …

Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207 crore aid to tackle drought

Quarter of state budget allocated to manage water; drip irrigation on 100,000 hectares

Need to scale up power availability in farms up to 2kw/ha: Sharad Pawar

It will increase farm mechanisation and help achieve projected demand of 280 million tonnes foodgrains by 2020

The desperation of farmers

Can President Mukherjee redress this farmer’s grievance?

World record holder for highest paddy yield awaits certification

Maharashtra bans Bt cotton seeds of Mahyco Monsanto Biotech

Move follows complaints against the company of providing inferior seeds, cheating and creating shortages

Government rolls back ban on cotton exports

Commerce ministry had imposed ban on March 5 saying 9.4 million bales have already been shipped out of the country as against estimated exports …

Centre clears ordinance on food security

The ordinance, if signed by the President, will come into immediate effect

Pawar's daughter on panel that will examine biotechnology Bill

Supriya Sule joins Parliament panel on science and technology; panel to submit report on Bill that gives easy access to GM crops in three months

Sharad Pawar introduces Agricultural Biosecurity Bill

Proposed legislation seeks to bring plant, animal and marine protection under one authority

India softens its stand on endosulfan

Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial

Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Lavasa’s journey downhill

Rules were bent to concentrate development in the valley, lakefront

El Nino fallout: food prices to shoot northward

The weather phenomenon will bring down production, increase food prices worldwide

Why Marathwada is becoming a graveyard for farmers

Season after season of failed crops is pushing farmers to the brink of desperation, while the inaction of the Maharashtra government is allowing …