Rs 10.9 lakh crore burden: Iran shock can take a load off India's backRising oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict are pushing India to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels, with the government fast...
20 May, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Ready to flex ethanol muscle, E100 gets road map to cut oil importsIndia is set to boost E100 flex fuel availability with 5,000 dispensing stations planned within two years. This initiative aims to signific...
20 May, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Rohit Pawar joins onion farmers' protest; says govt must buy produce at Rs 25 per kgNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar led a protest demanding the government buy onions at Rs 25 per kg. Farmers are selling produce at distress prices ...
18 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
18 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Parrots are 'wild animals', rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damageThe Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer for parrot damage to his pomegranate trees, classifying...
26 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
India's wheat production resilient despite setbacks: Agri ministryIndia's wheat output for the 2025-26 crop year is stable. The agriculture ministry assures resilience despite unseasonal rains and hailstor...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Supreme Court enhances compensation to farmers whose lands acquired in MaharashtraThe Supreme Court has increased the compensation for farmers in Maharashtra whose lands were acquired in 1994 for an industrial area. The c...
28 Jul, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Portfolios to be allocated to Maharashtra ministers soon: Devendra FadnavisTalking to reporters at the airport here, Fadnavis congratulated Chandrashekhar Bawankule on his appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Party'...
13 Aug, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
Crop loss compensation worth Rs 10K cr likelyThe government is likely to disburse over Rs 10,000 crore to farmers across the country by April 20 as compensation for the loss of kharif ...
01 Apr, 2020, 09.35 AM IST
Maharashtra extends compensation deadline to December 31 for onion farmersEarlier, the government had announced compensation of Rs 200/quintal per farmer for those farmers who had sold their onion between November...
31 Jan, 2019, 03.58 PM IST
Maharashtra government announces Rs 150 crore compensation package for onion farmersThough the government has said that the scheme will be applicable for 75 lakh tonnes of onion
20 Dec, 2018, 08.52 PM IST
Prime Minister Crop Insurance scheme to be implemented from April 1 in MaharashtraKhadse said that in the crop insurance compensation scheme, the Centre has now included all types of crops.
14 Mar, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
- 725 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra during January - October 2015
As many as 725 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra this year (till October 31) due to agrarian reasons, the Rajya Sabha was informed t...
11 Dec, 2015, 07.53 PM IST
Maharashtra reported 257 farmer suicides in January-March: GovernmentAgriculture is a state subject, Kundaria said, adding that state governments take necessary measures for development of farm sector and wel...
24 Apr, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
Maharashtra: BJP to agitate over farmers' issues on December 9The BJP has decided to hold agitations in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra against the state government's alleged apathy towa...
04 Dec, 2013, 04.14 PM IST
- State cover for endangered grey wolf in Maharashtra
To get compensation, farmers take the carcass of the killed animal to government offices as evidence.
02 Nov, 2012, 03.11 AM IST
- Maharashtra mulls compensation to onion farmers
Maharashtra govt also written to the Union government to remove the cap on bearing losses incurred in the market intervention scheme.
09 Apr, 2012, 03.20 AM IST