Maharashtra's Ladki Bahin beneficiary count drops by 80 lakh after verification driveAround 80 lakh women are now ineligible for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. The Opposition claims this is due to a financial cri...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Onion farmers seek Rs 10,000 crore revival package, stable export policy from CentreMaharashtra onion farmers are facing a severe financial crisis. They are urging the central government for a special Rs 10,000 crore reviva...
31 May, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chiefHolding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls together could save India Rs 7 lakh crore. This significant saving can be channeled into develop...
20 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
BJP gains in Bengal may accelerate reforms push amid economic headwindsThe dominant National Democratic Alliance constituent at the Centre has registered its maiden victory in West Bengal, retained Assam and Pu...
05 May, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemWhile India's early efforts are modest compared with those of China, where more than 200 million people use the e-yuan, the world's most po...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemIndia is piloting its digital rupee, the e-rupee, for welfare payments. This initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption in...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
Maharashtra's agri AI policy will revolutionise farm sector: Minister Dattatreya BharaneOn technological interventions, Bharane pointed to the new 'MahaVISTAAR - AI' app, crop insurance reforms, mechanisation efforts and a firs...
13 Mar, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Shivraj Singh Chouhan clears procurement of 3.37 lakh tonnes of tur in MaharashtraUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the procurement of 3.37 lakh metric tons of tur in Maharashtra. This decision under the Price...
25 Jan, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
MVA to take historic steps for farmers of Maharashtra: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, announced that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) plans to establish a minimum support price of R...
15 Nov, 2024, 08.05 PM IST
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh speed up implementation of farmer welfare schemesRajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje has asked officers “to give her a briefing everyday on situation of farmers in the country.”
15 Mar, 2018, 07.43 AM IST
Modi government is both pro-farmer and pro-industry: Amit Shah"This government has completed three years, but neither the media nor the opposition can accuse it of corruption. This is a transparent and...
10 Jun, 2017, 12.49 AM IST
Shiv Sena praises Yogi Adityanath, tells Devendra Fadnavis to learn from himAn editorial in Sena's mouthpiece' Saamana' said Adityanath proved all his critics wrong and was taking one decision after the other in all...
10 Apr, 2017, 01.31 PM IST
Maharashtra working on proposal to make farmers debt free: CM Devendra FadnavisThe chief minister said he had led a delegation to union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and sought assistance from the Central Government to...
24 Mar, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
Meat ban in Mumbai deals a big blow to poultry farmers in stateAt Rs 40kg farm gate price, poultry prices have crashed to one third the rate of pulses across the country.
09 Sep, 2015, 10.32 AM IST
Don't lose hope, Maharashtra government will help you: Eknath Khadse to farmersEknath Khadse said the Maharashtra government will spend a sum of Rs 25,000 crore over the next five years to prevent suicide by cultivator...
15 Aug, 2015, 04.00 PM IST