Agri Minister takes stock of crop losses from hailstorm, heavy rainfall as fresh Western Disturbance loomsUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed officials to assess crop losses due to heavy rainfall and hailstorms across s...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Maharashtra govt suspends farm loan recovery in rain-affected tehsilsMaharashtra government offers relief to farmers in 34 districts impacted by heavy rains. Measures include loan rationalisation and a one-ye...
11 Oct, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Maharashtra heavy rain: 'Red alert' issued for Mumbai & several districts; Full IMD forecast hereMumbai IMD Red Alert Heavy Rainfall: Maharashtra has issued an advisory for heavy to very heavy rainfall across the state until September 3...
28 Sep, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Heavy rainfall likely in Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Yavatmal on Sept 25, orange alert issuedThe Met Department has issued orange alerts for several districts, including Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, and Yavatmal, forecasting heavy rainfa...
24 Sep, 2025, 08.44 PM IST
Rain fury: Over 200 people relocated in Hingoli, crops on 2 lakh hectares hit in NandedHeavy rains in Maharashtra's Marathwada region have led to the relocation of over 200 people and the rescue of nearly 90 others. The downpo...
03 Sep, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Scanty rains hit kharif crop sowing"Farmers in several parts of the country, where there is a deficiency of rainfall, are in a wait-and-see situation," said Santosh Jhanwar, ...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.47 AM IST
Maharashtra: Over 7 lakh farmers call insurance firms to inform about crop damages due to excessive rainRepresentatives of crop insurance companies need to personally visit the farms and assess the damages, and based on their report, the farme...
12 Sep, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Unseasonal rains damage crops in MaharashtraMeteorological Department has predicted that parts of the state may also see windy conditions on October 25-26, which would bring further h...
24 Oct, 2019, 07.29 AM IST
580 Marathwada farmers ended life in last 8 monthsIn the last 8 months, 580 cultivators have committed suicide from Marathwada. Farmers across the state have been under a lot of stress due ...
17 Aug, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
Kharif crops in peninsular India under moisture stress due to deficit July rainsThis comes even as kharif-season sowing in the country was up by 9% over the previous year, as per July 7 data from the agriculture ministr...
11 Jul, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
After two years of drought, floods drown farm hopes in MarathwadaJust when the farmers of Marathwada were optimistic after two consecutive years of drought, their hopes have been dashed again, this time b...
16 Oct, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Above normal monsoon may help increase production of rice, oilseeds and pulsesN Chattopadhyay, Deputy Director General Meteorology, India Meteorology Department said, "The overall framework is very positive now."
15 Apr, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Maharashtra government extends fodder camp to three more districtsExceptionally scanty rainfall in the state has not only damaged the kharif crops, but has resulted in drinking water and fodder crisis.
12 Sep, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
628 farmer suicides in Marathwada this yearAs many as 628 farmer suicides have been reported so far this year in the Marathwada region, which has experienced the most deficient rainf...
06 Sep, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
All India rain from March 1-April 15 double of normalThe all India weighted average rainfall between March 1 and April 15 was 96.6mm, more than double the normal of 47.8mm.
19 Apr, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Untimely rains, hailstones disturb horticulture in MaharashtraUntimely rains and hailstones have damaged severely horticulture crops like grapes and oranges and onions on a wide scale in Maharashtra.
28 Feb, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
- More villages slide towards drought
The drought situation in Maharashtra seems to be getting grimmer by the day. While the Congress-NCP government has declared 159 tehsils as ...
21 Aug, 2009, 02.56 AM IST