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Over 5,100 forest fires affected 11,580 hectares in Maharashtra in 2023-24: Minister NaikMaharashtra witnessed over 5,100 forest fires in 2023-24, impacting nearly 11,600 hectares. Gadchiroli alone reported over 7,000 incidents....
More than 9,000 farmers, fishermen affected by unseasonal rains in PalgharUnseasonal rains in early May caused damage in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Over 9,000 farmers and fishermen are affected. Houses and bo...
Protest will end when farm laws repealed in Parliament: Rakesh TikaitThe BKU national spokesperson said this on Twitter soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repealing the three farm laws, which w...
Maharashtra government waives interest on crop loan up to Rs three lakhEarlier, there was 1 per cent concession in interest rate if crop loan between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 3 lakh was repaid on time. The concession h...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project to affect 54,000 mangroves spread over 13 hectaresThe project, expected to cost over Rs 1 lakh crore, is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Over 51,000 farmers get Rs 21 crore drought assistance in MaharashtraDue to the deficient monsoon last year, reservoirs in the district have only about 22 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity,...
How a constituency near Mumbai is creating roadblocks for Modi’s dream projectIndia's first bullet train — between Mumbai and Ahmedabad — is yet to clear its big land roadblock.
More than 20 tenders worth Rs 88,000 crore for bullet train project by Jan '19: SourcesThe tenders amounting to Rs 88,000 crore will be for coaches, infrastructure, signalling, technology, among others, the source said
No payment from JICA for bullet train project is pending: NHSRCLNHSRCL, the nodal agency for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, said it is committed to care of the interests of the affected farmers and added...
India's first bullet train manages to drive through land acquisition deadlockThe project team had been able to conduct surveys in 18 of the villages. Till a few months ago, the survey teams could not even enter those...
Surat farmers oppose bullet train on 14 grounds200 farmers from over 15 villages in Surat presented a memorandum to the district collector opposing the land acquisition notification for ...
Want our nod for bullet train? Give us doctors, street lights, medicines, say Palghar villagersFailing to make much headway via mass contact programmes in villages where it faced resistance, the NHRCL is now approaching individual lan...
Gang war-like situation in Palghar: CongressThe former chief minister ruled out the possibility of the Shiv Sena being part of a Congress-led grouping of anti-BJP parties.
Unfazed by losses in recent bypolls, BJP confident of win in MaharashtraThe byelection in Bhandara-Gondia is due as its sitting BJP MP, Nana Patole, resigned from the seat late last year and joined the Congress.
India's safety, prosperity, peace are Modi govt's priority: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviMukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the country's safety, prosperity and peace was the priority of the Narendra Modi government and there will be no c...
Experts promote 'climate-smart' villages in tribal areasA study conducted by International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, has revealed that there is a need to develop climate smart vi...
Shiv Sena failed to bring relief to drought-hit farmers: NCPSunil Tatkare took a dig at Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray for holding a photo exhibition here, proceeds of which will go towards the relief o...
Congress readies to take on Maharashtra government over drought situationManikrao Thakre said the two party committees set up to study the drought situation in Vidarbha and Marathwada, will begin their tours from...
Incentive for coconut growers to be raised to Rs 30,000The CDB also stresses on the flagship programme in which educated unemployed people are trained in various facets of coconut and its care.
Maharashtra government considering demand to produce wine from sapota fruitsAccording to experts, sapota contains high sugar with high flesh-to-seed ratio and provides good raw material for wine industry.