Maharashtra on high alert as heavy rain leaves 6 deadMaharashtra faced severe consequences from heavy rains. Six people died across the state. Marathwada was the worst-hit region. Nanded exper...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
51 admin circles in Marathwada receive heavy rains; two die in lightning strikesHeavy rainfall has affected 51 administrative circles in Marathwada and has killed to two from lightning strikes. The region received 63.8 ...
10 Jun, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Maharashtra CM announces Rs 45,000 crore package for development of Marathwada regionMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a package of Rs 45,000 crore for the development of the Marathwada region. He also annou...
18 Sep, 2023, 11.27 AM IST
'Over 1 lakh Marathwada farmers on brink of suicide'The survey has also found out that since 2012 to 2022 period, 8,719 farmers suicides have taken place in Aurangabad alone. The survey done ...
22 Jul, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
Six out 9 major dams in Marathwada reel under water shortageThere are nine major and 800 medium and small irrigation projects in Marathwada.
04 Oct, 2019, 01.14 PM IST
Budget 2019: No benefit of the direct transfer scheme to farmers with higher land holdingFinance minister Piyush Goyal said that the scheme will benefit 12 crore farmers, who have land holding up to 2 hectares.
01 Feb, 2019, 01.15 PM IST
17 Maharashtra districts under threat of water scarcityIn the Amravati division of western Vidarbha, there is an average water stock of 57.37 per cent in dams, while in the Nagpur division in ea...
19 Sep, 2018, 03.11 PM IST
Why drought-prone Marathwada needs to look beyond the immediate monsoonsThe Marathwada region, of which Beed is one of eight districts, receives an average rainfall of 683 mm, 30% lower than the country as a who...
02 Apr, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
With reservoirs full, Maharashtra on the way to plant record caneMaharashtra's highest area under cane was 10.54 lakh hectare in 2014-15, when the state had produced 105.14 lakh tonne sugar, its highest e...
14 Oct, 2016, 12.15 PM IST
Uma Bharti assures help for 132 irrigation projects in MaharashtraIn a shot in the arm for the Maharashtra government, the Union ministry of water resources has agreed to take up 132 irrigation projects in...
04 May, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
Reservoir levels in Maharashtra lowest in 7 yearsThe overall reservoir level has dipped to 47% as on November 30. However, the reservoir status of Marathwada is most acute.
30 Nov, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
Set up independent banks for poor, says Grameen Bank founder Muhammed YunusMuhammed Yunus called for establishment of independent banks for the poor and underprivileged, as part of empowering women's SHGs in drough...
06 Sep, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
40% rise in farmer suicides in Maharashtra: DataFarmer suicides shot up by over 40% when the impact of these twin calamities kicked in compared to the same span last year, state governmen...
22 Mar, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
Maharashtra to seek Rs 4,000-crore drought relief packageFadnavis, along with his ministerial colleagues, will pursue the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official told after the Cabine...
27 Nov, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray to meet Governor on drought issue"According to Article 371 (2) of the Constitution, the responsibility for the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions lies with the Governor"
26 Nov, 2014, 08.20 PM IST
Eknath Shinde demands immediate relief for farmers in MaharashtraThe state government should sanction an interim relief of Rs 10,000 per acre to farmers hit by drought in the affected regions.
19 Nov, 2014, 04.00 PM IST
- Farm loan waiver one-time policy: Pawar
Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the government will consider relaxing the cap of five acres to extend the benefit to bigger land holders in d...
08 Mar, 2008, 07.03 PM IST