The government yesterday issued a corrigendum clarifying that wherever reference is made to a 'drought-like situation', it would be read as...

High Court directed the state government to immediately include 6147 villages of four districts in the list of drought affected villages.

Maharashtra BJP has directed all the party's MLAs, MLCs and MPs in the state to shoulder the responsibility for tackling drought in affecte...

Manikrao Thakre said the two party committees set up to study the drought situation in Vidarbha and Marathwada, will begin their tours from...

Fadnavis, along with his ministerial colleagues, will pursue the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official told after the Cabine...

A delegation of Sena leaders today met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the issue and sought immediate measures for affected farmers.

Veteran playback singer Asha Bhosale today contributed Rs five lakh towards the Maharashtra Chief Minister's drought relief fund.

The drought-hit Tamil Nadu today decided to knock the Centre's doors with a plea for an assistance of Rs 19,665.13 crore.

Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh, a body of journalists, today contributed Rs 55,555 towards chief minister's drought relief fund.

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today asked the NCP ministers in Maharashtra to ensure that benefits of the drought relief measures...

The total contribution will come to around Rs 15 crore, he said, adding that the donation idea was mooted a few days ago and subsequently i...

Pawar, who heads the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, held discussions with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and his senior c...

EGoM on drought is scheduled to meet tomorrow for deciding on relief measures to tackle drought-like situation in some states that has led ...

Maharashtra Govt has made a provision of Rs 2,685 crore to tackle drought situation in the state, CM Prithviraj Chavan said.

The union government has approved a central assistance of Rs 575 crore to Maharashtra towards drought relief works.

UPA mandarins face two mega-challenges in the coming days — check rising food prices and give relief to drought-stricken farmers.

Under the chairmanship of chief minister, Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, the cabinet took stock of the prolonged drought conditions in ...