Maharashtra's upcoming election results hinge on agrarian distress, particularly plummeting soybean and onion prices. While the ruling BJP-...

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused BJP of failing Maharashtra's farmers, citing suicides, reduced farming funding, unfulfilled p...

Take Maharashtra, 80% of which is rainfed. In areas such as Vidarbha and Marathwada, the onset of monsoon is now late. After a small pickup...

According to the report, nearly 43 per cent of the surveyed farmers lost at least half of their standing crops. Rice, vegetables, and pulse...

In Raver, BJP MP Raksha Khadse is seeking a hattrick and her challenger is a businessman-turned-politician, Sriram Patil, who is contesting...

Farmers in parts of the country have had to face an erratic southwest monsoon—excess rain in July followed by a record-dry August. ET trave...

The Brent, made another all-time 4-year high, breaking all expectations.

If Opec does not extend cuts beyond 2018, then crude oil may correct towards $65 levels.

The average distance for carrying water from the source to villages is 35 km. By the first week of June, it may go up to 45 km. In 2015, Be...

There may not be enough water to drink in the arid Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra, but the guzzling sugarcane crop thrives ...

This year, the Maha govt officially declared that 60 per cent of its villages were facing a "severe drought" .

Monsoon has now covered the entire country and narrowed the deficit to 35%, as monsoon maintained its momentum for the fourth consecutive d...

Erratic rainfall may affect output of kharif crops, particularly oilseeds & pulses, but there is no cause for alarm as India has adequate s...

VJAS, said they have demanded a Rs 30,000 crore package which would take care of the huge backlog for the region.

Production costs Rs 3,320 per quintal but the minimum support price (MSP) is only Rs 2,560 per quintal, said Raju Shetty of Swabhimani Shet...