Maharashtra

This I-Day new name given to the Agriculture Ministry and the Swachh Vidyalaya mission accomplished 

Ganga catchment area has lost over 1500 billion cusecs of water flow: Study

The Maharashtra State Accountant General (AG) recently exposed the hidden agenda of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its so-called best Public-Private Partnership model with regards to Nagpur's water supply.

What do these two iconic figures -- Shivaji, the great Maratha leader and Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the ‘Iron Man of India’ -- have most in common? While one might think that it was their fight for the freedom of their motherland, albeit at different times, that is not all.

Petition filed against green nod granted to Dibang hydel project

Maharashtra recorded highest number of farmers' suicides during 2014

History tells of various methods by which people called upon the rains -- music, dance and religious rituals. The government of Maharashtra, however, plans to try out cloud seeding.

NGT cancels MoEF's go ahead to 10 irrigation projects 

Declining groundwater levels and increasing stress on water resources in rural areas in India is a major concern for development since the livelihoods of a majority of the rural population depends on agriculture and the availability of sustainable water resources. More productive use of rainwater is necessary to help mitigate the impact of water scarcity.

Krishna-Marathwada irrigation project worth Rs 4,845 crore gets Govt nod