Maharashtra

Maharashtra is the second largest sugar producing state in India, after Uttar Pradesh where as high as 1.6 million farmers cultivate sugarcane on 0.7 million hectares of land. The sugarcane industry provides direct employment to about 0.16 million workers while 1.5 million workers engage in sugarcane harvesting and transport operations every year.

Among 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA

2019 was the seventh warmest year on record in 118 years: IMD

Green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project held

Ensure 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers: NGT to authorities

NSS finds only 58.2 percent of rural households have drinking water facilities within premises

Manual scavenging still prevails in India thanks to weak laws, says study

Cyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha

The link between water and Delhi's air pollution crisis

Pune continues to face a water crisis every summer despite having sufficient water, thanks to its geographical location and plentiful natural water assets. While enough of its water needs are taken care of by water supply from the Khadakwasla dam, the use of groundwater to meet the needs of the population continues to increase.