Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped 0.7 percent in 2011, helped by a U.S.

Taking into account the rising mercury and the drought crisis in Maharashtra, the state government has made a budgetary provision of Rs 1 crore to supply water for wild animals in the forests.

Bombay High Court (HC) asked Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) Wednesday to hear Solapur farmers aggrieved by the parched Ujjani dam that has allegedly created a drought-like

The state government has increased the crop loan limit of farmers by 15% which will come into effect from the coming kharif season starting from mid June this year.

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

MNS has now decided to target the Rs 1,500-crore bottled water industry in the state.

Residents of Jalna, who are reeling under severe drought, have found a way to beat the perennial water crisis.

Taking into account the rising mercury and the drought crisis in Maharashtra, the state government has made a budgetary provision of Rs 1 crore to supply water for wild animals in the forests.

A parched paddy field at Puzhakkal near Thrissur.— PHOTO: K.C. Sowmish
Many places in the district are facing acute water shortage as the mercury level is soaring.

Chief Minister N.