NAGPUR: The Democratic Front (DF) government on Tuesday announced a Rs6208-crore loan waiver and concession scheme for the over 40 lakh farmers in the state who were not covered under the Central loan waiver package announced earlier this year.

Mumbai: A delay in the arrival of flamingos in the city has raised fears that the migratory birds might have shifted their place of settlement to another spot.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today announced a Rs 6,200 crore farm loan waiver for the 4 million farmers in the state who were not covered by the central government

Flawed grading prevents Vidarbha cotton farmers from getting the highest-ever support price On December 4, some 200 farmers arrived at the cotton procurement centre in Yavatmal tehsil of Maharashtra, with about 60 tonnes of cotton loaded in carts and tractor trolleys. They demanded the minimum support price (msp) of Rs 3,000 per 100 kg promised by the Centre. This sent the

Maharashtra acquires land by force NATHNAGAR village, about 20 km from Aurangabad, lost its crop before harvest. On December 3, officials of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation went there to take possession of about 50 hectares that has been earmarked for a pharmaceutical special economic zone being set up by Ajanta Process Engineering Company. But due to stiff

Madhukar Jhunge of Nimgaon village in Wardha planted cotton on 1.6 ha of his 2.8 ha. The lalya attack halved his yield. To be able to celebrate Diwali, he sold 400 kg of cotton at Rs 2,600 per 100 kg in late October. His hopes of making up for the loss by selling the rest at MSP of Rs 3,000 per 100 kg were dashed when his 900 kg Bt cotton was priced at Rs 2,850 by a CCI grader.