Adoption of the Bollgard-II version of the genetically modified (GM) cotton has increased four-fold since its commercial launch in 2006. Improved yield and better control of pests have resulted in the cotton area under the variety rising to 45 lakh acres.

When it comes to public services like access to water and sanitation, it has been proved that turning to the private sector is hardly the solution. Public Public Partnerships (PUPs), on the other hand, have achieved remarkable successes worldwide by forging open, democratic and dynamic relationships between State institutions and communities.

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In a bid to ensure better connectivity, with the proposed international airport at Navi Mumbai and the growth centers in Raigad district, the state government is planning a monorail route on the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL).

Pune, October 30 Baramati taluka in Pune district might have led the way for promoting agri-tourism, but Maval taluka is all set to provide a cooperative touch to it. A group of 25 farmers have joined hands in the taluka to turn themselves into guides as well as promote the picturesque spot as a tourist destination.

Damaged and caved in, victims of mine collapse still call it home The ground is slipping from under the houses of nearly 200,000 people. Houses are sinking into cavities, some 15 metres deep, left behind by the abandoned mines of Western Coalfield Limited (wcl). The mines are located under a six-kilometre stretch in Maharashtra

Four babies die in Maharashtra FOUR infants died after being administered measles vaccines in Waghola village of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, while another six were in critical condition. The vaccination campaign was organized by the state government at the village anganwadi on September 26. Soon after the health workers from the Jategaon health centre in Phulambri tehsil left

Market-dependent urban food practices are swallowing up indigenous food habits Tribal elder Nabbu Supari Tekam in tiny Kolam village of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra loves to tell this story

People of over 10 villages protest decision THE Centre approved the Gorai Special Economic Zone (sez) on September 22 to come up in north Mumbai. People of over 10 villages, who have been protesting the sez for long, said they would not give up and