Marathwada

Marathwada has already received 840 millimetres of rain this monsoon, or 123.62 per cent of the region's annual average rainfall of 679 millimetre

The celebrations will start on September 17, 2022, and end on September 17, 2023

The investment will allow CARE to have a presence in three Maharashtra cities. CARE's network spans 17 healthcare facilities in eight cities and six states of the country.

A book on the drought in Marathwada offers a compelling preview of the human and environmental costs of poor policy-making, caste inequalities and globalisation

The acute water shortage compelled not just the Tandales but also a large number of Marathwada farmers to move away from sugarcane and cultivate tur

The perennially drought-stricken region of Marathwada received poor rainfall this monsoon, but was pounded by heavy showers in October, destroying standing kharif crops.

The heavy rains between September 21 and September 26 affected 3,821 villages in the region where 199 cattle have died so far

Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner has expressed confidence of supplying water from Jaikwadi dam till July end

He said "food crops" like oil seeds, pulses and sorghum should be encouraged with support price protection

Eight of the region's 11 major dams are at dead storage level, meaning water from these dams cannot flow out but has to be lifted

The train with 50 wagons of 27 lakh litre capacity left for Miraj to cater to the needs of the drought-hit Marathwada region

State cabinet to recommend the Governor to accept Aney's resignation

Opposition led by Shiv Sena seeking suspension of advocate general Shrihari Aney who has initiated the demand