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    Drought News

    Pune plans 20% water cut in district amid drought situation in Maharashtra

    The directives were issued at a meeting chaired by district collector Jitendra Dudi on Thursday to plan the judicious use of available water reserves.
    Cities
    Updated 8 days ago

    85% Maharashtra talukas now drought-hit, cultivators to be given ₹5k aid: CM

    The government has directed officials to restore non-functional tap water schemes within 15 days and keep tankers as a last resort.
    Cities
    Updated 9 days ago

    Move to divert water for drought-hit Marathwada to Kumbh sparks outage in Maharashtra

    The delegation warned of an agitation if the proposed diversion goes ahead and suggested using other dams in Nashik for the Kumbh Mela.
    Cities
    Updated 11 days ago

    Centre assures support as Maharashtra seeks drought aid at enhanced rates

    Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chairs a meeting with the central team that reviewed the drought situation in the state (ANI)
    Cities
    Updated 12 days ago

    Days after narrating drought plight to minister, Maharashtra farmer ends life

    Rajendra Sapate, a resident of Dhop taluka in Mohadi, jumped into a well in a paddy field between 8am and 9am, he said.
    India News
    Published 16 days ago

    To tackle drought, Latur administration outlines four-pronged plan; says drinking water top priority

    To tackle drought, Latur administration outlines four-pronged plan; says drinking water top priority
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    Beed to deploy 24x7 security at 164 reservoirs as water stocks fall

    The reservoir is a key drinking-water source for Parli city and around 15 villages, and its usable storage has fallen to 19.72%.
    Cities
    Updated 17 days ago

    Maharashtra govt orders 10% water cut from Oct 16 amid ‘early-stage drought’

    Residents are collecting water from a tap as the Thane Municipal Corporation has appealed to citizens to conserve water in view of the rapidly declining water levels.
    Cities
    Updated 18 days ago

    Tackling drought: Minimum 10 pc water cut in Maharashtra urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16

    Tackling drought: Minimum 10 pc water cut in Maharashtra urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16
    Cities
    Published 19 days ago

    Drought begins to squeeze families of students studying in Pune

    Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across the cracked lake bed of OC Fisher Lake in San Angelo, Texas. A bacteria called Chromatiaceae has turned the 1-to-2 acres of lake water remaining the color red. A combination of the long periods of 100 plus degree days and the lack of rain in the drought -stricken region has dried up the lake that once spanned over 5400 acres.
    Cities
    Published 19 days ago

    Amid drought-like conditions, Latur cracks down on alleged illegal moneylending

    Latur district collector Bharat Bastewad said, “During periods of drought-like conditions and agricultural stress, financially vulnerable families may be more dependent on informal sources of credit.
    India News
    Published 20 days ago

    Drought, fodder crisis push Latur farmers to harvest sugarcane for cattle feed

    Drought, fodder crisis push Latur farmers to harvest sugarcane for cattle feed
    India News
    Published 21 days ago

    Farmers in drought-hit Marathwada forced to sell cattle at low prices

    Farmers in drought-hit Marathwada forced to sell cattle at low prices
    Cities
    Published 22 days ago

    43 more tehsils in drought-hit list; state seeks aid from Centre

    Beed, India. 28, 2026 - Farmers from Sandas Chincholi village in Beed district report that their several-acre soybean crops have failed due to insufficient rainfall. The Marathwada region has experienced a 40-day dry spell, creating drought-like conditions and severely affecting kharif crops. Latur, Beed, Dharashiv, and Parbhani are among the worst affected, with the ongoing drought threatening the survival of standing crops before harvest. Beed, India. 28, 2026. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 24 days ago

    Submerged one year, parched the next: A Maharashtra village’s climate crisis

    Farmers from Sandas Chincholi village in Beed district say their soybean crop has failed due to insufficient rainfall
    Cities
    Updated 24 days ago

    Congress accuses Maha govt of excluding Opposition areas from drought list

    He stated that Brahmapuri taluka in Chandrapur district had been left out and demanded its inclusion.
    India News
    Updated 25 days ago

    Pawar seeks 17-point relief package for drought affected Maharashtra farmers

    Pawar also called for a special three-day session of the state legislature to discuss the drought situation and decide on further relief measures.
    Cities
    Updated 26 days ago

    Maharashtra declares drought in 265 talukas amidst severe water shortages

    “With kharif crops destroyed and acute shortages of water and fodder, the government must provide immediate and substantial assistance", said Congress state president Harshvardhan Sapkal.
    Cities
    Updated 27 days ago

    Maharashtra govt must focus on drought relief now and ensure aid for every affected farmer: Aaditya

    Maharashtra govt must focus on drought relief now and ensure aid for every affected farmer: Aaditya
    India News
    Published 28 days ago

    Actual aid decision for drought-hit farmers after ground-level assessment: Sunetra Pawar

    Actual aid decision for drought-hit farmers after ground-level assessment: Sunetra Pawar
    India News
    Published 28 days ago

    Maharashtra announces drought in 265 of 358 sub-districts

    The declaration covers 265 sub-districts spread across 34 districts, covering large parts of Marathwada, Vidarbha, western Maharashtra, northern Maharashtra and parts of Konkan. (Representational/ Reuters)
    India News
    Published 28 days ago

    Fadnavis to announce drought relief measures for farmers today

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis interacts with people while inspecting the areas affected by a drought-like situation in Washim on Thursday. (@CMOMaharashtra X)
    Cities
    Published 29 days ago

    Beed administration asks Ganesh mandals to avoid immersion in drinking water sources

    Officials have appealed to Ganesh mandals and devotees to use the designated artificial ponds and tanks instead of drinking water sources. (FILE)
    Cities
    Published 30 days ago

    El Nino, strongest on record, could cause 451,000 extra heat deaths: Report

    The researchers projected that global land temperatures will be 1.2C above normal in the coming months due in large part to El Nino, leading to 44 percent more extremely hot days than in a regular year. (In picture: A dog walks on cracked ground at the dried-up Guarne Lagoon in Arvi Park amid drought conditions linked to the El Nino phenomenon, in, Colombia)
    World News
    Published 31 days ago

    Fadnavis visits drought-affect areas in Maharashtra, vows to help farmers

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence in Mumbai on Tuesday. (@Dev_Fadnavis)
    India News
    Updated 31 days ago

    Weak rains leave a trail of wilted crops, dry plots

    Maharashtra is among the states with the largest drought-affected areas, at 83.5%, according to the monitor.
    India News
    Published 31 days ago

    First notification on drought mitigation in three days, Maharashtra govt to seek Central aid: Fadnavis

    First notification on drought mitigation in three days, Maharashtra govt to seek Central aid: Fadnavis
    Cities
    Published 32 days ago

    Cong MLA calls on K'taka govt to declare Gadang ‘drought affected' by Oct 10

    HK Patil said a meeting of local elected representatives, attended by district in-charge minister Rayareddy, had reached a consensus.
    India News
    Updated 32 days ago

    Karnataka Kasturirangan session: Shivakumar defends 3-day sitting, BJP seeks 7

    Bengaluru, Sep 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar addresses the special session to adopt a resolution against the Kasturirangan report, in Bengaluru on Monday.
    India News
    Updated 32 days ago

    With water stock in Marathwada at 46%, tanker deployments double in 2 weeks

    With water stock in Marathwada at 46%, tanker deployments double in 2 weeks
    Cities
    Published 33 days ago
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