These four intra-state projects were proposed by the state after it walked out of two inter-state river-linking projects with Gujarat, following disagreements over water sharing. read more

In an order passed on a petition moved by Micromax Informatics Limited a division bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and A C Rao called state tax authorities’ action as “high-handed and arbitrary”. read more

The new steps will try to ensure more sustainable methods of cultivation, as large parts of the country routinely face water crises amid alarming levels of ground water depletion. read more

In 1988, residents of the villages in the Vasai-Virar region, located between Mumbai and Dahanu, started a campaign to stop the state government from appointing Cidco as the planning agency to convert the agricultural area into planned towns read more

Officials in the department said that the committee had on August 14 sent a letter saying that Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) should be replaced by “Indian theatre movements” and a paper on radical theatre be renamed. Hindustan Times has... read more

The interaction between the monsoon trough and an approaching western disturbance is likely to cause fairly widespread rain with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over the western Himalayan region. read more

Not just auto, the demand for fruit is also low. The wholesale prices of many horticulture produces such as apple, pears, watermelon and pomegranate have fallen this year primarily because of the dip in the demand read more

Floods in southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, and western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat have so far claimed 225 lives and lakhs of people had to be moved to safety. Kerala alone accounted for 91 of these deaths. read more

Dwarka police said six boats and 24 fishermen from Rupen port here had left for fishing last Friday, despite two-month ban. Fourteen fishermen managed to swim through and reached different shores near Dwarka. read more

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Their boats were believed to have capsized during the weekend and the bodies started washing ashore at different locations on Monday. Fourteen fishermen managed to swim through and reached different shores near Dwarka. read more

Floods triggered by heavy rain have killed more than 70 people in Kerala in the past four days. In Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra, the floods have claimed the lives 150 people in the past one week. read more

In Dehradun’s Chamoli district, landslides triggered by heavy rains killed six people, including an infant, who were buried under the rubble of their damaged homes. read more

“The woman was rescued but seemed very troubled and revealed her name as ‘Shanta’. Lady constable Deep Mala took care of her and came to know that she was from Bharuch in Gujarat. The woman remembered her brother’s name Kanti Bhai Tadvi,” in-charge of... read more

The Opposition has strongly criticised Fadnavis and his government, alleging that they were late in responding to the flood situation which resulted in intensifying the woes of the affected people in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara. read more