Amey Tirodkar Special Correspondent

Amey works with Frontline’s Mumbai Bureau.

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Activists distribute masks and hold placards to spread awareness about the use of masks and increasing air pollution in Mumbai on October 26, 2023.

Air pollution hits alarming levels in Maharashtra ahead of Diwali

As the festival approaches, the State stares at a public health crisis.

Several regions in Maharashtra have been reeling under water scarcity for long now. In this photo from March this year, women are seen carrying water from a tap near their house in Kolhapur.

Drought: Maharashtra government accused of playing politics with parched tehsils

The Opposition alleges political bias in declaring drought-hit areas as State reels under severe water scarcity.

Agitators burn tyres and other inflammable items during a protest on Pune-Bangalore Expressway to press for Maratha reservation, in Pune, on October 31.

Maharashtra on edge as Maratha reservation protests turn violent

Protesters set fire to the house of NCP MLA, demanding Kunbi certificates for all Marathas.

People use drinking water from a tap at the Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded on October 4

Nanded hospital deaths expose Maharashtra’s healthcare crisis

The deaths of 35 people in 48 hours, despite adequate funding and resources, raise serious questions about the State’s healthcare system.

All party Kunbi and OBC community agitation committee take out a rally to protest against the Maratha community’s demand to include them as Kunbi caste for reservation, in Nagpur on September 25.

Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra

The party’s decision to grant Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas in Marathwada has stirred discontent among OBCs, its core voter base.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met the Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil in Jalna on September 14 and assured him that the government was committed to providing reservation for Marathas, after which Manoj Jarange called off his hunger strike.

Maratha reservation issue takes a troubling turn

Police crackdown on Maratha protesters in Antarwali Sarati ignites a fierce political battle, putting the government on the defensive.

Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar with supporters celebrates his victory in the Kasba Peth Assembly byelection held in February. The BJP’s surprise defeat has prompted speculation that the ruling party is avoiding the risk of going for byelections in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra’s elusive byelections: A BJP strategy to avoid risk?

The BJP seems to be strategically avoiding byelections in the State, sparking speculation about its motives in a changing political landscape.

Dhananjay Munde says Sunil Kendrekar’s note is not what the government had sought from him.

‘We need to find ways to strengthen farming’: Dhananjay Munde

The Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra discussed the State’s topography, protective schemes, and challenges concerning farmers.

A farmer inspects his destroyed sugarcane crop due to drought in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region.

Maharashtra hunger games: Contentious coda to report takes over debate on farmer suicides

A proposal to replace farmer welfare schemes with cash grant has irked many amid findings that over 1 lakh farmers fall in the suicide-prone category.

Sitaram Yechury, Sharad Pawar, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Mallikarjun Kharge, D. Raja and Mehbooba Mufti during the press conference after the INDIA meet in Mumbai on September 1, 2023

INDIA rallies to challenge NDA, plans campaign on inflation, unemployment, and misuse of power

Setting aside differences, opposition meeting in Mumbai embraces a common vision to confront the BJP-led government on pressing issues.

Farmers sort onions after the auction held at APMC Lasalgaon in Nashik. The union government has opted to impose a 40 per cent export duty on onion exports until December 31.

Export duty hike on onion sparks fury among Maharashtra farmers

The Central government’s decision to levy 40 per cent export duty on onion has dashed the hopes of farmers expecting to profit from rising prices.

Rescue workers carry a body recovered at the site after the landslide in Irshalwadi village.

Irshalwadi landslide exposes criminal neglect threatening Western Ghats ecology

Landslides in Maharashtra’s Sahyadri range raise the question: is Gadgil report the way out?

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