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Officials of the Forest Departments of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have monitored the herd over the years.

Elephantine journey: Maharashtra's elephant corridor bodes well for conservation efforts

A herd of 22 elephants has been camping in different parts of Maharashtra’s forested areas with no incidents of conflict, giving conservationists, the

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray calling on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on May 18, 2020, after getting elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.

Stalemate on Speaker election in Maharashtra

The stalled election for the post of Speaker in Maharashtra again exposes bad blood between the Governor and the State government.

A demonstration by women’s organisations calling for an end to gender violence in Hyderabad on November 28.

Domestic violence during COVID lockdown

Victims of domestic violence had a particularly tough time during the pandemic when lockdown restrictions made it difficult to access help.

BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal.

BMC scraps plans to build a dam to augment Mumbai’s water supply, instead opts for a desalination plant

Almost two years after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced its intention to build a dam to augment Mumbai’s water supply, it has sc

Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister and president, Maha Vikas Aghadi.

Maha Vikas Aghadi loses two Legislative Council seats to the BJP in Maharashtra

The elections to the Legislative Council constituencies of Nagpur and Akola-Buldhana-Washim were a close fight and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ca

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (left) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, a file photograph.

One more institution, the Central Board for Worker’s Education, shifted out of Maharashtra

The battle between the Maharashtra government and the Modi-led government at the Centre has been ongoing even before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Sugar cane harvesting at Kadar in Maharashtra, a file photograph.

Gains for sugar cane growers in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government and the State’s Sugar Commissioner take measures to ensure that sugar cane growers get their payments in time from mills in

Members of the Rayat Kranti Shetkari Sangathan at a rally demanding Fair and Remunerative Price for sugarcane, in Karad, Maharashtra, on November 1. In order to recover electricity dues, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has asked sugar mills to deduct the amount from the payment they make to the sugarcane growers.

MSEDCL proposal to recover unpaid power bills comes as shock to farmers

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s unconventional proposal to get sugar mills to recover around Rs.41,000 crore in unpaid power

Ajit Pawar, after he was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government in Mumbai on December 30, 2019.

Searching for scams: BJP strikes MVA government in Maharashtra using Central agencies

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others have been targeted by the BJP using Central agencies as part of its persistent attack on the M

Uddhav Thackeray's staying power amid BJP hostility, internal rumblings

Nearly two years after the Maha Vikas Aghadi took charge of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has managed to steer his ship in the face of

IVRI and BNHS scentists giving a vulture an oral dose of tolfenamic acid.

Indian Veterinary Research Institute-led study identifies a second non-steroidal painkiller for animals that is also safe for vultures

There’s some good news for vultures. A second vulture-safe veterinary painkiller has been identified and proved to be safe for them. The veterinary us

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had organised Ganpati idol collection centres like this all over Mumbai.

Ganpati immersions in Mumbai largely incident-free although the number of immersions were higher this year

Last year, when COVID-19 was at its peak, Maharashtra’s biggest festival, the 19-day Ganeshotsav, was obviously not held. At the time, the State gover