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Rising prices of fertilisers worry farmers in Aurangabad district

Farmers in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district have raised concern over the rising prices of fertilisers amid the grim COVID-19 situation and sought help from the government ahead of the upcoming sowing season. When contacted, state Agriculture Minister Dada Bhuse told PTI that they have written to the central government to reduce the prices of fertilisers. Notably, the Centre recently said it is considering subsidies to offset rise in global prices of raw materials of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers in a bid to ensure their availability to farmers at subsidised rates across the country. The government said it was taking all necessary steps to safeguard the interests of farmers during the COVID-19 crisis. Farmer Deepak Joshi from Devgaon in Paithan said the rising prices of fertilisers have upset his farming budget. He said his crop yield last year got sold at lower prices than normal as there were no buyers due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. "Governme

Faulty PM CARES ventilators must be replaced: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra minister Subhash Desai on Monday said 185 ventilators supplied under the PM CARES fund to Aurangabad district were faulty and need to be replaced.

Cyclone Tauktae: Rains have affected Konkan farmers, says Maha minister

Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik said farmers in the state's Konkan region had suffered losses due to rains brought about by cyclone Tauktae

Cyclone Tauktae: Raigad receives 23.42 mm rains, 839 homes damaged

Raigad in coastal Maharashtra received 23.42 mm if rainfall till 9 am on Monday in the wake of cyclone Tauktae

Maharashtra CM reviews cyclone situation; over 12,000 people shifted

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took stock of the situation in Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm Tauktae

No Covid-19 vaccination in Mumbai on Monday due to cyclone warning

Vaccination was not carried out over the weekend and will not be held on Monday too for the same reason

Shah reviews preparedness for Cyclone Tauktae with Maharashtra, Gujarat CMs

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a review meeting with the CMs of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Administrator of Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli to assess the preparedness.

Cyclone Tauktae: Red alert in 5 districts of Kerala, 9 NDRF teams deployed

Five districts of Kerala were put under a red alert by IMD in view of the developing low-pressure areas over Lakshadweep and the Arabian sea that are expected to intensify into Cyclone Tauktae

Sharing best practices

Centre should help states share ideas on curbing pandemic

New Maharashtra govt norms to choke supplies, create chaos: Transport body

Main pain point is rule on RT-PCR test for cargo carriers from outside the state

Maharashtra govt extends lockdown-like restrictions in state till June 1

The Maharashtra government on Thursday extended the lockdown-like restrictions in the state till June 1 to break the chain of Covid-19

Maharashtra to compile database of mucormycosis to assess its spread

The Maharashtra health department has decided to create a separate database of cases of mucormycosis, primarily being found in Covid-19 patients, to assess its actual spread and how to tackle it

Serum Institute has promised 15 mn vaccine doses to Maharashtra: Minister

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has promised Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to deliver 15 million doses of Covishield to Maharashtra after May 20, said the state health minister

Maharashtra: BMC issues global bid to acquire 10 mn Covid vaccine doses

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a global bid on Wednesday to procure ten million Covid vaccine doses to vaccinate citizens in Mumbai at the earliest

Maharashtra, Karnataka suspend Covid-19 vaccination for 18-44 age group

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused the Centre of blocking supplies to the state.

Maharashtra puts the brake on Covid-19 vaccination for 18-44 year olds

State to divert entire Covaxin stock for 45+

Thane sees 1,495 new Covid-19 cases, 55 deaths

With the addition of 1,495 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 4,90,274, an official said on Tuesday.

BMC to procure Covid-19 shots, devises steps to make vaccination accessible

The corporation also plans to set up vaccination centres in each of 24 municipal wards and has also issued vaccination guidelines for housing societies

84% in Maharashtra want lockdown curbs to continue till May 31: Study

43 per cent said that all formats of retail should be permitted to home deliver products

A tale of two cities

The way Delhi and Mumbai have prepared to take on the pandemic brings out their professional differences