Kavitha Iyer
Kavitha Iyer works as Associate Editor with The Indian Express, Mumbai.
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FRA in wildlife habitats: Experts express concern at govt haste
The government last week had issued directives asking officials at the sub-division and district levels to undertake the process on mission mode.
Fri, Jan 17, 2020
Mumbai: Mann Deshi Chamber of Commerce, a first network for rural women-owned start-ups
Swapnali Doshi invested all her profits from thousands of kilos of her sherbet powder to launch a small manufacturing unit from where she will make and distribute her product, called ‘Real Maja’.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Eight years in bonded labour, tribals recall horror, now hope for new life, homes
For eight years, Kantabai Jadhav was among 14 tribal men and women, and eight children, who lived as bonded labourers working on farms, a cowshed and a rice mill just 120 km from Mumbai in Dhamane village of Pune’s Maval taluka.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
Explained: Mumbai Coastal Road Project, and why it’s caught in litigation
A Supreme Court order has set the stage for resumption of work on certain key stretches. What is the Mumbai Coastal Road project, what is its progress, which parts of it were caught in litigation, and why?
Thu, Dec 19, 2019
Explained: Maharashtra’s irrigation scam, and how NCP leader Ajit Pawar figures in it
Ajit Pawar, a BJP ally for three and a half days, was Water Resources Minister in previous Congress-NCP governments during the time allegations of irregularities surfaced in irrigation projects in Maharashtra.
Thu, Nov 28, 2019
‘Deshi MBAs’: Some school dropouts, all women entrepreneurs with inspiring stories
Deshi MBA is a mentorship programme to provide rural women with skills they need to start an enterprise, and to upskill women entrepreneurs for expansion and growth.
Sat, Nov 23, 2019
Maharashtra: Eight villages in Parbhani seek to become UT
Villagers say the approximately 5,500 voters of these villages executed a near-total boycott of the recent Assembly elections, but district and taluka officials remain unmoved.
Wed, Nov 06, 2019
‘Giving away money is a lot harder than it seems’
The scale of India and the scale of India’s problems are such that even if you combine all the government spending and all philanthropic spending, we’re not going to make enough of a dent," says Ingrid Srinath.
Mon, Nov 04, 2019
After drought, Marathwada’s farmers hit by untimely rain
Marathwada’s eight districts, which bore the brunt of acute water scarcity through the first seven months of 2019, are now worst affected by the latest floods, with lakhs of acres of standing crop, including soyabean, cotton and bajra, washed out.
Sat, Nov 02, 2019
As rain lashes Maharashtra, crops over 17 lakh hectares hit
For farmers who had already harvested their crops, rainfall has drenched the crops, which has led to untimely germination of harvested beans. Similar damage has been reported for bajra and maize.
Thu, Oct 31, 2019
Maharashtra elections: In battle of Munde cousins, Dhananjay defeats Pankaja by 30,701 votes
For Gopinath Munde’s eldest daughter, who was seeking a third term from Parli, this election was the first test of her track record as an MLA — in 2014, there was a sympathy wave after her father’s sudden death.
Fri, Oct 25, 2019
Little luck for turncoats at the hustings
Several heavyweights who switched sides ahead of the elections taste defeat
Fri, Oct 25, 2019
Marathwada: BJP-Shiv Sena improves tally on Article 370, drought-free pitch
“In Nanded, the BJP had one MLA, and we now have three MLAs and one PWP MLA who will support the BJP,” said Pratap Patil Chikhalikar, who was leading the campaign management in the district.
Fri, Oct 25, 2019
Wins in Bhokar, Nanded— BJP can be kept out of power: Ashok Chavan
Asked about Congress’ poor showing in comparison with that of ally NCP, Chavan conceded that there were problems in some areas with candidate selection, but said an exhaustive study of the party’s performance, including lacunae, would follow later.
Fri, Oct 25, 2019
Maharashtra: Minister says Rs 4,700 crore allocated for Partur, ‘maximum among all constituencies’
Claiming that his home district of Jalna in drought-hit Marathwada received development funds totalling Rs 20,000 crore in five years, Lonikar candidly says he ensured that Partur received the largest chunk.
Sun, Oct 20, 2019
Campaigning for old friend, Nanded MP keeps it short and straight with voters
The 57-year-old first time MP, who has contested 16 elections since being elected sarpanch in the late 1980s, caused a major upset when he defeated former chief minister Ashok Chavan at the Nanded Lok Sabha poll this summer.
Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Maha Assembly polls: In jail for ‘multi-crore scam’, sugar baron pitches himself as ‘official’ BJP-led alliance candidate
Ratnakar Gutte is in custody in connection with a bank fraud case involving his Gangakhed Sugar & Energy Pvt Ltd. Associated with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP), an ally of the ruling BJP, Gutte has filed his nomination as an Independent candidate.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019
Ashok Chavan: ‘How does Article 370 make any difference in Nanded?’
Ashok Chavan says that the electorate is ready to vote on issues such as agrarian crisis and debt relief.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Maharashtra elections: Pankaja has failed to fulfil her father’s dream, says Dhananjay Munde
Dhananjay, whose politics Gopinath Munde had nurtured until he handed the Parli baton to daughter Pankaja, says that Pankaja does not even know her father’s dream, “the one she is again promising to fulfil after failing to do so for five years as minister”.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Maharashtra elections: In battle of cousins, an attempt to claim Gopinath Munde’s legacy
In the 2014 polls, Pankaja won comfortably with 96,904 votes to Dhananjay’s 71,009. While the Shiv Sena did not field a candidate against her, the Congress candidate finished with 14,946 votes.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019How does Article 370 make any difference in Nanded? — Ashok Chavan
"How does Article 370 in Kashmir make any difference to the common voters in Nanded or in Maharashtra? The real issues are the agrarian crisis, the debt relief that has not reached a very large percentage farmers, the economic crisis," says Ashok Chavan.
Mon, Oct 14, 2019
Devendra Fadnavis 2.0 — As Maharashtra heads to polls, the 49-yr-old looms large
In 2014, as a Brahmin CM in a Maratha-dominated political landscape, Fadnavis had a tall order — the Maratha quota agitation was threatening to blow up, and ally Sena and Opposition NCP-Cong were snapping at his heels. Five years and some deft politicking later, as Maharashtra heads to polls, the 49-year-old looms large
Sun, Oct 13, 2019
Maharashtra polls, Bhokar seat: In once stronghold, Congress a muted presence
The Bhokar Assembly constituency in Maharashtra is one of the few that has been loyal to the Congress since the 1960s, barring two occasions when it elected an Independent and once an NCP legislator.
Sun, Oct 13, 2019
Satellite imagery, artificial intelligence to improve farm yields in Maharashtra
The Maha Agri Tech project attempts to mitigate agricultural risks by using data anlytics to plug gaps.
Mon, Oct 07, 2019
Ashok Chavan’s only pitch is that he is Shankarrao’s son: Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar, BJP MP from Nanded
BJP MP Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar, who upset former CM Ashok Chavan’s bid for a second term in the Lok Sabha, tells The Indian Express he expects his arch rival to taste defeat again.
Fri, Oct 04, 2019