Latur District

Marathwada Diary: Erratic weather, faulty insurance make sowing season a gamble for farmers

After the widespread destruction caused by a hailstorm in March in Marathwada, farmers who lost lakhs worth of a good crop say erratic weather and faulty insurance have made every sowing season a gamble.

Marathwada Diary: Women of Kashiram Somla brave scorching heat, forego wages to fill water

The residents of Kashiram Somla hamlet, Latur district in Marathwada spend few hours every day filling water. And in most instances, it is women and girls who do this arduous task, at huge cost to their own well-being