Vasantrao Naik Shetkari Swavalmban Mission (VNSSM), a state government agency on farmers, has mooted a project to market Yavatmal's own brand of dal. The plan will be implemented through a donation of Rs25 lakh, given by Mumbai-based NGO — Grand Maratha for Baliraja Chetana Abhiyan. The Abhiyan is a drive...

The Grand Maratha Foundation has extended aid for a community project designed to help farmers' widows in Pandharkawda in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, an official said here on Tuesday. The project, 'Dal Mill and Packaging Unit' costing around Rs 2.50 million, will provide livelihood to more than 200 widows in the...