{
  "id": 9954480,
  "title": "Maharashtra Declares Drought In 74% Of State, 265 Of 358 Talukas Affected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/maharashtra-declares-drought-in-74-of-state-265-of-358-talukas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:25:55.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-declares-drought-in-74-of-state-265-of-358-talukas-affected-12101284"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trigger-1 is the first stage in the state's drought framework, activated by a rainfall deficit of more than 25 per cent combined with a prolonged dry spell of 21 days.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Maharashtra declares drought in 265 tehsils, covers nearly three fourths of state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/maharashtra-declares-drought-in-265-tehsils-covers-nearly-three",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:11:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Maharashtra Declares 265 Of 358 Talukas Drought-Affected, Covering Nearly 75% Of State Amid 18.8% Rainfall Deficit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/maharashtra-declares-265-of-358-talukas-drought-affected-covering",
        "published": "2026-09-26T07:29:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Maharashtra declares drought in 265 talukas, covering 74% of State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/maharashtra-declares-drought-in-265-talukas-covering-74-of-state",
        "published": "2026-09-26T07:49:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Maharashtra Declares Drought In 74% Of State, 265 Of 358 Talukas Affected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/maharashtra-declares-drought-in-74-of-state-265-of-358-talukas-9956602",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:25:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}