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Maharashtra Wins Best Agriculture State Award 2024

The 15th Agriculture Leadership Awards Committee found that Maharashtra is the best state for farming in 2024. This award, given by Justice P Sathasivam, recognizes Maharashtra for making...

July 9, 2024

Who is Sujata Saunik, Maharashtra’s First Female Chief Secretary?

According to reports, Sujata Saunik is the first woman in Maharashtra history to be named Chief Secretary. In a ceremony on June 30, she officially took over from...

July 1, 2024

Cabinet Approves Rs 76,200 Cr Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra

The Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave the go-ahead for the building of a new deep-draft port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra. The project, which costs about...

June 20, 2024

Bank of Maharashtra Leads in FY24 Business Growth

The Bank of Maharashtra grew much faster than other public sector banks in India in the fiscal year 2024. The total domestic business growth for this Pune-based institution...

May 23, 2024

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Imposes Double Property Tax for Non-Marathi Signboards

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that starting May 1, 2024, shops and establishments in Mumbai that fail to display signboards in Marathi or Devanagari script will...

April 9, 2024

What is ‘Dand Patta’ Maharashtra’s State Weapon?

On the occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s birth anniversary on Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced the ‘dand patta’ or gauntlet sword as the official state weapon....

February 20, 2024

Maharashtra’s Climate-Resilient Agriculture Project Faces Funding Disparities and Sustainability Concerns

Since 2018, Maharashtra has initiated a pioneering project known as the Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture (pocra), aimed at helping farmers transition to climate change-resilient practices. This ambitious...

November 15, 2023

Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras (skill development centers) in Maharashtra via video conferencing. These centers, located in 34...

October 19, 2023

“Wagh Nakh” to Return to Maharashtra Temporarily

The government of Maharashtra has reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to bring back a historic weapon known as the...

October 6, 2023

Ordinance to Amend Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960

On June 7, an ordinance amending the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act was signed, bringing about significant changes in the categorization of members. The amendment seeks to differentiate between...

June 17, 2023

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