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admin Maharashtra Maharashtra govt wants to recruit constables who can swim. ð The state home department has amended the rules for recruitment of police constables with an aim to hire candidates who are sea swimmers. The government plans to depute these recruits at police stations that have coastal areas under their jurisdiction so that they can … Read more
Maharashtra Mumbai-Pune e-way realignment likely to shave off 20 minutes. The realignment of 19.8 km of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will cost Rs 4,798 crore and involve the acquisition of 266 acres. This is up from the 2015-16 estimate of Rs 3,314 crore. The new alignment will allow motorists to drive at 100 kmph and save … Read more
Maharashtra Mumbai CST station renamed gets new name boards. The Central Railwayput up boards with the new name of ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus’ . The railway officials had already begun announcing “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus” on public address system. The station will now be referred to as CSMT instead of CST. State to plant 50 … Read more
Maharashtra Maharashtra hikes road tax on private cars by 2%. The state cabinet has approved a 2% hike in one-time vehicle registration tax on private two- and four-wheeler vehicles. The cabinet has also capped the tax at a maximum of Rs 20 lakh to discourage registration of vehicles outside the state. The burden … Read more
Maharashtra Maharashtra , Odisha FDAs want govt to act fast. Even though the government has capped prices of cardiac stents, this has failed to bring much relief to patients. Companies, distributors and hospitals continue to earn hefty profits ranging from 40-600% on other medical devices such as catheters, orthopaedic implants and surgical equipment, data … Read more
Maharashtra Mumbai’s ‘Vikrikar Bhavan’ renamed as GST Bhavan Vikrikar Bhavan’ the headquarters of Maharashtragovernment’s erstwhile Sales Tax department, was renamed as ‘GST Bhavan” as the new tax regime rolled out. Maharashtra transport department launches 24×7 helpline. The state transport department on Friday launched a 24×7 helpline—62426666—for any RTO-related query in Mumbai. It is … Read more
Maharashtra · Needless honking will be fined in State. ð Needless honking and honking in silence zones will be punishable offences in Maharashtra. The state informed the Bombay high court that it was awaiting presidential assent for implementation of provisions of the Maharashtra Transport and Road Safety Act, 2017, which penalises needless honking and honking … Read more
Introduction Maharashtra is an important maritime state in the West Coast with a coastline of 720 km and potential coastal aquaculture area extending to 10,000 ha. The state also has 16,000 km of rivers and canals, 2.73 lakh ha of reservoirs, and 59,000 ha of ponds and tanks. The average fish yield from FFDA ponds … Read more
Resources Maharashtra is the sole producer of corundum and is the second largest producer of manganese ore after Odisha. The principal mineral-bearing belts in Maharashtra are Vidarbha area in the East and Konkan area in the West.Production The value of mineral production in Maharashtra during the year 2010-11 at ` 5917.29 crore got decreased by … Read more
Maharastra presents an interesting range of landforms drained by numerous rivers and their tributaries. The Narmada River, flowing into the Arabian Sea through a rift valley, marks a part of the northern boundary of the State. The other rift valley, of the Tapti River, also flowing into the Arabian Sea, marks the other part of … Read more