Dec 2019

MAHARASHTRA CM Thackeray to launch the first girder for the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is expected to launch the first girder for the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) in January 2020. The estimated cost of the project is Rs.18,000 crore. The project is expected to be completed by 2022. Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link: ♦ The bridge will … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Pulses Conclave 2020 to be held in Maharashtra The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020) has been scheduled to be held from 12-14 February 2020 in Lonavala, Maharashtra. The announcement was made by the India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry on 9 January 2020. The biennial global pulses conference ‘TPC 2020’ is … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Harshvardhan Sadgir won the 2020 Maharashtra Kesari title   Indian wrestler Harshvardhan Sadgir won the Maharashtra Kesari title in the 63rd wrestling event at Balewadi near Pune on 7 January 2020. He defeated his opponent Shailesh Shelek of Latur to claim the title.   Maharashtra Kesari wrestling competition is organized by Maharashtra State Wrestling Association. The first edition of the event was … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020’ inaugurated Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020 in Aurangabad. The four-day mega industrial exhibition has been organised by the Marathwada Association of Small Scale Industries and Agriculture (MASSIA). Growth of Marathwada industries in technology and innovation and the products produced and exported from the region … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Pune to host the 5th edition of Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference Pune is to host the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5). The biennial conference is hosted for the first time in India. It is hosted from 6-10 January 2020. APDRC5, one of the largest meetings of Drosophila researchers, is organized by … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Govt launches Cyber Safe Women initiative Maharashtra Government launched a Cyber Safe Women initiative under which awareness camps held across all the districts of the state regarding cyber safety. The initiative will help in educating women about how the web is used by anti-social elements and child predators to commit various types of crimes. The instances … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Amit Shah to dedicate new campus of National Fire Service College in Nagpur Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicate the new campus of National Fire Service College (NFSC) in Nagpur. He will also lay the foundation stone of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) academy. The function organized at National Fire Service College, Mr. Shah will confer … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Cabinet approves farm loan waiver, meal scheme for poor   Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra approved the farm loan waiver scheme announced a subsidized meal scheme for the poor. The state cabinet approved the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme under which crop arrears pending till September 30, 2019, will be waived. The cabinet … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Nagpur Resolution adopted at regional conference organized by DARPG Nagpur Resolution adopted during a Valedictory session of a regional conference organized by DARPG (Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances). The meeting was on Improving Public Service Delivery and attended by officials from the Ministries of MSME, Road transport, northeast development, and officials from the prime minister … Read more