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MAHARASHTRA Jignesh Patel launched a Vaccination on Wheels Clinic in Pune Jignesh Patel, a fellow at the Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) at IIT Hyderabad, launched a Vaccination on Wheels Clinic in Pune. The service was started in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Patel received a grant under the Foundation’s Grand Challenges … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra: Cabinet okays Rs 10 meal, loan waiver The first phase of ‘Shiv Bhojan meal at Rs 10’ scheme will be launched at 50 places —at collector offices, government and local body office premises—for three months. Each centre will provide up to 500 thalis (plates) of two chapatis, a cup of vegetable, rice … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra’s high resolution digital map likely to be ready by June 2020 A comprehensive digital map of Maharashtra with districts’ boundaries is expected to be ready by June 2020, making it the first state in the country to achieve the feat. A part of the ambitious drone-based national digital mapping project under way, Maharashtra has allocated a … Read more
INTERNATIONAL International Tea Day 2019 The United Nations (UN) has declared May 21 as International Tea Day on the recommendations of India, however, this day is celebrated on December 15 Every Year. The proposal was made by India at the International Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Intergovernmental Group meeting held in Milan 4 years ago. … Read more
MAHARASHTRA MSRTC buses for Mumbai airport soon The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation will start plying its premier Shivneri and Shivshahi buses from the city to the Mumbai airport from December 16. The MSRTC’s latest decision comes within days it suspended the Pune-Nashik Shivneri services a month after introducing the buses on the route. INTERNATIONAL Switzerland … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra ranks No. 1 in India in hard crimes by juveniles For the second year in a row, the biggest proportion of juveniles accused of hard crimes like murder and burglary is from Maharashtra, as per national crime records bureau (NCRB) data. Overall, the state is second, after Madhya Pradesh, when it comes to all crimes … Read more
MAHARASHTRA ‘Hypertension in Maharashtra rural areas higher than in cities’ A recent study found that the gap in prevalence of hypertension between the rural and urban areas is fast shrinking, as well as that between the affluent and the poor, indicating that the government must rapidly strategize to tackle the condition that now cuts through all socio-economic … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra government asks Centre for Rs 8,500 crore GST dues The Centre owes the cash-strapped state government Rs 8,500 crore in GST compensation. The newly minted non-BJP government in the state wrote to the Centre asking for settlement of dues. Sources say state borrowings had shot up by Rs 10,000 crore this year, mainly on account … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra has most employable talent, followed by TN, UP: Study Maharashtra top- ped the list of states with the highest employable talent, followed by Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh while Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune stood out as the most employable cities, a survey showed. Maharashtra moved up from 9th position and Tamil Nadu was up from 10th position of … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra govt stays infra, pilgrimage projects over Rs 2 crore by local bodies Maha Vikas Aghadi government has instructed the smaller civic corporations (excluding those like Mumbai, Thane and Pune), municipal councils, zilla parishads and gram panchayats in the state to stay all infrastructure and pilgrimage development works where funds between Rs 2 … Read more