nov 2019

MAHARASHTRA National dialogue on Indian viticulture held in Pune   A two-day international dialogue on “Indian Viticulture: Way Forward” was organized by the Society for Advancement of Viticulture and Enology (SAVE), Pune with its knowledge partner ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCP) here recently.   The primary aim of this dialogue was to provide a … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Maharashtra team to study Rajasthan farm loan waiver plan   Six-member team from Maharashtra will visit the city on Thursday to study the state government’s farm loan waiver scheme.   Rajasthan had decided to waive loans of Rs 2 lakh of small farmers taken from Central Cooperative Banks and Bhumi Vikas Bank as … Read more

  MAHARASHTRA 73% health centres in Maharashtra sans separate toilets for women   Nearly 73% health sub-centres in Maharashtra, one of the richest states in the country, do not have separate toilet for male and female patients and also independent washroom for doctors.   Ironically, Maharashtra lags behind even smaller states like Goa, Himachal Pradesh … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra government will push for 80% private job quota for locals: Governor BK Koshyari The government will take steps to provide 80% reservation in jobs in the private sector for locals, Rs 10 meals, Re 1 health clinics at the taluka-level and affordable specialty healthcare as well as strengthen the urban infrastructure, said governor … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Public hospitals in Maharashtra lag behind in cadaver organ donations: Data Cadaver organ donations are at an all-time high in the state but public hospitals and medical colleges have little claim in the success pie. Data shows that the private sector dominates donations and transplants.   Reasons for failure to convert brain deaths … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Grape export from Nashik likely to go down by 50%   Unseasonal rainfall in October damaged over 40% of the vineyards across district and it is likely to impact export of the produce by around 50% during the current grape season (2019-20).   The area under grape plantation in the district this year is … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Three Pune institutes get Swachhata Ranking Awards   Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Symbiosis International University and Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth Pune are the three educational institutions from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad which were awarded in various categories in the 3rd Swachhata Ranking Awards function in New Delhi.   Apart from the three, three … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ●      Maharashtra 1st in justice delivery, but scores under 60%: Study Maharashtra emerged as the best state for justice delivery in the first such rankings but could not score even 60% in performance in police, prison, judiciary and legal aid — the four pillars of justice. Goa topped among small states. The India Justice … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Groundwater status in nagpur ‘poor’: Report It’s not just the toxicity in city’s air that is damaging public health. Latest data of state pollution control board reveals that the city has the highest concentration of most pernicious groundwater in the state. Moreover, the iconic Nag River is the second-most polluted one across Maharashtra. This … Read more