Oct 2019

MAHARASHTRA All options need to be tried before President’s rule: Experts   Legal and constitutional experts said rather than wait for parties to stake a claim, the governor could invite the largest party to form the government by proving majority.   According to the judgment of the Supreme Court in the S R Bommai case, the party … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra CM announces Rs 10,000 crore relief deal for crop loss over 70 lakh hectares   Even as the state government announced Rs 10,000-crore relief for crop loss-stricken farmers due to unseasonal rain, the area under damage went up from the estimated 54 lakh hectares to nearly 70 lakh hectares, that is 50% of … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·       Hypertension, diabetes cases more in Maharashtra than national average ð The effect of lifestyle and climate change are now visible in people with a significant change in the disease profile. instead of communicable diseases. Patients of lifestyle-based diseases like diabetes, hypertension, stroke and cancer are increasing, shows the national health profile 2019. Especially … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Civic body starts to monitor maternal deaths during IVF The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started a separate category for maternal deaths during or two weeks after childbirth in cases of in vitro fertilization (IVF). This is in response to an increase in the demand for assisted reproductive technology (ART) to help older couples … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ● RUSA projects stall as Maharashtra govt dumps top colleges Top colleges in the city are in a quandary over utilising central government funding given to them for upgradation. With several ambiguities in the process, many projects under the centrally-sponsored Rashtriya Uchchatar Shikshan Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme have nearly come to a standstill. To make … Read more

MAHARASHTRA IIT Bombay topped the 2020 QS India University Rankings   Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published the annual university rankings on23 October. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay topped the QS India University Rankings for the year 2020. Several IITs dominated the QS India University Rankings 2020.   The rankings are based on various parameters like faculty/student ratio, academic … Read more

MAHARASHTRA NCRB report: Maharashtra sixth in ‘offences against state’ Data released by the NCRB showed that 593 cases under the head of ‘offences against the state’ were registered in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2017. In 2017 alone (the last year for which NCRB data is available), there were 253 cases in Maharashtra, 98% percent of which were … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Mortality rate goes of Tigers down in Maharashtra   According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) data, the mortality figure for Maharashtra in 2018 was 20, marginally down from 21 in 2017. The numbers were 15 in 2016, 12 in 2015, seven in 2014 and 10 in 2013.   The TATR has around … Read more

MAHARASHTRA 5% turn out to vote in Maharashtra, 50.5% in Mumbai   At 60.5%, Maharashtra’s voter turnout in the state polls was almost on par with the Lok Sabha election six months ago and 2.5% lower than the 2014 assembly election. At 50.5%, though, the turnout in Mumbai saw a steep 4.6% drop from that … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Five issues that may shape the vote in this Maharashtra election Voting is under way in all 288 assembly constituencies of Maharashtra where 3,237 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray. Here are five factors that may determine the outcome in these elections: Maratha reservation The reservation, which is in addition to the … Read more