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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
MAHARASHTRA Oxygen Parlour’ at Nashik Railway Station to combat air pollution In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has been opened at Nashik railway station to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters. The initiative comes with the efforts of Airo Guard in collaboration with … Read more
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