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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
MAHARASHTRA Over 36 lakh women farmers have benefited from govt scheme Over 36 lakh women farmers have benefited from the government’s flagship scheme to empower women engaged in agricultural activities with the Centre allocating Rs 847 crore for 84 projects to benefit female tillers across 24 states and Union Territories. Under MKSP, 36.06 … Read more
The Living Planet Index (LPI) is a measure of the state of global biological diversity based on population trends of vertebrate species from around the world. It does this in much the same way that a stock market index tracks the value of a set of shares or a retail price index tracks the cost … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Soon, Maharashtra government schools to get about 20,000 kitchen gardens As many as 20,000 kitchen gardens will be set up in government schools across the state in the next academic year. The produce from the kitchen gardens will be included in the mid-day meal. The union government has sanctioned Rs20 crore under Sarva Shiksha … Read more