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Ratnakar Matkari posthumously praised with Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar award

July 4, 2020
Ratnakar Matkari
  • The Government of Maharashtra declared that Dadasaheb Phalke and Sahitya Akademi winner Ratnakar Matkari will be posthumously praised with the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar award for his lifetime contribution to the theaters and arts. The award includes a citation, a memento and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh.

Maharashtra CM starts the world’s largest convalescent plasma project

June 29, 2020
Maharashtra CM
  • Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on 29th June started convalescent plasma therapy-cum- trial project for treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with a state medical education department official terming it the largest initiative of its kind in the world.

Maharashtra govt declares Maha Parwana plan to draw fresh investments in industries

June 27, 2020
Maharashtra CM
  • In an effort to draw fresh industrial investments in Maharashtra, the state government declared a unique project called ‘Maha Parwana’, which will extend various incentives and offer a single-window clearance system for project execution.

Centre confirms funding of Rs 1,829 for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra

June 21, 2020
Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)
  • The Centre has signed funding of 1,829 crore rupees for the effective implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra for 2020-21. Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2019.

Maharashtra inks MoUs with domestic and international companies for FDI worth over Rs 16,000 crores

June 17, 2020
Maharashtra CM
  • Maharashtra inked 12 Memorandum of Understanding(MoUs) with 12 domestic and international companies for Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) worth over Rs 16,000 crores. It is a part of the Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 initiative

Nisarga to thrash Maharashtra and Gujarat on 3rd June

June 2, 2020
Nisarga to thrash Maharashtra and Gujarat on 3rd June
  • Cyclonic storm Nisarga is likely to transform into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ in the next 24 hours and hit coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat in the evening time of June 3.

Cyclone Nisarga heading towards Mumbai

June 1, 2020
Cyclone
  • Scientists of Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) has warned about cyclone “Nisagra” that is heading towards Gujarat and Mumbai. It made a landfall in maharashtra , and speed recorded was 110km/h

  • It was also the first cyclone impact to Mumbai since Cyclone Phyan of 2009.

Petroleum Minister gives to the nation, 56 CNG stations

May 31, 2020
Petroleum Minister
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan committed to the nation, 56 CNG stations scattered over 11 States and Union Territories. These stations are in Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

“Mee Annapurna” initiative started in Maharashtra

May 21, 2020
Mee Annapurna
  • “Mee Annapurna” initiative has been started in Maharashtra by an IRDA licensed insurance intermediary “Integrated Risk Insurance”.
  • This initiative has been started as a Corporate Social Responsibility towards the welfare of the farmers and agriculture community in Maharashtra.

IIT Alumni council starts “COVID-19 test bus”

May 7, 2020
COVID-19 test bus
  • The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Alumni Council has started a “COVID-19 test bus” in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
  • The COVID-19 Testing bus will lessen 80% of the testing cost without compromising on the testing capacity.