The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given approval for the setting up of an air quality monitoring network of 90 stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The first ‘Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival’ will be organized in the Mumbai, Maharashtra. This festival is organized to showcase the special connection between the two cities and to promote ties between India and Israel.
The 23rdedition of the annual National Conference on e-Governance has been launched by Minister for Environment, Tourism & Protocol, Government of Maharashtra, Shri Aaditya Thackeray at National Sports Club of India (NSCI) Worli, Mumbai.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray awarded senior journalist Dinkar Keshav Raikar for his contribution to journalism.
Medical information of over 120 million Indian patients have been leaked and made freely available on the Internet, according to a recent report published by Greenbone Sustainable Resilience.
Union Cabinet approves to set up a new major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra. The total cost of the project is likely to be almost 65 thousand crore rupees. Vadhavan port will be developed on land lord model.
National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) stated that the highest number of women and children who are missing in the India are from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra government launched ‘Shiv Bhojan‘ scheme on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day. The scheme aims to provide a meal to the poor for just 10 rupees. The scheme has been launched on a pilot basis and under the scheme, thalis or lunch plates would be available to people at designated centres during a stipulated time in all the districts.
In Mumbai, district Guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh inaugurated the ‘Shiv Bhojan Thali’ canteen at the civic-run Nair Hospital. A similar centre was unveiled by Tourism Minister and Mumbai suburban district Guardian Minister Aaditya Thackeray at the Collector’s office in Bandra. Guardian ministers of Pune and Nashik, Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal formally launched the scheme in their respective districts.
The thalis would be available for people between 12 noon and 2 pm and each canteen is going to serve at least 500 thalis (plates) per day. The state government is expected to incur an expenditure of Rs 6.4 crore for the pilot ‘Shiv Bhojan’ thali project that will run for three months. The decision on extending the scheme to other parts of the state would be dependent upon the response.
Maharashtra has topped the medal tally of the 3rd season of the Khelo India Youth Games concluded in Guwahati. The state clinched 256 medals including 78 gold comprising 78 gold, 77 silver and 101 bronze.
Haryana stood at 2nd position with a total of 200 medals while Delhi secured 3rd position with 122 medals. Assam’s swimmer Shivangi Sharma won five gold and two silver medals and became the most successful female player of the tournament.
The winning trophy was given by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Union Minister of State for Food Processing, Rameshwar Teli and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in a glittering closing ceremony.
Maharashtra Government has made the reading of the Preamble of the Constitution mandatory for the Maharashtra schools. The reading will be done after prayer in all primary and secondary schools in Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra government will also enact a law during the next Assembly session, making it mandatory to teach Marathi language in all schools in the state from Class 1 to Class 10 irrespective of mediums of instructions. The next session of the Assembly will be held in February.
Shiv Sena leader, Subhash Desai who is also the Marathi Language Minister, stated the draftbill in this connection is being prepared. The comment was made during an interaction organised by the ‘Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh’.