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Dilip Mahadu Gavit wins men's 100m T47 gold with Games record; Mohammed Basil takes silver

On 29 July 2026 Dilip Mahadu Gavit won the men's 100m T47 gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in a Games record 10.71 s, becoming the first Indian male para-athlete to win a CWG gold, as Mohammed Basil took silver.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra becomes first State to qualify for second RKVY instalment

On 27 July 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Maharashtra is the first State to become eligible for the second instalment under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), after using over 75% of the first ₹335 crore.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Bharat Taxi cooperative cab service launched in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the cooperative 'Bharat Taxi' service in Maharashtra at Navi Mumbai International Airport on 23 July 2026, after its launch in Delhi and Gujarat.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Samudra Pradakshina: first Tri-service all-women circumnavigation completed

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 22 July 2026 virtually flagged in 'Samudra Pradakshina', the first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition, as nine women officers aboard IASV Triveni returned to Mumbai after a 314-day voyage of nearly 25,500 nautical miles across four oceans.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Karnataka Must know

INS Malvan, second Mahe-class anti-submarine shallow water craft, commissioned at Karwar

INS Malvan, the second of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Karwar on 22 July 2026 in a ceremony presided over by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

Five new species of Allographa lichens discovered in the Western Ghats

Researchers from MACS Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, described five new species of the lichen-forming fungal genus Allographa from the Western Ghats (announced 21 July 2026).

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Railways approves ₹228-crore doubling of Tadali–Ghugus section in Maharashtra

Indian Railways approved doubling of the 14-km Tadali–Ghugus section in Maharashtra at ₹228 crore on 16 July 2026, on the Delhi–Chennai High Density Network.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra Legislature moves to adopt National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)

At a meeting at Vidhan Bhawan, Mumbai, on 16 July 2026, the Maharashtra Legislature committed to adopting the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), with consensus to expedite an MoU with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Maharashtra Important

3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting in Nagpur adopts Ministerial Declaration

The 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting, held in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 11 July 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship, unanimously adopted a Ministerial Declaration.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra Important

Navi Mumbai Airport notified as a port for import of drugs

The Health Ministry amended Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945 to add Navi Mumbai Airport as a port for drug imports, taking the total ports of entry to 42 (announced 8 July 2026).

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Delhi Must know

Four states settle pending Narmada Award payments in one-time deal

The Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh signed an agreement in New Delhi on 7 July 2026, in the presence of Amit Shah, settling pending payments under the Narmada Award through a one-time settlement.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Onion procurement price for buffer raised 13% to Rs 2,125 per quintal

The government raised the procurement price of onions for the Price Stabilisation Buffer by 13%, from Rs 1,875 to Rs 2,125 per quintal, effective 4 July 2026, with procurement through NAFED and NCCF.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

World's first copper–chlorine hydrogen plant using nuclear heat inaugurated at IGCAR, Kalpakkam

The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Mumbai Port Authority marks 154th Foundation Day with 63 projects worth Rs 5,028 crore

Mumbai Port Authority celebrated its 154th Foundation Day in Mumbai on 25 June 2026, when Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal underscored a pipeline of 63 projects worth Rs 5,028.17 crore.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Delhi Important

NITI Aayog releases eighth Trade Watch Quarterly with pharmaceutical sector focus

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri released the eighth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly for Q4 FY2025-26 in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Maharashtra Important

Polish documentary 'Silver' wins Golden Conch as 19th MIFF closes in Mumbai

On 21 June 2026 in Mumbai, the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival closed with the Golden Conch for Best Documentary going to the Polish film 'Silver'.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Maharashtra Important

19th Mumbai International Film Festival opens at Ravindra Natya Mandir

On 15 June 2026, the 19th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) opened at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Maharashtra Important

President appoints six Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Bombay High Court

On 6 June 2026, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified that the President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed six Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the Bombay High Court.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra Important

Veteran playback singer Suman Kalyanpur passes away at 89 in Mumbai

Veteran Hindi film playback singer Suman Kalyanpur died at her home in Mumbai on 31 May 2026 at the age of 89; Maharashtra gave her a funeral with full State honours.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 Maharashtra Important

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumed charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, in Mumbai on 30 May 2026; he was earlier Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Important

Rajnath Singh opens NIBE defence complex at Shirdi; India's first 300 km rocket launcher 'Suryastra' flagged off

On 23 May 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated a private-sector NIBE Group defence manufacturing complex at Shirdi and flagged off 'Suryastra', India's first 300 km Universal Rocket Launching System.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: houselisting field work begins in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi's MCD area; 1.44 crore households self-enumerate

On 17 May 2026 field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase I of Census 2027 began in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and the MCD area of Delhi, while self-enumeration opened in Gujarat, J&K, Ladakh and Puducherry.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Griha Pravesh of 5 lakh PMAY-G houses in Maharashtra; Centre releases ₹8,368.50 crore

On 15 May 2026 Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Griha Pravesh of 5 lakh completed PMAY-G houses in Maharashtra at Satara and announced ₹8,368.50 crore of central assistance for FY 2026-27.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

India has 6,628 specified dams, third in the world; DRIP Phase II & III outlay ₹10,211 crore

A PIB backgrounder of 15 May 2026 says India ranks third in the world with 6,628 specified dams, over 26% of them more than 50 years old, and that DRIP Phases II and III carry an outlay of ₹10,211 crore.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maharashtra Important

Kimberley Process Intersessional 2026 concludes in Mumbai under India's Chairship

The Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026, a four-day meeting on the natural diamond trade held under India's Chairship and its '3Cs' theme, concluded in Mumbai, PIB said on 15 May 2026.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI orders SIR Phase III of electoral rolls in 16 States and 3 UTs covering 36.73 crore electors

On 14 May 2026 the Election Commission of India ordered Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 States and 3 UTs, covering 36.73 crore electors; only Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Ladakh remain.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Cabinet clears way for GMR to run Nagpur airport under PPP by extending AAI land lease to MIHAN India Ltd

On 13 May 2026 the Union Cabinet extended the lease of AAI land to MIHAN India Ltd beyond 6 August 2039 so that Nagpur airport can be licensed to GMR Nagpur International Airport Ltd for 30 years under PPP.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Maharashtra Important

India's first integrated CCUS field laboratory opens at IIT Bombay; CO₂ storage drilling begins in Deccan Traps basalt

On 11 May 2026 Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated India's first integrated Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) field laboratory at IIT Bombay under Bharat Innovates 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Karnataka Important

Centre approves MSP procurement of sunflower in Karnataka and raises gram procurement limit in Maharashtra

On 5 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved procurement of 9,023 tonnes of sunflower at MSP in Karnataka for Rabi 2026 and raised Maharashtra's gram procurement limit for Rabi 2025-26 to 8,19,882 tonnes, together giving MSP support of over ₹4,886 crore.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Maharashtra Important

NCB's Operation WHITE STRIKE seizes 349 kg cocaine worth ₹1,745 crore in Mumbai region

The Narcotics Control Bureau, under Operation WHITE STRIKE, busted a transnational cocaine syndicate and seized about 349 kg of high-grade cocaine worth nearly ₹1,745 crore from the Mumbai region, the Home Ministry said on 1 May 2026.

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