Maharashtra State PSC Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development Jayant Chaudhary launched the UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion and Skill Development, described by the ministry as Asia's first, at Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pune on 24 April 2026.

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

• Union Commerce Minister and Mumbai North MP Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Bharat Taxi driver onboarding initiative in Mumbai on 23 April 2026, adding Mumbai to a network that includes Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Chandigarh and Lucknow.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026

• The National Health Authority on 18 April 2026 concluded a two-day Chintan Shivir in Pune, Maharashtra, on Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, where states presented best practices.

Sun, 12 Apr 2026

• Asha Bhosle, the legendary playback singer honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, died at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on 12 April 2026, aged 92.

Sat, 11 Apr 2026

• The Indian Air Force held its Maintenance Command Commanders' Conclave at Vayusena Nagar, Nagpur, on 10–11 April 2026 under the theme 'Maintenance Command in Mission Mode to Support Operations'.

Thu, 09 Apr 2026

• Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath to newly elected member Parth Ajit Pawar, representing Maharashtra, in Parliament House on 9 April 2026.

Wed, 08 Apr 2026

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 29.37 kg of gold worth ₹37.74 crore and arrested 24 foreign women carriers arriving from Nairobi at Mumbai airport on 8 April 2026, under Operation Dhahabu Blitz.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026

• Yoga Mahotsav–2026 at Lonar, Buldhana district, Maharashtra, on 7 April 2026 entered the Asia Book of Records for the largest gathering performing Trikonasana and began the 75-day countdown to the 12th International Day of Yoga.
• The Referral Centre Bhavasagara at CMLRE, Kochi, and two collections at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, have been notified as designated repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the Environment Ministry said on 7 April 2026.

Mon, 06 Apr 2026

• The keel of Fast Patrol Vessel-4 was laid and plate cutting for FPV-7 was held on 6 April 2026 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, under the Indian Coast Guard's 14-FPV project.
• Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan on 6 April 2026 administered the oath or affirmation to 19 newly elected or re-elected members from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

• India's Major Ports handled 915.17 million tonnes of cargo in 2025-26, beating the 904 MT target with 7.06% growth, with Deendayal Port the top performer, the Ports Ministry said on 5 April 2026.

Sat, 04 Apr 2026

• A Universal Parsi Registration Drive camp held by the Ministry of Minority Affairs with the Bombay Parsi Panchayat in Mumbai on 4 April 2026 completed around 300 fresh registrations on the Jiyo Parsi portal.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026

• Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Punyatithi (death anniversary) on 3 April 2026, recalling his establishment of Hindavi Swarajya and the navy he built.

Thu, 02 Apr 2026

• INS Sunayna set sail from Mumbai as Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR on 2 April 2026, carrying personnel from India and 16 friendly foreign countries, flagged off by Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026

• Malwan, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 31 March 2026.

Sat, 28 Mar 2026

• Vijaypat Singhania, who led the Raymond Group for two decades and held a world record for the highest hot-air balloon altitude, died in Mumbai on 28 March 2026 at the age of 87.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

• On 27 March 2026 the Centre said it had released over ₹592 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied and tied grants to rural local bodies in Goa and Maharashtra.

Tue, 24 Mar 2026

• On 24 March 2026 India and Japan exchanged notes for a Japanese ODA loan of JPY 275.858 billion (about ₹16,420 crore) for four projects, including Bengaluru Metro Phase 3 and Mumbai Metro Line 11; JICA signed the loan agreements.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

• On Gudi Padwa, 19 March 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the long-pending Banana Cluster project in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, has been approved at a cost of ₹200 crore, with subsidies under MIDH and the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
• Maharashtra signed a reform-linked MoU with the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 on 19 March 2026, formally entering the framework approved by the Union Cabinet on 10 March 2026.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026

• Maharashtra notified its Renewable Energy & Energy Storage Policy 2025-26 to 2035-36 by a Government Resolution of 18 March 2026, aiming for renewables to meet 65% of electricity demand and storage of at least 10% of demand by FY 2035-36.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026

• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj announced on 17 March 2026 that the Centre has released over ₹1,789 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants to rural local bodies in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.
• The Maharashtra Legislative Council on 17 March 2026 passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, a day after the Assembly, sending the anti-conversion bill to the Governor for assent.
• The keels of Yard 16402 and 16403, the second and third of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, were laid at YMPL, Ratnagiri on 17 March 2026.

Sat, 14 Mar 2026

• Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis performed the bhoomi pujan of two coal gasification projects in Chandrapur on 14 March 2026, with investment of over ₹10,000 crore.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026

• Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse launched a nationwide ASMITA athletics league for girls at 250 locations from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on International Women's Day, 8 March 2026.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presented the State Budget for 2026-27 in Mumbai on 6 March 2026, with a ₹7.69 lakh crore outlay and a crop loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh.

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

• India beat England by seven runs in the second semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 5 March 2026, in a match that produced a record 499 runs.

Mon, 02 Mar 2026

• The Ministry of Defence concluded a contract with MSME yard Shoft Shipyard Private Limited, Thane, Maharashtra, on 2 March 2026 for four 500-tonne self-propelled fuel barges for the Indian Navy.