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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maharashtra Important

Global Media Dialogue at WAVES adopts the WAVES Declaration; WAVES Bazaar records ₹250 crore deals

Member nations at the Global Media Dialogue at WAVES 2025 in Mumbai adopted the WAVES Declaration on 2 May 2025, while WAVES Bazaar recorded confirmed deals worth ₹250 crore.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Gujarat Important

Maharashtra and Gujarat mark their foundation day on 1 May

Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrated their foundation day on 1 May 2025; both States were formed from Bombay State on 1 May 1960.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Multi Modal Logistics Park Nagpur at Sindi, near Wardha, begins commercial operations

The Multi Modal Logistics Park Nagpur at Sindi, near Wardha in Maharashtra, began commercial operations, receiving its first rake of 123 Maruti cars on 28 April 2025, MoRTH said on 30 April 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Maharashtra Important

Coastal States Fisheries Meet 2025 in Mumbai: ₹255 crore projects, first aqua insurance, digital Marine Fisheries Census

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched fisheries projects worth ₹255 crore and awarded the first-ever aqua insurance at the Coastal States Fisheries Meet 2025 in Mumbai on 28 April 2025.

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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Kishan Reddy addresses 6th India Steel in Mumbai; coal gasification target of 100 MT by 2030

Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy addressed the 6th edition of India Steel, an international exhibition-cum-conference, in Mumbai on 26 April 2025, citing a coal gasification target of 100 MT by 2030.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Cruise operations begin from Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, India's largest cruise terminal

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off cruise operations from the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Ballard Pier, India's largest cruise terminal, on 21 April 2025.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Maharashtra Important

WAVES Bazaar to feature Viewing Room, market screenings and Pitchroom at WAVES 2025

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry said on 31 March 2025 that WAVES Bazaar, a global e-marketplace for media and entertainment, will hold its first edition on 1–4 May 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Maharashtra Important

PM Modi lays foundation of Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre in Nagpur, visits Smruti Mandir and Deekshabhoomi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 30 March 2025, Gudi Padwa.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Sikkim Important

Amit Shah-led committee approves ₹555.70 crore for Sikkim GLOF recovery and ₹1,604 crore for fire services in five States

A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹555.70 crore for Sikkim's recovery from the October 2023 glacial lake outburst flood and ₹1,604.39 crore for fire services in five States on 28 March 2025.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Twelve mines auctioned in 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions

The Ministry of Coal announced on 24 March 2025 that twelve coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, at an average revenue share of 36.27%.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Maharashtra Important

Keel laid for second and third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels of the Navy at Ratnagiri

The keels of the Indian Navy's second and third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (Yard 1281 and 1282), being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, were laid at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, on 23 March 2025.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

Centre withdraws 20% export duty on onions with effect from 1 April 2025

The Department of Revenue issued Notification No. 19/2025-Customs on 22 March 2025, making the export duty on onions nil from 1 April 2025 and ending the 20% duty in force since 13 September 2024.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Goa Important

Navy and Coast Guard evacuate injured crew of MV Heilan Star 230 nautical miles west of Goa

A Seaking helicopter from INS Vikrant evacuated three crew with severe burns from the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Heilan Star, about 230 nautical miles west of Goa, on 21 March 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

CCEA approves ₹4,500 crore six-lane greenfield highway from JNPA Port (Pagote) to Chowk in Maharashtra

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 19 March 2025 approved a 29.219 km six-lane access-controlled greenfield highway from JNPA Port (Pagote) to Chowk in Maharashtra, to be built on BOT (Toll) mode at ₹4,500.62 crore.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Maharashtra Important

Mumbai Indians win second WPL title, beating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in the 2025 final at Brabourne Stadium

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in the Women's Premier League 2025 final at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on 15 March 2025 to win their second WPL title, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur named Player of the Match for her 66 off 44 balls.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

89th Network Planning Group under PM GatiShakti evaluates eight projects, including Brahmaputra road tunnel and Rajkot Metro

The 89th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti, held on 14 March 2025, evaluated eight road, railway and metro projects, including a four-lane road tunnel under the Brahmaputra between Gohpur and Numaligarh in Assam.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Delhi Important

Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi flag off India's first trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks

Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi flagged off the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks, built by Tata Motors, in New Delhi on 4 March 2025.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Five pilot projects for hydrogen buses and trucks launched under National Green Hydrogen Mission

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 3 March 2025 that it has sanctioned five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission for 37 hydrogen buses and trucks and 9 refuelling stations.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra Important

Heavy Water Board and BARC begin building Iodine-Sulphur process hydrogen demonstration plant in Mumbai

The Heavy Water Board, with BARC, held the groundbreaking of a demonstration plant to produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water using the Iodine-Sulphur process at Chembur, Mumbai, on 3 March 2025.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Maharashtra Important

Vidarbha win Ranji Trophy 2024-25, their third title, on first-innings lead over Kerala in Nagpur

Vidarbha won the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy on 2 March 2025 when the final against first-time finalists Kerala at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, was drawn and Vidarbha took the title on their 37-run first-innings lead.

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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Mines Ministry awards India's first offshore mineral block, a construction sand block, to JNPA for Vadhavan Port

Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis handed over a Letter of Intent for an offshore construction sand block to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority in Mumbai on 28 February 2025, the first allocation of an offshore mineral block in India.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Sonowal launches One Nation-One Port Process, MAITRI, Sagar Ankalan LPPI and Bharat Global Ports Consortium in Mumbai

Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the One Nation-One Port Process (ONOP), the MAITRI trade application, the Sagar Ankalan Logistics Port Performance Index for 2023-24 and the Bharat Global Ports Consortium in Mumbai on 27 February 2025.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din 2025: Maharashtra honours Kusumagraj; Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav award to R. R. Borade

Maharashtra marked Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din on 27 February 2025, the birth anniversary of Jnanpith-winning poet Kusumagraj (V. V. Shirwadkar), with a state award ceremony at the Gateway of India, Mumbai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

EPFO adds 16.05 lakh net members in December 2024; Maharashtra leads

EPFO's provisional payroll data released on 25 February 2025 showed a net addition of 16.05 lakh members in December 2024, with 8.47 lakh new subscribers.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra Important

Health Ministry acts against Mumbai's Aveo Pharmaceuticals over export of unapproved Tapentadol-Carisoprodol combination to West Africa

The Union Health Ministry said on 23 February 2025 that CDSCO and Maharashtra regulators had stopped operations at Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, and moved to withdraw export NOCs for the unapproved Tapentadol-Carisoprodol combination exported to West Africa.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Amit Shah chairs 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune; 18 issues discussed

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Pune, Maharashtra, on 22 February 2025, attended by the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa and the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Amit Shah hands PMAY-G (Phase-2) sanction letters to 20 lakh beneficiaries in Pune; Maharashtra releases first instalment to 10 lakh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed sanction letters to 20 lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (Phase-2) in Pune on 22 February 2025, and Maharashtra released the first instalment to 10 lakh of them.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi Must know

PM Modi inaugurates 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi; Dr Tara Bhawalkar presides

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 21 February 2025; the three-day meet, presided over by Dr Tara Bhawalkar, was held from 21 to 23 February.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra Important

Centre sends seven-member expert team to Pune over Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases

The Union Health Ministry deputed a seven-member multi-disciplinary team to Pune, Maharashtra on 27 January 2025 after a spurt in Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Maharashtra Important

Amit Shah inaugurates International Year of Cooperatives 2025 function in Mumbai; opens NUCFDC corporate office

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the inaugural function of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 24 January 2025 and inaugurated the corporate office of NUCFDC, the umbrella body for urban cooperative banks.

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