Maharashtra State Staff Selection Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a security review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on 8 February 2026 and said India will be completely Naxal-free before 31 March 2026.

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on 7 February 2026 that a Phase I human trial of an improved, indigenous Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) vaccine has begun after CDSCO approval.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

• Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed Mumbai Port Authority's projects on 6 February 2026 and reaffirmed a ₹22,672 crore transformation of Mumbai's Eastern Waterfront into a maritime, logistics and tourism hub.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026

• The Indian Coast Guard intercepted three suspect vessels about 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai on 5 February 2026, busting an international oil-smuggling racket in a coordinated sea-air operation.

Sat, 31 Jan 2026

• On 31 January 2026 NCP leader Sunetra Pawar took oath at Lok Bhavan, Mumbai, as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, after the death of her husband Ajit Pawar.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026

• On 30 January 2026 Indian Railways commissioned 472.3 route km of Kavach 4.0 on three sections in a single day, the highest ever, taking Kavach 4.0 coverage to 1,306.3 route km across five zones.
• On 30 January 2026 MoS Defence Sanjay Seth gave the Republic Day Parade 2026 awards: Maharashtra's Ganeshotsav tableau came first among states, Indian Navy and Delhi Police won best marching contingents.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

• Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and all others on board died on 28 January 2026 when a Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) of VSR Ventures crashed at Baramati on a Mumbai–Baramati flight.

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

• A Maharashtra government meeting chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis on 27 January 2026 approved Metro Line 8 connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport, and the 66.15-km Nashik City Ring Road costing ₹3,954 crore.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026

• New Zealand's Luke Mudgway of Li Ning Star (China) won the inaugural Bajaj Pune Grand Tour, which ended on 23 January 2026 after four stages over 437 km.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a Medium Caliber Ammunition Manufacturing Facility at Solar Defence & Aerospace Ltd in Nagpur on 18 January 2026 and flagged off the first tranche of Guided Pinaka rockets to Armenia.

Mon, 12 Jan 2026

• DRDO successfully flight-tested its third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra on 11 January 2026, the Defence Ministry said on 12 January.

Fri, 09 Jan 2026

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by three wickets off the last ball in the Women's Premier League 2026 opener at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, on 9 January 2026, with Nadine de Klerk taking 4-26 and scoring 63 not out.

Thu, 08 Jan 2026

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹68 lakh on 8 January 2026 to Biodiversity Management Committees in Wada tehsil (Palghar) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation under the Access and Benefit Sharing framework, for commercial use of Bacillus soil bacteria in probiotic products.

Sat, 03 Jan 2026

• On 3 January 2026, Savitribai Phule's 195th birth anniversary, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis laid the foundation of a ₹143 crore memorial and women's training centre at her birthplace, Naigaon in Satara district.

Fri, 02 Jan 2026

• The Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project achieved the breakthrough of its first mountain tunnel in Maharashtra, the 1.5 km MT-5 in Palghar, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 2 January 2026.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026

• On 1 January 2026 at a special Gram Sabha in Loni Budruk, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan outlined the Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Act, 2025, which guarantees 125 days of work.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025

• On 31 December 2025 in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the 374 km six-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik–Solapur–Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra on BOT (Toll) mode at ₹19,142 crore.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025

• The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways approved the ₹887 crore 'Viksit Bharat Mumbai Marina' in Mumbai Harbour, Maharashtra, announced on 18 December 2025, with capacity to berth 424 yachts.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Assembly at Nagpur on 14 December 2025, the last day of the winter session, that a 'New Nagpur' business district modelled on Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex would create over 5 lakh jobs.

Fri, 12 Dec 2025

• Former Lok Sabha Speaker and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home in Latur, Maharashtra, on 12 December 2025 at the age of 90.

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

• The India–Italy Business Forum was held in Mumbai on 11 December 2025 during the visit of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, with the signing of the agreed minutes of the 22nd India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually inaugurated the 3rd Session of the Council of the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in Mumbai on 9 December 2025 and launched a Digital Ticketing Portal for Lighthouse Tourism.

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

• Maharashtra received a Guinness World Records certificate on 4 December 2025 for installing 45,911 solar agriculture pumps in a single month under the 'Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump' scheme, in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• On 28 November 2025 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders delivered Taragiri, the fourth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) indigenous stealth frigate, to the Indian Navy in Mumbai.
• On 28 November 2025 India and the Asian Development Bank signed three loans worth over $800 million — for Maharashtra agricultural solarisation, Indore Metro Rail and Gujarat skills — and a $1 million technical assistance grant for Assam's SWIFT project.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released ₹5.34 crore to about 85 Biodiversity Management Committees in Wada tehsil of Palghar district and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area of Maharashtra under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) framework (27 November 2025).

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 26 November 2025 approved Line 4 (Kharadi–Hadapsar–Swargate–Khadakwasla) and Line 4A (Nal Stop–Warje–Manik Baug) under Phase-2 of the Pune Metro Rail Project in Maharashtra.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 26 November 2025 approved two railway multitracking projects in Gujarat and Maharashtra with a total cost of about ₹2,781 crore.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

• Mines Secretary Piyush Goyal reviewed the ₹1,500 crore Incentive Scheme for Critical Mineral Recycling on 25 November 2025; the scheme envisages about 3 lakh tonnes a year of recycling capacity for extracting critical minerals.