Maharashtra Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sun, 29 Dec 2024

• Haryana Steelers beat Patna Pirates 32-23 in the PKL Season 11 final at Balewadi, Pune, on 29 December 2024.

Fri, 27 Dec 2024

• An IIM Bangalore impact study, released by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on 27 December 2024, found that 71 smart cities built 9,433 smart classrooms in 2,398 government schools.

Tue, 24 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi led National Consumer Day 2024 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 December 2024 with the theme 'Virtual Hearings & Digital Access to Consumer Justice'.
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated solar projects at Umbartha (Washim) and Narangwadi (Dharashiv) under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana 2.0 on 24 December 2024.

Mon, 23 Dec 2024

• Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, known for Ankur, Mandi and Manthan, died at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai on 23 December 2024.

Sat, 21 Dec 2024

• The Association of NPS Intermediaries (ANI) was launched at the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai, on 21 December 2024 to bring together stakeholders of the National Pension System.
• The Nagpur–Mansar bypass stretch of NH-44 in Maharashtra, built with lignin-based bio-bitumen, was inaugurated on 21 December 2024.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024

• Two indigenously designed warships built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, the destroyer Surat and the frigate Nilgiri, were delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2024.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024

• The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $42 million loan on 19 December 2024 for coastal and riverbank protection in Maharashtra.
• Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders held the plate cutting ceremony for the first Fast Patrol Vessel and the first Next-Gen Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Indian Coast Guard in Mumbai on 19 December 2024.

Sun, 15 Dec 2024

• Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath to 39 ministers, 33 of Cabinet rank and 6 ministers of state, at Raj Bhavan, Nagpur, on 15 December 2024 in the first expansion of the Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry.

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

• The Competition Commission of India passed a cease and desist order on 12 December 2024 (announced on 13 December 2024) against the Table Tennis Federation of India and three affiliates for abuse of dominance, but imposed no monetary penalty.

Thu, 12 Dec 2024

• The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with HAL on 12 December 2024 to procure 12 Su-30MKI aircraft with associated equipment for about ₹13,500 crore.
• The Ministry of Coal issued Letters of Award to selected applicants under Categories I and III of the ₹8,500 crore Coal Gasification Incentive Scheme on 12 December 2024.
• The Indian Navy's seventh Missile cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 14 (Yard 82), was launched at Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra, on 12 December 2024.

Sun, 08 Dec 2024

• On 8 December 2024, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the India-Norway Business Forum was held, with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal proposing a startup bridge between the two countries.

Thu, 05 Dec 2024

• On 5 December 2024, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister, with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Ministers.

Tue, 03 Dec 2024

• On 3 December 2024, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar spoke at the Centenary Foundation Day of ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology.

Sun, 01 Dec 2024

• On 1 December 2024, in Pune, Maharashtra, the first edition of the India–Cambodia joint table-top exercise CINBAX began at the Foreign Training Node.

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

• On 30 November 2024, the 13th edition of the India–Singapore bilateral exercise 'Agni Warrior' (XAW-2024) concluded at the Field Firing Ranges, Devlali, Maharashtra.
• On 30 November 2024 in Mumbai, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met Italy's Minister of Enterprises Adolfo Urso during the visit of the Italian Navy's school ship 'Amerigo Vespucci' to Mumbai Port.

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

• On 27 November 2024 at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi presented the President's Colours to four Mechanised Infantry battalions.
• On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Mines said it had completed Tranche IV of critical and strategic mineral block auctions with two more blocks in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

• On 26 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects, including a ₹1,000-crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation project in 15 States.
• On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the selection of eight startups for support under the National Quantum Mission and the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

• On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects costing about ₹7,927 crore across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

• On 24 November 2024, the Indian Army's promotional video for Army Day Parade 2025 was showcased at the 55th IFFI in Goa; the parade will be held in Pune for the first time on 15 January 2025.

Sat, 23 Nov 2024

• On 23 November 2024, counting for the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly showed the BJP as the single largest party with 132 seats, with allies Shiv Sena (57) and NCP (41), while the Opposition's Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) won 20, 16 and 10.

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

• On 22 November 2024 in New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the World Bank report 'Jobs at Your Doorstep: A Jobs Diagnostics for Young People in Six States'.

Wed, 20 Nov 2024

• On 20 November 2024, all 288 Maharashtra assembly seats voted in a single phase and 38 Jharkhand seats voted in Phase 2, concluding both assembly elections, the ECI said.