Maharashtra Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sun, 07 Sept 2025

• AURIC, the Shendra–Bidkin Industrial Area in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, marked its sixth anniversary on 7 September 2025, with 323 plots allotted and investment potential of over ₹71,343 crore.

Sun, 31 Aug 2025

• A study led by Prof. Anupam Bhardwaj of IUCAA, Pune, with Nobel laureate Adam Riess as co-author, used 40 oxygen-rich Mira variable stars to measure the Hubble constant with 3.7% precision.
• The National e-Governance Division announced on 31 August 2025 that 1,938 e-Government services are now available on DigiLocker and e-District platforms across all 36 States and UTs, with Maharashtra offering the most.
• The Sports Authority of India's Mumbai centre hosted the 38th edition of 'Sundays on Cycle' at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, on 31 August 2025 with over 500 cyclists.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025

• The Bureau of Energy Efficiency released the State Energy Efficiency Index 2024 on 29 August 2025, with Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Tripura the top performers in their groups.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

• MoSPI's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 results, released on 27 August 2025, show manufacturing-sector GVA growing 11.89% in current prices and employment 5.92%, with Tamil Nadu the top state for employment.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025

• Two Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, were commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on 26 August 2025 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Sun, 24 Aug 2025

• Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced on 24 August 2025 that the Mumbai Port Authority has allotted four bighas of land at Colaba, Mumbai, to the Government of Assam on a 60-year lease.

Sat, 23 Aug 2025

• Konkan Railway started its roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) train service for private cars between Kolad in Maharashtra and Verna in Goa on 23 August 2025, ahead of the Ganpati festival.

Fri, 22 Aug 2025

• The Department of Posts and the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) signed an MoU in Mumbai on 22 August 2025 under which India Post will act as a mutual fund distributor through its postal network.
• The four-day Regional Workshop on WHO Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Herbal Medicines, organised by CCRAS and WHO-SEARO, concluded at RRAP-Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Mumbai, on 22 August 2025.

Wed, 20 Aug 2025

• The plate cutting ceremony of Yard 16404, the fourth of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels being built for the Indian Coast Guard at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, took place in Mumbai on 20 August 2025.

Mon, 18 Aug 2025

• Mumbai Port Trust, with the Inland Waterways Authority of India, organised the 'Tourism Avenues – Waterways to Wonder: Unlocking Cruise Tourism' conference in Mumbai on 18 August 2025.

Sun, 17 Aug 2025

• On 17 August 2025, the Lodha Foundation launched the Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI) in Mumbai, headed by mathematician V. Kumar Murty, with Fields Medallist Manjul Bhargava on its scientific advisory panel.
• The National Democratic Alliance named Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice-Presidential election on 17 August 2025.

Sat, 16 Aug 2025

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a clandestine mephedrone manufacturing unit at Jagdishpur (Islamnagar) in Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh on 16 August 2025, seizing 61.20 kg of liquid mephedrone worth ₹92 crore.

Thu, 14 Aug 2025

• The Centre notified on 14 August 2025 the appointment of Ajit Bhagwanrao Kadethankar, Sushil Manohar Ghodeswar and Aarti Arun Sathe as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court for two years.

Tue, 12 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Mumbai through a video message on 12 August 2025; the olympiad, organised by HBCSE-TIFR, runs from 11 to 21 August.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025

• The Cooperative Election Authority, chaired by Devendra Kumar Singh, held its first consultative meeting with State Cooperative Election Authorities in New Delhi on 11 August 2025.
• Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, Chief of the Australian Army, began an official four-day visit to India on 11 August 2025, calling on Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 August 2025 inaugurated the Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro, laid the foundation stone of Metro Phase-3 and flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains, in projects worth around ₹22,800 crore.
• Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse inaugurated the Khelo India ASMITA Football League 2025-26 for girls aged 13 and under at Jalgaon, Maharashtra on 10 August 2025.

Tue, 05 Aug 2025

• The Maharashtra Cabinet on 5 August 2025 approved the Maharashtra Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy 2025, which aims to support 1.25 lakh entrepreneurs and 50,000 startups over five years.
• The Maharashtra Cabinet on 5 August 2025 approved a 105-km express freight corridor linking the upcoming Vadhavan Port in Palghar to the Samruddhi Expressway at Bharvir in Nashik district.

Sun, 03 Aug 2025

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off three new express trains from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 3 August 2025: the weekly Bhavnagar–Ayodhya Express, the Rewa–Pune (Hadapsar) Express and the Jabalpur–Raipur Express.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025

• A Bose Institute study highlighted by DST on 1 August 2025 found toxic heavy metals in non-precipitating clouds, with clouds over the Eastern Himalayas about 1.5 times more polluted.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025

• On 31 July 2025 in Mumbai, a special NIA court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, giving them the benefit of doubt.
• On 31 July 2025 in Mumbai, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, succeeding Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh.
• On 31 July 2025, the CCEA approved four railway multitracking projects costing about ₹11,169 crore, adding about 574 km across 13 districts in six States.

Mon, 28 Jul 2025

• On 28 July 2025 in Batumi, Georgia, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur beat Koneru Humpy 1.5-0.5 in tiebreaks to win the FIDE Women's World Cup.