Maharashtra Current Affairs One-liners — Last 3 months

Thu, 01 Oct 2026

• On 1 October 2026 Digital Bharat Nidhi (DoT) signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government, MDIL, BSNL and MahaIT to roll out the Amended BharatNet Program in Maharashtra under the State-led model, with ₹10,520 crore support covering 28,237 gram panchayats.

Wed, 30 Sept 2026

• MoSPI released Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25 results on 30 September 2026: Gross Value Added of registered manufacturing grew 9.59% and total employment rose 7.19% to over 2 crore, with Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana the top five states in employment.

Mon, 28 Sept 2026

• The 14th meeting of the India–UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments (HLJTFI) was held in Mumbai on 28 September 2026, co-chaired by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

Wed, 23 Sept 2026

• On 23 September 2026, the 11th Ayurveda Day was celebrated with the national event in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on the theme 'Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow'.

Sat, 19 Sept 2026

• On 19 September 2026, the 8.9 km Indora Chowk–Dighori flyover on NH-353D in Nagpur, Maharashtra, was inaugurated in the presence of Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Fri, 18 Sept 2026

• On 18 September 2026, Indian Railways approved a 38.21 km new rail line between Mukutban (Adilabad) and Gadchandur in South Central Railway at a cost of ₹493 crore.
• On 18 September 2026, Indian Railways approved doubling of the 10.86 km Chouk–Karjat section of Central Railway in Maharashtra at a cost of ₹497 crore.

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, the Environment Ministry held the national celebration of the 32nd World Ozone Day in Mumbai with the theme 'Global Action for a Cooler Planet', where MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh launched India's Net Zero Portal and the NAPCC Dashboard.

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

• On 14 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah was chief guest at the Hindi Diwas 2026 celebrations and the 6th All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai, attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
• On 14 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said it had seized more than 362 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates in 13 containers at CFS Ambad, Nashik, under 'Operation Deep Manifest'.

Sat, 12 Sept 2026

• On 12 September 2026, the two-day National Conference on Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW), organised by the Labour Ministry with the Maharashtra government, concluded in Mumbai.

Thu, 10 Sept 2026

• On 10 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) reported seizing about 41 kg of foreign-origin gold worth around ₹62 crore in six intelligence-led operations, with 24 arrests including three foreign nationals.

Tue, 08 Sept 2026

• On 8 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 7th Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai, calling UPI the champion of India's fintech story and urging work on a Fintech Consumer Protection Index.

Mon, 07 Sept 2026

• On 7 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, attended by the Chief Ministers of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• On 7 September 2026, Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced that the main celebration of the 11th Ayurveda Day will be held in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 23 September 2026 with the theme 'Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow'.

Sat, 05 Sept 2026

• On 5 September 2026, the National Biodiversity Authority said its cumulative Access and Benefit-Sharing disbursements have crossed ₹200 crore, with ₹8.23 crore more sanctioned to States and UTs.

Fri, 04 Sept 2026

• On 4 September 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal addressed the India–Belgium High-Level Dialogue on the India–EU FTA in Mumbai with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off a new daily train from CSMT, Mumbai to Sawantwadi Road in the Konkan region.
• On 3 September 2026, the National Highways Authority of India announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 for plantation and landscaping along National Highways.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• On 29 July 2026 Dilip Mahadu Gavit won the men's 100m T47 gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in a Games record 10.71 s, becoming the first Indian male para-athlete to win a CWG gold, as Mohammed Basil took silver.

Mon, 27 Jul 2026

• On 27 July 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Maharashtra is the first State to become eligible for the second instalment under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), after using over 75% of the first ₹335 crore.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the cooperative 'Bharat Taxi' service in Maharashtra at Navi Mumbai International Airport on 23 July 2026, after its launch in Delhi and Gujarat.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 22 July 2026 virtually flagged in 'Samudra Pradakshina', the first-ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition, as nine women officers aboard IASV Triveni returned to Mumbai after a 314-day voyage of nearly 25,500 nautical miles across four oceans.
• INS Malvan, the second of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Karwar on 22 July 2026 in a ceremony presided over by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

• Researchers from MACS Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, described five new species of the lichen-forming fungal genus Allographa from the Western Ghats (announced 21 July 2026).

Thu, 16 Jul 2026

• Indian Railways approved doubling of the 14-km Tadali–Ghugus section in Maharashtra at ₹228 crore on 16 July 2026, on the Delhi–Chennai High Density Network.
• At a meeting at Vidhan Bhawan, Mumbai, on 16 July 2026, the Maharashtra Legislature committed to adopting the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), with consensus to expedite an MoU with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026

• The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) Madhya Pradesh Unit dismantled a high-tech mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory in Pune and arrested two masterminds from Ujjain and Jodhpur under 'Operation Vajra', it said on 13 July 2026.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated Ashoka Health City in Nashik, Maharashtra, on 12 July 2026, saying quality healthcare must reach the last person in society.

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

• The 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers' Meeting, held in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 11 July 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship, unanimously adopted a Ministerial Declaration.