Maharashtra Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Sat, 08 Aug 2026

• Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new Mumbai premises of NUCFDC, the umbrella organisation for urban cooperative banks, on 8 August 2026 and launched its 'Bank in a Box' service.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026

• India's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone at Gwalior reached cumulative investment commitments of ₹5,500 crore after a second investors' meet in Mumbai on 4 August 2026.
• Educationist and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal D.Y. Patil died in Kolhapur on 4 August 2026, aged 90.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Pune on 1 August 2026, the 106th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
• Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from the Central share of SDRF to flood-affected states on 1 August 2026.
• The DRI busted a clandestine unit making Alprazolam and Diazepam in Satara district, Maharashtra, on 1 August 2026, arresting two persons.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released over ₹24 lakh on 31 July 2026 as Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) money to a Haryana Murrah buffalo farm, three research institutions, ICRISAT and 11 State Biodiversity Boards.

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.

Wed, 08 Jul 2026

• The Health Ministry amended Rule 43A of the Drugs Rules, 1945 to add Navi Mumbai Airport as a port for drug imports, taking the total ports of entry to 42 (announced 8 July 2026).

Tue, 07 Jul 2026

• The Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh signed an agreement in New Delhi on 7 July 2026, in the presence of Amit Shah, settling pending payments under the Narmada Award through a one-time settlement.

Sat, 04 Jul 2026

• The government raised the procurement price of onions for the Price Stabilisation Buffer by 13%, from Rs 1,875 to Rs 2,125 per quintal, effective 4 July 2026, with procurement through NAFED and NCCF.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026

• The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026.

Thu, 25 Jun 2026

• Mumbai Port Authority celebrated its 154th Foundation Day in Mumbai on 25 June 2026, when Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal underscored a pipeline of 63 projects worth Rs 5,028.17 crore.
• The keel of the fourth of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels being built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for the Indian Coast Guard was laid in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 25 June 2026.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri released the eighth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly for Q4 FY2025-26 in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026

• On 21 June 2026 in Mumbai, the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival closed with the Golden Conch for Best Documentary going to the Polish film 'Silver'.

Sat, 20 Jun 2026

• On 20 June 2026 in Mumbai, the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival marked David Attenborough's centenary with a special screening of 'Secrets of Wild India'.

Wed, 17 Jun 2026

• On 17 June 2026 at Ranjangaon, Pune, Maharashtra, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated Jabil Inc.'s Advanced Manufacturing Facility for data centre components.

Mon, 15 Jun 2026

• On 15 June 2026, the 19th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) opened at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai.

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

• On 14 June 2026, NFDC announced projects selected under 'WAVES Doc Bazaar Recommends' for the second WAVES Doc Bazaar, to be held during the 19th MIFF in Mumbai.