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MaharashtaraJanuary–December
CurrentAffairs2017part1
Dr. Gaurav Garg
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Ajey Jhankar – TheNotedScriptwriterpassedaway
.Ajey Jhankar,thenotedauthorandfilmmakerpassedawayonApril3,2017.HewasbornonSeptember1,1959inPune.
ii.HeservedasaDirectorofMMActiv Sci-TechCommunicationsPvt.LtdfromJanuary2000.
HewasthewriterofMarathinovel"Sarkarnama".
In1998,Jhankar producedtheMarathimovieinthenameSarkarnamarelatingittohisnovel.
Film-fareAward,1998,ScreenAward,1998andMaharashtraStateFilmAward,1998
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Kishori Amonkar aHindustaniclassicalvocalistpassedaway
ClassicalsingerKishori Amonkar passedawayattheageof84atherhouseinMumbaionApril3,2017.
Besideasinger,Amonkar wasalsoapopularspeakerandtraveledthroughoutIndiagivinglectures,mostnotablyonthetheoryof
rasainmusic.
Amonkar receivedPadmaBhushanin1987andPadmaVibhushanin2002.
In2010,shebecameafellowoftheSangeet Natak Academy,thenationalacademyofmusic,arts,anddance.
ShealsoreceivedSangeet Natak Academyawardinthatyear
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SteelMinisterChaudhary Birender Singhinaugurated'IndiaSteel2017'inMumbai
3rd editionofInternationalConference andExhibitiononSteelIndustry'IndiaSteel2017'washeldatMumbaiExhibitioncenterinMumbai
ItwasinauguratedbyUnionSteelMinisterChaudhary Birender Singh.
India istheThirdlargestproducerofcrudesteelintheworld.
Thisexhibition-cum-conferencehasbeenorganisedbyFederationofIndianChambersofCommerce&Industry(FICCI)alongwithUnionMinistryofSteel
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.TheobjectivewastoprovideaplatformforstakeholdersinSteelIndustrytointeract
witheachotherandexploremutuallybeneficialbusinessopportunities.
AReverseBuyer-SellerMeet,whichisfirst-of-its-kindinsteelsectorwasalsoorganised,whereinInternationalbuyersfromMiddleEast,SouthEastAsia,Africa,
AustraliaandSAARCcountrieswereinvited.
Duringtheinauguraladdress,Mr.SinghmentionedaboutfivethrustareaswhichUnionSteelMinistryhasbeenfocusingsinceJuly2016.
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ThesethrustareashavebeensummedupasPRIDE:
P– ProductionandProductivityIncrease
R– ResearchandDevelopment
I– Indian-Madesteelconcept
D– Demandboostforsteel
E– ExcellenceinQualityandEfficiency
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Mumbai,Chennaiamongtop20touristdestinationsinAPAC
Therankingshavebeenbasedintermsoftotalnumberofinternationalovernightarrivals,numberofnightsspentateachdestinationandcross-borderspending,accordingtoMastercardAsiaPacificDestinationsIndex
2017.
Overall,BangkokremainsthemostvisiteddestinationinAsiaPacificinthelistof171destinationsacross22countriesintheAsiaPacificregion.
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ItistheworldsfastestgrowingregionforinternationaltourismbyGDPcontribution,withtourismmakingup8.5percentofAsiaPacifics GDPand8.7per
centoftotalemploymentlastyear.
With5.2millioninternationalovernightarrivals,Chennairankedat14thplace,whileMumbaibaggedthe15thspotwith4.9millionarrivals.
Intermsoftotalnightspent,Mumbairankedat13thplacewithtouristsstayedfor30.7millionnightsin2016,whileChennaiwasat15thpositionwith29.6million
nights.Chennaihasbeenranked13thwithanexpenditureofUSD4.6billionby
internationaltourists,andMumbaistoodat15thplacewithUSD4.4billionspend.
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Chennaihasbeenranked13th withanexpenditureofUSD4.6billionbyinternationaltourists,andMumbaistoodat15thplacewithUSD4.4billionspend.
Overall,overnightarrivalstothe171AsiaPacificdestinationsin2016stoodat339.2millionledbyBangkokwhichattracted19.3millionvisitors.Singapore(13.1million)cameinsecondplace,followedbyTokyo(12.6million),Seoul(12.4million)and
KualaLumpur(11.3million).
In2016,visitorstotheregionstayedforatotalof1,768.7millionnights.Bangkoktooktheleadwith87.6millionnightsfollowedbySydney(87.5million),Kuala
Lumpur(76.7million),Tokyo(74.3million)andMelbourne(62.9million).
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OveralltourismexpenditureintheAsiaPacificregionstoodatUSD244.9billion.
Whenitcomestooverallspending,SingaporeattractedthehighestspendingvisitorsatUSD254perday,followedbyBeijing(USD242),Shanghai(USD234),HongKong(USD211))andTaipei(USD208).
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Maharashtrabansjunkfoodinschoolcanteens
Maharashtragovernmenttodayimposedabanonsaleof‘HighinFat,SaltandSugar’(HFSS) foodatschoolcanteensacrossthestate.
AGovernmentResolution(GR)issuedgavealistof12categoriesoffoodswhichcoverpotatochips,noodles,carbonatedsoftdrinks,pizza,burger,cakes,biscuits,buns,pastries,etc.,whichcannotbe
sold.
Italsogivesalistof20itemsthatcanbesold
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UnionGovernmenthadsetupaTaskForceunderthechairmanshipofDirector,NationalNutritionInstitute,Hyderabadtopromote
consumptionofhealthyfoodbychildreninschoolsandtobansaleofjunkfood.
Thetaskforceinitsreportsaidthatjunkfoodcontaininghighlevelsoffat,saltandsugarandverylittlenutritionalcontentleadstoobesity,dentaldiseases,diabetesandheartailmentsinlaterlife.
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Punedoctorssuccessfullyperformcountry'sfirstuterustransplant
Ateamofcitydoctorssuccessfullyperformedcountry'sfirstwomb(uterus) transplantona21-year-oldSolapur woman
Thewoman,whosuffersfrom congenitalabsenceofuterus sincebirth,wasfittedwithhermother'swombsothatshecanconceivenormally.
The minimallyinvasiveretrieval ofthewombcarriedoutmainlythrough keyholesurgery anditssubsequenttransplantperformedonly
throughopensurgerytookninehours
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ThesurgeryhasopenedupanotherwaytomotherhoodbesidessurrogacyoradoptionforIndianwomenwhodonothaveauterus,orwhohaveauterusthat
doesnotfunction.
Pune's GalaxyCareLaparoscopyInstitute (GCLI),wherethesurgerywasdone,hasbeengrantedalicence bythestate'sDirectorateofHealthServicestocarryout
the uterustransplant.
Oncosurgeon Shailesh Puntambekar whoperformedthesurgeryalongwithteamof11otherdoctors
Thecomplicatedsurgerytookninehours
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Around80percentoftheretrievaloforgan(uterus) wasdonelaparoscopically andonlytowardsthetailendofthesurgerywhenwehadtotakeouttheorgan(womb)fromdonor'sbodythatweadoptedopensurgerymethodbytakingasmallincisionsothatvesselssupplyingblood
totheuterusarenotsqueezedanddamaged,
Sincethemajorityoftheretrievalpartwasdonethroughminimallyinvasivekeyholesurgerymedically knownaslaparoscopicsurgery,the
donordidnotevenrequirebloodtransfusion.
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PresidentdeclaresurbanMaharashtraopendefecationfree
PresidentRamnath Kovind onhismaidenvisittoMaharashtradeclaredtheurbanareasofthestateasOpenDefecationFree(ODF).
Twoyearsago,chiefminister DevendraFadanvis hadannouncedthe SwachchaMaharashtra abhiyan inlinewiththeSwachcha Bharatabhiyan.
Thegovernmenturbandevelopmentdepartmentthentookupthetaskofensuringtoiletstoallinthe384urbanareasinthestate.
thepercentageoftoiletsinruralareashadgoneupfrom44%to88%.
Fadanvis saidtheentirestatewillbeODFby2019.
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MaharashtraGovtForms'GoodMorningSquad'ToMonitorOpenDefecation
TheMaharashtragovernmenthasdecidedtoform‘goodmorning’squadstomonitorandpreventopendefecationinvillagesanddistrictsacrossthestate.
Thesesquadswillcompriserepresentativesoflocalbodies,self-helpgroups,NGOs,studentsandsocialworkersworkingintheareaofsanitationandcleanliness.
Thesesquadshavebeenaskedtokeepaneyeontheareaswherethispracticeisprevalentandtoensurethatlocalshaveaccesstotoiletsthere.
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FadnavislaunchSamwad Sabha toreachouttofarmers
MaharashtraChiefMinister DevendraFadnavis launcheda‘ShivarSamwad Sabha’toreachouttofarmersinthestateandaddresstheir
issues.
Thefour-dayinitiativewasbeinglaunchedamidtherisingresentmentamongfarmersacrossthestateoverdelayinprocurementoftur this
year.
Nearly4,000electedrepresentativesofthepartywillparticipateinthecampaignandholdmeetingswithfarmersatvariouslocations.
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NagpurwillbethefirstIndiancitytogetelectricradiocabs
WithIndia'spledgetogoallelectricby2030,Nagpurbecomesthefirstcity inthecountrytoadoptelectricradiocabsasthecountrymovesastepclosertoitsgoal.
Thepilotprojectwillseearound200e-cabsinNagpurwiththelocalbodytoprovideforthechargingstationsacrossthecity.Whilethetrialrunsareongoingforthegrand
event,therearesometechnicalglitches.
Whilethetaxipermitrulesspecifythatthetaxisshouldhavecubiccapacitytobelistedasacab,theelectricvehiclesdonotfallunderthesamecategoryasotherCNG-fitted
cabsandcouldbeamajorissuefortheinitiative.
Thecentralgovernmentisworkingonwaystomakeamendmentstothisrules,sothattheelectricradiocabsareabletofunctionwithoutdisruptingthecurrentlaws.
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Topromotetheusageofelectricandhybridcarsinthecountry,thegovernmentofIndiahadpassedtheFAME(FasterAdoptionandManufacturingofElectric
Vehicles)Indiaschemein2015.
UndertheFAMEIndiascheme,around99,000hybrid/electricvehicles(xEVs)arecurrentlygivendirectsupportbywayofincentivessincethelaunchonApril1,
2015.
TheDepartmenthasalsoapprovedpilotprojects,charginginfrastructureprojectsandtechnologicaldevelopmentprojectsaggregatingtonearlyRs155
crore.
Currently,MahindraandHondaarefewofthecar-manufacturerswhohaveelectricandhybridvehiclesintheirline-up.
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India’sFirstBioRefineryPlantinauguratedinPune
UnionMinisterforRoad Transport,Highways andShipping Nitin Gadkari hasinaugurated India’sFirstIntegratedBio-refineryforRenewableFuels&Chemicals
forproducingethanolfromavarietyofbiomass.
TheplantissituatedatRahu inPunedistrictofMaharashtra.
The demonstrationplanthasbeenbuiltby Praj industries.
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TheinauguratedBio-refineryplantiscapableofproducingonemillionlitres ofethanolperannumbyprocessingavarietyof biomass likericeandwheatstraw,cotton stalk,bagasse, canetrash,corncobs & stover with superior
productyields.
In2015,theGovernmenthasaskedOilMarketingCompanies(OMCs)totarget10%blending ofethanolinasmanyStatesaspossible.
Thefueldopingprogrammethatrequiredblendingof5%ethanolhadstartedinNovember2012.
ItwasnotifiedundertheMotorSpiritsActonJanuary2,2013.
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TheGovernmenthasalsoallowedtheOMCstoprocureethanolproducedfromothernon-foodfeedstocks,likecellulosicand lignocellulosic
materialsincludingpetrochemicalroute.
Biofuel is cost-effectiveandpollution-free.Ethanol blending isthepracticeofblendingpetrolwithethanol.
GloballymanycountriesincludingIndiahaveresortedtoethanolblendingtoreducevehicleexhaustemissions .
Theinaugurationoftherefinerypavesthewayforsteppingup20%ethanolblendingprogramandcan reducetheimportburdenofcrude
petroleum.
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MaharashtrabecomesfirstIndianstatetouseAutomatedWeatherStation
DevendraFadnavis,Maharasthra CMinauguratedthestate'sfirstautomaticweatherstationsforfarmersinDongargaon,Nagpur.
Around2,065suchweatherstationswillcomeinMaharashtraonPPP(publicprivatepartnership)modelsinthisyearand1000ofthesewillbesetupbyJune2017.
TheAutomatedWeatherStations(AWS)willbehelpfulinmeasuringthewinddirection,windspeed,airtemperature,relativehumidity,andrecordtheamountof
rainfall.
ThegatheredinformationwillbesharedamongthefarmersbymakingthemavailableonMahavedh portal(Maharashtraagricultureweatherinformation
network) aswellasontheSkymet mobileapplication
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TheAutomatedWeatherStationsandtheirusage:
1. Skymet WeatherPrivateLtd,aweatherforecastingfirmwillbesettinguptheseweatherstations.
2.Farmersofthestatecanmakeuseofthisinformationforsowinginamuchbetterandplannedway,accordingtotheweatherconditions
.3.TheseweatherstationsaresignificantbecausetheIMDforecastislimitedtoonlyfourzonesandisnotmadeavailableatthetaluka level.However,AWSwillprovideforecastuptothetaluka level.Around12*12kmareaofthetaluka willhaveone
AWS,promisedtheCM.
4.Digitalkioskswillalsobeset-upineveryGramPanchayat togiveoutweatherrelatedinformationandexpertadviceoncroppatternstobefollowedbythefarmers.
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Duringthefirstphase,theinformationwillbesharedviaSMS.Inthesecondphase,halfhourlyupdateswillbeprovidedtoalltheGramPanchayats.
TheAWSsensorswillbeabletorecordimportantfarmingparameterssuchastemperature,relativehumidity,windspeedanddirection,rainfall,solar
radiation,leafwetness,soilmoisture,atmosphericpressureandevapotranspiration.
ThestategovernmentintendstousetheAWSdataforbetterpreparationforlocation-specificagricultureadvisories,betterdisastermanagement,designing
cropinsuranceschemesandforestablishingaweatherdatabasebank.
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Second-tallest'flagpostcomesupinKolhapur,Maharashtra
OnMay1st 2017(Maharashtraday),India’ssecondtallestflagpolehasbeeninauguratedinKolhapuratWesternMaharashtra.
Thepoleis90feetlongand60feetwide,weighs24tone,anditcostaround1.1crorefortheinstallation.
Thepolewhichis303feethighhasbeenconstructedatthePoliceGardenlocatedoppositeofSuperintendentofPoliceheadquartersintheKasaba Bawada
area.
OnMarch6th2017,theflagpolewith360footlongislocatedattheIndo-PakAttari BorderinauguratedtheFirsttallestFlagpole.
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Nagpurbecomesfirstcitywithelectricmassmobilitysystem
Nagpurearnedthedistinctionofbecomingthecountry’sfirstcitywithelectricfleetof200electricvehicles,includingtaxis,buses,e-rickshawandautos.
RoadTransportandHighwaysMinister NitinGadkari alongwithMaharashtraChiefMinister DevendraFadnavis,inauguratedIndia’sfirstmulti-modalelectric
vehicleprojectattheNagpurAirportComplex
Thepilotprojectwillcommencewitha200-strongfleet,including100ofMahindra’snewe2oPlusvehicles.
TherestwillconsistofvehiclessourcedfromotherOEMs,includingTataMotors,Kinetic,BYDandTVS,amongothers.
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Thesizeoftheautomobileindustry,whichisatRs4.5lakhcrore,isestimatedtogrowtoRs25lakhcroreandstressshouldbelaidonpromotingenvironment-friendlyvehicles
thatcausesminimumpollution
Withaneyeonpromotingeco-friendlytransport,thegovernmentwillbereadywithitselectricvehiclepolicybyDecember.
AcceleratedadoptionofelectricandsharedvehiclescouldsaveUSD60billionindieselandpetrolcostwhilecuttingdownasmuchas1gigatonne (GT)ofcarbonemissionfor
Indiaby2030.
TheNITIAayogreportestimatesthatIndiacanconservativelysaveupto64percentofanticipatedpassengermobility-relatedenergydemandand37percentofcarbonemissionsby2030.Atcurrentoilprices,thiswillimplyanetfuelcostsavingof
approximatelyRs3.9lakhcroreby2030,
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MaharashtraGovernmentUnveilsthePortraitofSocialReformer‘Prabodhankar ThackerayatBMC
TheMaharashtraChiefMinisterDevendraFadnavisunveiledtheportraitofsocialreformer‘Prabodhankar Thackeray’inthegeneralassemblyhallofthe
Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation(BMC) .
Keshav Sitaram Thackeray,famouslyknownasPrabodhankar wasborninSeptember1885.Hewasasocialreformer,authorandkeyleadersofthe
SamyuktaMaharashtraSamiti whichsuccessfullycampaignedforthelinguisticstateofMaharashtra.
HeisthefatheroflateShiv Sena supremo BalThackeray.
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Beforethis,thecorporationhallhadonlytwoportraits,oneofphilanthropistandpioneerofMumbai’sdevelopment NanaShankarsethandotherofDadasaheb Donde,oneofthe
leadersoftheSamyuktaMaharashtramovement.
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Swacch Sarveskshan 2017
Gujarat has maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 cleanest, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with
eight.
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Swacch Sarveskshan 2017
Navi Mumbai-8, Pune-13,GreaterMumbai-29,Shirdi-56,Pimpri Chindwad-72,Chandrapur-76,Ambarnath-89,Solapur-115,Thane-116,Dhule-124,Mira
Bhayander-130,Nagpur-137,VasaiVirar-139,Ichalkaranj-141,Nashik-151,Satara-157,Kulgaon Badlapur-158,Jalgaon-162,Panvel-170,Kolhapur-177,Nandurbar-181,Ahmadnagar-183,Nanded Waghala-192,Ulhasnagar-207,Osmanabad-219,Parbhani-229,Yavatmal-230,Amaravati-231,Kalyan-Dombivili-234,Sangli MirajKupwad-237,Malegaon-239,Udgir-240,Barshi-287,Akola-296,Aurangabad-299,Beed-302,Achalpur-311,Wardha-313,Latur-318,Gondia-343,Hinganghat-355,
Jalna-368,Bhiwandi Nizampur-392,Bhushawal-433
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Swacch Sarveskshan 2017
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MaharashtraGovernmentBansuseofPurseSeineNetsforFishing
Purseseinenets arelargefishingnetsusedtocatchfishinbulk.
MaharashtraGovernmenthasbannedtheuseofPurseSeineNetsforfishingacrossMaharashtrafromJanuary1,2017to
safeguardtheFingerlings,afishspecies.
Themoveisaimedatcurbingtheexploitationoffishbysafeguardingthefingerlingsanditseggstoincreasetheir
population.
Thedecisionisexpectedtobenefitthetraditionalfishermancommunitythatusemuchsmallernetsinshallowwaters.
Itwillincreasefishcatchandprotectthefishpopulationaslargerporeswillallowfishlings andeggstoslipoutduringthe
dailycatch.
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NGTordersstayonPuneMetroRailwork
The Pune MetroRailprojecthitamajorroadblock withtheWesternZoneBenchoftheNationalGreenTribunal(NGT)issuinganinterimstayontheproposedportionofthemetroroutepassingthroughtheMula –Mutha
riverbedinthecity.
Atwo-judgeBenchofjusticesU.D.Salvi andDr.AjayDeshpande passedthedirectiveactingonanEnvironmentalInterestLitigation(EIL) filedintheNGT
byagroupofprominentpersonalities.
Theproposedmetrorailalignment,a1.7kmstretchpassingthroughtheleftbankoftheMula-Mutha rivercouldspellthedeathknellfortheriverbank
ecosystemalongthatroute.
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PuneMetroChina's Jinhua and India's Pune
PuneMetro isametrorailbased rapidtransit systemunderconstructiontoservethecityof Pune, India.
Itisestimatedtocost₹114.20billion(US$1.73billion).
On7December2016,the GovernmentofMaharashtra gaveapprovalfortheproject,whilethe MinistryofUrbanDevelopment hadalreadygivenapprovalfortheproject.
PrimeMinister NarendraModi laidthefoundationstoneon24December2016onhisvisittothecity.
TheprojectisexpectedtobecompletedbyDecember2021.
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Phase Line Terminals Length(km)
Openingdate
PhaseILine1 Pimpri Swargate 16.59 2021
Line2 Vanaz Ramwadi 14.665 2021
PhaseIILine3 Deccan
GymkhanaBundGarden 11 2021
Line4 ASI Hinjawadi 18 2021
Projectisdividedintotwophases
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MaharashtralaunchedIndia’sfirst24×7helplineforforests.
The ForestMinistry launchedthestate-wide'Hello Forest' helpline adayearlierthanpreviouslyannounced.
The HelloForest’helplinenumbercanbereachedbydialling '1926'fromanyphone.Asreportedearlier,itwillbeoperatedona24-hourbasisbyanagencylocatedin
Goregaon,Mumbaiwiththeoptionofthreelanguages- Hindi,Marathi,andEnglish.
Incaseofanemergencysuchasstrayingwildanimals,theforestofficerofthatregionwillimmediatelybecontactedandbriefedaboutthesituation.
"Thecallerwillalsobegiventheofficer'scontactdetailsbutactionwillbeinitiatedrightafterthehelplinecall.Allcallswillberecordedandtheirresponseswillbe
checked.
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Awebsitefromwherecitizenscanenrollforthe'GreenArmy',avoluntaryforesthelpservice,wasalsolaunchedattheoccasion.
TataGroupinterimchairmanRatan TatawaspresentwhenTataTrustsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withthe
forestdepartmentfordevelopmentofemploymentthroughtheBambooResearchandTrainingCentrein
Chandrapur.
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MaharashtraGovernmentLaunchesCountry’sLargestWiFi Service
MaharashtraGovernmentlaunchedIndia’slargestpublicWiFi servicecalled‘MumbaiWifi‘instatecapitalMumbaiwithaimtoempowerpeopledigitally.
Itisalsoclaimedtobeoneofthelargestwifi serviceintheworld.ThefacilitywasinauguratedbyChiefMinisterDevendraFadnavis.
Initiallyinfirstphaseitwillprovide500Wifi hotspotsacrossvariouslocationsacrossMumbai.
Insecondphase,sateGovernmentwillprovide1200WiFi hotspots.
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ManoharParrikarinauguratesInternationalConference&ExhibitiononReinforcedPlastics(ICERP)
EXDefenceMinisterManoharParrikar inauguratedthe8th editionoftheInternationalConference&ExhibitiononReinforcedPlastics(ICERP)atthe
BombayConvention&ExhibitionCentre(BCEC) inMumbai,India.
ThethreedayinternationaleventprovidedanidealopportunityfortheGlobalCompositesIndustrytofocusitsattentiontoIndia.
Theconferencefocusedonthelatestdevelopmentsonmechanization,automationandinnovationtomeetgrowingchallengesofenduserrequirements.
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AboutICERP:
TheInternationalConferenceandExhibitiononReinforcedPlastics(ICERP)eventisorganizedbyFRPInstituteonceinevery
twoyears.
ThefirsteventontheICERPserieswasheldin2002.Thecurrentevent,ICERP2017isthe8th intheseries.
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InternationalconferenceonDisabilityCommunicationheldinMumbai
TheInternationalConferenceon‘DisabilityCommunication:PerspectivesandChallengesinthe21stCentury(ICDC-2017)’washeldatRambhau Mhalgi
Prabodhini inMumbai,Maharashtra.
ThepurposeoftheICDC-2017wastoestablishaforumfordialogueonthestudyofinteraction,learningandidentityformation.
Themainaimoftheconferenceistobuildafoundationforthemaster’sdegreeinDis/Abilitycommunicationandthemainareaofinterestisaccessibilityforthose
whowanttodealwithdis/abilitycommunicationandexploreinthisfield.
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The2011censusofIndiahighlightedthattherewere26,810,557personswithdisabilitiesinthesub-continentofIndia.
The11th planinIndiaestimatesthatapproximately5-6%ofthetotalpopulationcomprisesofpersonswithdisability.
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Ashish Shelar appointedasMCA president
Ashish Shelar hasbeenappointedasMaharashtraCricketAssociation(MCA)president.
Shelar takesoverfromtheformerICCpresidentandpoliticalheavyweightSharad Pawar.
HeisthepresidentofMumbaiunit ofBhartiya Janata Party(BJP)
HehasbeenappointedastheMCApresidentafterPawar steppeddownfromthepostofficiallyduetothereformsannouncedbytheLodha panel.
Pawar’s age madehimineligibletocontinueinthepost,asLodha panelhadrecommendedthatBCCIofficebearersshouldnotbeovertheageof70,had
steppeddownafterheadingthestateassociationforover15years.
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PunePoliceLaunchesBeatMarshallMonitoringMobileApp.
ThePuneCityPolicehaslaunchedthe“BeatMarshallMonitoringMobileApp”onexperimentalbasistomapthereal-timelocationsofpatrollingteamsfrompolice
stations.
TheapplicationwillbeinstalledonthecellphonesofBeatMarshalsorpatrollingcopssotheirmovementscanbemappedreal-timebythecontrolroomstaffers.
Thedatacollectedwouldthenbeusedforeffectiveresponseduringtheemergencies.Theappwouldmakethedispatchofpatrollingpartieseasierintimesofemergency.
TheApphasbeendevelopedbyPunebasedITfirm“Sapience”andisbeingusedbyPuneCityPoliceonexperimentalbasis.
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FormerMinisterofMaharashtraChandrakantChhajed passesaway
SeniorCongressleaderandformerMaharashtraministerChandrakant Chhajed passedawayinPune,
Maharashtra.Hewas67.
Chandrakant wasaformerMinisterofStateforTourismin2003
Heservedthepartyasastateunitgeneralsecretaryandco-ordinator oftheCongressLegislaturePartytillthe
last.
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MaharashtraApprovesRs.250croreCloudSeedingProgramme
MaharashtraGovernmenthasapprovedRs.250croreCloudSeedingProgrammeduring2017monsoonseasontoproducesufficientrain.
Underthisprogramme,weatherscientistsusingaircraftswillspraychemicals(silveriodide)overcloudsclouds hoveringaboveSolapur district,arain
shadowregionofWesternGhatsinthestate.
ThisprogrammeiscoordinatedbytheIndianInstituteofTropicalMeteorology,willbethefirstcontrolledexperimenttoquantifytheextentto
whichcloudsformwaterdropslargeenoughtomakerain.
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Seedinginvolvessprayingchemicalsintoclouds.
Chinausedthetechniqueduringthe2008Olympicstoveerrainawayfromtheinauguralvenueandnowhasafull-fledgeddepartmentthatblastsrocketsinto
cloudstoinducerainandcontrolpollution.
Cabinet’splan
MaharashtrahasfrequentlytoyedwiththeideaofcloudseedingbecauseofdroughtsovertheVidarbha region.
TheStateapprovedaplantoseedcloudsfor113hourswitharainfalllevelof1,381mm,atRs.28crore. Howeverabove-normalrainspushedtheplantothe
back-burner
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Fortheirexperiment,scientistswillflytwoaircraftandspraydryiceandsilveriodideon100cloudsandcomparethemwith100unseededclouds.
Groundradarwilltrackthecloudsandverifywhichonescontributedrainandbyhowmuch.
Theprogrammewillaccountforthenaturalvariabilityofthemonsoon.
ThemoveispartofalargerexperimentoftheEarthSciencesMinistrytounderstandhowcloudsandaerosols(fineparticlesinvehicleexhaust,
deodorantsandsoon)interactandinfluenceclimate.
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ExRailwayMinisterSureshPrabhuunveilsAntyodaya Expressforcommonman
ThetrainisEquippedwithcushionedseats,aluminiumcompositepanels,andLEDlights,theAntyodaya Express,anewfullyunreservedtrainforthecommonmanwithspeciallydesigned
colourful coaches.
ThefirstAntyodaya ExpresswaslaunchedbetweenMumbaiandTatanagar,andthesecondwillbebetweenErnakulam andHowrahshortly.
IntheRailBudget(2016-17)govthaddecidedtolaunchfournewpassengerservices.Thesewere:Humsafar,Antyodaya,UDAYandTejas
FirstHumsafar waslaunchedandnowAntyodaya.
Thefarestructurewillbebetween10percentand15percent morethantheregularfare.
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MEA&GatewayHouseCo-Hosts2nd GatewayofIndiaGeoeconomicDialogue
TheMinistryofExternalAffairsco-hostedtheSecondGatewayofIndiaGeoeconomicDialoguewithGatewayHouseinMumbai.
Theme:WhereGeopoliticsmeetsBusiness
ThisisIndia’spremiergeo-economicsconferencewiththefocusonbuildingsynergiesbetweenbusinessandforeignpolicy.
TheconferencewillhavevariousseveralpaneldiscussionsontopicslikeSovereignFunds,GlobalTaxation,DigitalEconomy,Indo-Pacific,India’sDefence-IndustrialBase
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MumbairichestIndiancitywithwealthof$820billion:Report
Accordingtothelatest NewWorldWealthreport,India'sfinancialcapitalhereishometo46,000millionairesand28billionaires,andisfollowedintermsof
wealthbyDelhiinsecondplaceandBengaluruinthirdplace
Delhiishometo23,000millionairesand18billionaireswithtotalwealthof$450billion.
WhileBengaluruhas7,700millionairesand8billionaires andanaggregatewealthof$320billion.
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Hometo9,000millionairesand6billionaires,Hyderabad isnextwithatotalwealthof$310billion.
Pune,withatotalwealthof$180billion, has4,500millionairesand5billionaires
ThetotalwealthheldinIndiaasofDecember2016amountsto$6.2trillion,whilethecountryishometo264,000millionairesand95
billionaires,thereportadded.
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ThreePoetsFromMaharashtraConferredwithVishakha Awards
ThreepoetsfromMaharashtrahavebeenconferredwiththeVishakha AwardsonFebruary26,2017attheKalidas Kalamandir HallinMaharashtraduringthe
occasionofMarathiBhasha Gaurav Din.
‘MarathiBhasha Diwas’iscelebratedonFebruary27everyyeartomarkthebirthanniversaryofnotedMarathilitterateurV.V.Shirwadkar alias‘Kusumagraj’.
Kusumagraj,bornon27February1912,wasaneminentMarathipoet,playwright,novelist,shortstorywriterandhumanist. Inhiswritings,hewroteaboutfreedom,
justiceandemancipationofthedeprived.
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ThegovernmentstartedcelebratingthebirthanniversaryofKusumagraj asMarathiRajbhasha Gaurav DinaftertheJnanpeeth awardeesdemisein1999.
Marathiranks19th inthelistofmostspokenlanguagesintheworldandhasthefourthlargestnumberofnativespeakersinIndia.
ThefirstprizeofRs21,000wasgiventoDrYogini Satarkar-Pande fromNanded forherbook‘Janivanche Hirve Komb’.SheisanEnglishprofessoratSwamiRamanand
Teerth Marathwada University.
ThesecondprizeofRs15,000wasgiventoMohanKumbhar fromSindhudurg forhisbook‘Jagnyache Gatha’.HeisaprofessoratBVDesaiCollege,Kankavli.
ThethirdprizeofRs10,000wasgiventoVishnuThore ofNashik forhisbook‘Dhulpera Usvata’.HeisafarmerandanartistfromChandwad tehsil townandhas
designedover450bookcovers.
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SachinTendulkar adoptsanothervillagefor transformation
AftertransformingthelivesofvillagersinPuttamraju Kandriga inAndhraPradesh,Indian cricketiconandRajya Sabha MP SachinTendulkar hasnowadoptedDonja inOsmanabad (Maharashtra) undertheSansad Adarsh Gram
Yojna.
Tendulkar hassanctionedoverRs4crorefromhisMPLAD fundfordevelopmentofDonja.
Theamountwillbespenton developmentofanewschoolbuilding,awaterSupplyschemethatwouldprovidepotablewatertoeachhousehold,concrete
roadsandasewagelineattachedtothesame
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CentralRailwayunveilsIndia’sfirstair-conditionedrailambulance.
CentralRailwayzoneofIndianRailwayhasunveiledIndia’sfirstair-conditionedrailambulance thatwillrushtotheaidofinjuredpassengers
duringthevital'goldenhour'
Thefour-coachACambulancewillbestationedatKalyan (Maharashtra)
ItismodifiedversionofACcoachesusedforpassengerservices.Thisrailambulancecancarryandtreat50patientsatonetime.
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Italsohasinhouseoperationtheatretocarryoutminorsurgeriesandprovideimmediaterelief.
Itwillbemainlybeusedduringtrainaccidentsasitcancarryaccidentvictimstohospitalinashorttime.
However,innormaltimes,itwillbeusedforprovidingmedicalfacilitiesinlargecongregations
ThisrailambulancewasdesignedattherailworkshopatMatunga inMumbai
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FirstfullyIndia-madetrainflaggedoffatDadar station
Themuch-awaitedmade-in-Indiarake,Medha,isontracksoftheWestern Railway.
ExRailwayMinisterSureshPrabhu,viavideoconferencing,flaggedoffthemaidenrunofthetrainfromDadar toBorivali,atLokmanya Tilak
Terminus.
The12-coachtrainonthefasttrackhaltedatBandra andAndheristations.
Medha rakecosts₹43.23crore,whichisapproximately₹1crorelessthanGerman-madeBombardierrake,whichis₹44.36crore.Thecostwill
comedownifmorerakesareordered.
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Medha hasbeenmanufacturedbytheIntegralCoachFactory(ICF)inChennai,whichhasinstalledLEDlightingtoreduceenergyconsumption.
Thiswillsaveenergybyapproximately30-35%ascomparedtotheexistingrakes.Thisrakehasin-builtsystemstominimise breakdownsduringthetravel.
Therakecanrunataspeedof110kmph,whereaslocaltrainsdon’trunabove90or100kmph.
Also,thereisaGPS-basedinformationsystemtoindicatethestations
Therakehasacapacityof6,050passengersandthenumberofseatsis1,168.
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18theditionofAsia’slargestconventiononthebusinessofmediaandentertainment“FICCIFrames-2017
The18theditionofAsia’slargestconventiononthebusinessofmediaandentertainment“FICCIFrames-2017”tookplaceinMumbai.
Thethemeofthisyear’sconventionis“Digital-DivideorDividend”.
Canada ispartneringtheeventforthefirsttimethisyear.
The3-dayinternationalconventionwillcoverstheentirespectrumofMedia&EntertainmentlikeFilms,Broadcast(TV&Radio),DigitalEntertainment,Animation,
Gaming,VisualEffects,etc.
withnearly2000Indianand800foreigndelegatesencompassingtheentireuniverseofmediaandentertainmentexpectedtoattendtheevent.
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The2017InternationalDiamondConferencewasheldatHotelHyatt,Mumbai.
TheGemandJewelleryExportPromotionCouncilofIndia(GJEPC) hostedtheInternationalDiamondConferenceon19-20March2017atHotelGrandHyatt,Mumbai.
Theme: MinestoMarket2017
TheconferencewasheldwithanobjectiveofbringingtogethertheleadingMiners,Diamantaires,Retailers,BankersandAnalystsfromacrosstheglobeonaplatformto
discussthesupplyanddemandissuesfacedbytheGlobalDiamondIndustry.
“Indiaisthelargestcutandpolisheddiamondmanufacturerintheworld.93percentofitsproductionisexported.
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AboutGJEPC
♦ TheGem&JewelleryExportPromotionCouncil(GJEPC)wassetupbytheMinistryofCommerceandindustry,GovernmentofIndia(GoI)in1966.Itis
headquarteredatMumbai.
♦ ItwaslaunchedbytheIndianGovernmenttoboostthecountry’sexportthrust,whenIndia’spostIndependenceeconomybeganmakingforaysinthe
internationalmarkets.
♦ TheGJEPCistheapexbodyofthegems&jewellery industryandtodayitrepresentsover6,000exportersinthesector
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MohanBhagwat GetsHonoraryDegreeofDoctorofScience
RSSchiefMohanBhagwat was conferredhonorarydegreeofDoctorofScience(DSc)bythecity-basedMaharashtraAnimalandFisherySciences
University.
MaharashtraGovernorVidyasagar Rao awardedthedegreetoBhagwat,aveterinarydoctorbytraining,attheconvocationofthevarsity.
Hewasconferredthedegreeforhiscontributioninthefieldofveterinarysciences andsocialwork.
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InclusionOfFiveIndianCitiesInWorldHeritageSite
i.Inrecentnews,UNESCO(UNITEDNATIONSEDUCATIONALSCIENTIFICandCULTURALORGANISATION)hasaddedfiveIndiancitiesinitslistoftentative
worldheritagesite.
Thesecitiesinclude
1.HistoricCityofAhmedabad,
2.Delhi– AHeritageCity,
3.JaipurCity,Rajasthan,
4.EkamraKshetra- TheTempleCity,Bhubaneswar
5.TheVictorian&ArtDecoEnsembleofMumbai.
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Vishwanath Mahadeshwar electedMumbaiMayor
Shiv Sena nomineeVishwanath Mahadeshwar waselectedthenewmayorofMumbaiinanelectionwhichhadturnedpredictableaftertheBharatiya Janata
Party(BJP)pulledoutofthecontest.
Mahadeshwar’s electedasthe76th mayoroftheBrihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation,India’srichestcivicbody.
TheBJP,inanapparentlyfriendlygesturetowardstheSena,votedforMahadeshwar inanelectionwhichwasconductedthroughashowofhands.
Mahadeshwar secured171votesdefeatingCongresscandidateVithal Lokharewhoreceived31votesattheBrihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation(BMC).
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MITPune&IBMJointlyUnveilsRobot‘Chintu’
MaharashtraInstituteofTechnology(MIT),Pune,incollaborationwithIBMintroducedChintu -- arobotdesignedtoassistseniorcitizensinconducting
everydaytasks.
Chintu,whowasunveiledduringtheongoingMITTechFest'Texephyr',candoeverythingfromsettingreminderstodancingtoGangnam Style.
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AboutChintu:
Chintu istwo-foottallandweighsaround5kgs.Ithasamicrophone,multiplecameras,multipleon-boardsensorsandaninternalmemoryof8GB.TheMITteamisworkingonnotonlyenhancingexistingfeatures,butaddingnewones
too.
Chintu getsitsintelligencefromIBMWatson-- acognitivetechnologythatcanthinklikeahuman-- andtheIBMBluemix Cloudplatform.WatsonAPIs
poweredbyIBMBluemix guidetherobotthroughsolvingdaytodayproblems,theAmericantechnologygiantsaidinastatement.
WithsupportfromWatson,Chintu isperfectlycapableofreadingtextandcanthushelptheelderlyinreadingnewspapers,books
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MeteorologistSikka PassesAway
FormerdirectorofPunebasedIndianInstituteofTropicalMeteorologyDevRajSikka waspassedawayonMarch19,2017.Hewas85.
Sikka hasproposedalinkbetweentheElNinophenomenonandtheIndianmonsoonandhewasthefirstMeteorologisttoreportthisconnectionin
1982
HewasalsotheChairmanoftheMonsoonMissionoftheMinistryofEarthSciences,aprogrammetoimprovemonsoon-relatedforecasts.
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SeniorAdvocateTRAndhyarujina PassesAway
EminentJuristandSeniorAdvocate,Tehmtan R.Andhyarujina passedaway
HehasbeenanintegralpartofthelegalandconstitutionalhistoryofIndia.Attheageof38,hewasdesignatedasthesenioradvocate.
Andhyarujina servedastheSolicitorGeneralofIndiafrom1996to1998.BeforethathewastheAdvocateGeneralofMaharashtrafrom1993-95.
HisfirstlegalConstitutionalcasewastheKesavananda Bharati Casepopularlyknownasthefundamentalrightscase,whichledtotheintroductionoftheDoctrineofBasicStructureor
FrameworkoftheConstitution.
Hehasalsoauthored“TheKesavananda Bharati Case:TheuntoldstoryofstruggleforsupremacybySupremeCourtandParliament“aboutthelandmarkJudgmentinKesavananda
Bharati Case.
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Maharashtratostagespecialdrivefortransgenderstoregisterasvotersforthefirsttime
Maharashtrawasthefirststatetolaunchaspecialawarenessdrivetoensurethattransgendersinthestateregisterasvotersingreaternumbers
.ThestatebranchoftheElectionCommissionofIndia(ECI)launchedthedriveonApril
15,celebratedasThirdGenderDay.
AccordingtoECIofficials,despitetheapproximatepopulationofthirdgendersinMaharashtrabeingpeggedatmorethan10lakh,onlyabout1,700areregistered
voters.
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TheECIhaspreparedatwo-and-a-half-minutefilm,slatedtorunin400theatresfourtimesadayoverthenextweek.The commissionhasalsoputuppostersontwo12-rakelocalsaskingtransgenderstoregisterasvoters
Itistobenotedthat15thApriliscelebratedas‘ThirdGenderDay’tocommemorateSupremeCourtjudgement in2014torecognise transgenders
as‘Thrd Gender’
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India’sfirstsearopewaytolinkMumbaiandElephanta island
India’sfirstandlongestropewaytoconnectMumbaiwiththefamousElephantaIslandintheArabianSeaisplannedtobeconstructedbytheMumbaiPortTrust.
The8-kmropewaywillbeginfromSewri inMumbai’seastcoast andendatRaigaddistrict’sElephanta Island,globallyrenownedforElephanta Caves,aUnesco World
Heritagesite
KnownlocallyasGharapuri Caves, thesmall16sq.kmislandhasseveralarchaeologicalremainspointingtoitsrichculturalheritage,includingthefamous
templescarvedoutofrocks.
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E-taxitrialruntobegininNagpur
Thecountry’sfirstelectrictaxitrialinthecountrywaslaunchedinNagpur
ThefirstprojectofitskindwillbeundertakenbyNagpurMunicipalCorporation.
MahindraandMahindraissettoprovide200taxisfortheinitiative.
Governmentstrivestoaddresstackleincreasingpollutioninthecountrybyunveilingvariousschemes.
ElectriccartaxiisoneoftheambitiousprojectsandformsasapartofitsUNDPmillenniumgoalstotacklepollution.
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India'sfirstbookvillagetocomeupinMaharashtra'sBhilar
Bhilar isasmallhamletintheSatara districtofMaharashtra,locatednearthescenichillstationofPanchgani andtheBritish-erahillstationofMahabaleshwar.Thevillage,whichispopularforitsstrawberries,willsoongetanotheridentityas
India'sfirst'bookvillage'.
LedbyEducationMinisterVinodTawde,theprojectwasundertakenbytheMarathiBhasha department.
Inspiration:Hay-on-Wye
Theconceptisinspiredby Britain'sHay-on-Wye,aWelshtownknownforitsbookstoresandliteraturefestivals.Itisoneoftheworld'slargestsecond-handand
antiquarianbookcentres
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Knowabouttheinitiative:
1. Underthisinitiative,touristsandlocalscancomeandreadbooks,magazinesandnewspapersstackedat25artisticallydecoratedlocationsaroundthevillage.
2.Thesubjectsofthedisplayedbookswillincludeliterature,poetry,religion,womenandchildren,history,environment,folkliterature,biographiesand
autobiographiestofestivalspecials.
3.Thestatehasalsoprovidedseveralotherfacilities,suchaschairs,tables,decoratedumbrellasandglasscupboardstovillagelocalstoenhancethereading
experienceofliteraryenthusiastswhocometovisit.
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Allthesebookswillbeavailabletoreadfreeofcost.Anybodycanpickupabookoftheirchoiceandreadisforaslongastheywant,andkeepitbackforothers.
ThegovernmentisalsoplanningtoholdliteraryfestivalsinthevillageduringsummerssincealotoftouristsvisitPanchgani andMahabaleshwar,theneighbouringhill
stations.
Thesefestivalswillincludetalkwithauthorsandpoets,readingsessions,presentationofessays,teachingworkshopsandexhibitionswherepeoplecanparticipatefreely.
There'sanothercityofbooksinIndia. The'Boi para'ortheColonyofBooksisa1.5kmlongstreetinCentralKolkatalinedonbothsidesbybookstores-- carryingbothnew
andsecondhandbooks
CollegeStreetistheworld'slargestsecond-handbookmarketandhasattractedthecity'sintelligentsiafordecades
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AdvancedFarming– EnrichedFarmersSchemeinMaharashtra
ThestategovernmentofMaharashtrahasannouncedanewschemefortoincreasethefarmer’sincome.
Namedas“AdvancedFarming– EnrichedFarmers”,theschemeaimstodoubletheincomeoffarmersbyincreasingtheoutputandcuttingthe
costofproduction.
TheschemewillbelaunchedfromtheupcomingKharifseasoninthestate.
UndertheAdvancedFarming– EnrichedFarmersscheme,thestategovernmentwoulddeclareeachtehsil ofthestateasaunitwhichwillbe
usedforplanningonagri-development.
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Followingarethemaintaskswhichwillbeperformedunderthescheme:
Increasingtheproductionofmajorcropsinthestate.
Diversificationofthecrops.
Makingfarmer’sawareofthemarketingtechniques.
Generatingaunitamongfarmersthroughfarmproducercompanies.
Makingfarmersfinancialstable.
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Mechanisation offarmingontractors,machinesforpolishing,gradingandpackingofproduces,powertillersandtransplanters wouldget60%morefundswhichwillbetransferreddirectlytothebankaccountofthefarmer
linkedwithAadhaar.
Thestategovernmentwouldalsorunacampaignnamedas“FarmerOutreachCampaign”underthescheme.
Inthecampaign,thefarmerswouldbeinformedaboutthelatesttechniqueswhichcanbeusedduringtheKharifseasontoincreaseproductivityand
efficiency.
Underthescheme,eachunitwillbegivenatargettoproducemorecropssothattheincomegeneratedbythefarmer’sismorethantheamountofloan
takenbythem.
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