Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that Maharashtra is ready to lead the transition in the nuclear energy sector and appealed to American companies to invest in the state. He further stated that Artificial Intelligence (AI), data centres, semiconductors, green hydrogen, electric mobility, and advanced manufacturing are driving a massive surge in the demand for stable and uninterrupted power.Long-term industrial growth cannot rely solely on solar and wind ene…
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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday welcomed NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar’s remarks praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to enhance India’s global stature, while also taking a swipe at the opposition for criticising his foreign visits.Sharad Pawar, at a public function held on Tuesday evening, said, “Even though our political ideologies and positions may differ, politics should never be brought into matters concerning national inter…
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday accused the Maharashtra government of apathy towards the onion growers who are reeling under financial stress due to a sharp fall in prices.The party said that, regardless of the season, the onion growers in the state are perpetually left in tears. Sometimes, unseasonable rains and severe hailstorms snatch the harvest right out of their hands, and at other times, even when they manage a bumper harvest, the governme…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) In a move aimed at widening the safety net for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the Maharashtra government’s Cabinet Sub-Committee on OBC Welfare on Tuesday recommended raising the non-creamy layer income ceiling from the current Rs 8 lakh to Rs 15 lakh per annum. The decision was taken during a high-level sub-committee meeting chaired by the State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.The panel announced that a decisive meeting will soon be held with Chief Minister D…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that various welfare schemes are being effectively implemented through the coordination of the Central and State governments for the holistic development of the Other Backward Classes community. Efforts are being made to ensure that the implementation of these schemes for Other Backward Classes is qualitative and impactful. He asserted that the development of the Other Backward Classes community forms the bedrock …
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday signed Memorandums of Understanding with NTPC Limited and Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited (Bajaj Group) to set up power projects with a total generation capacity of 25,400 MW. The project development entails a total investment of Rs 6,50,000 crore and is expected to generate 23,500 jobs.Minister of Renewable Energy Atul Save said the developers would carry out due diligence and ground-level surveys to finalise project sites in…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for fuel conservation amid the ongoing United States-Iran war, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday opted to travel by a commercial Air India flight instead of a private jet for his scheduled visit to Delhi. The Deputy Chief Minister departed from Mumbai for the national capital on the 4 p.m. Air India flight.He is attending a two-day special review meeting for the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 organised …
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the state government was focusing on the effective implementation of various Central and state government schemes to provide quality and accessible healthcare services to citizens across Maharashtra.He directed all departments to work in coordination and complete the construction of Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Critical Care Blocks and laboratories within the stipulated timeframe to make the state’s he…
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Amid ongoing measures aimed at financial prudence due to the West Asia situation, the Maharashtra government on Monday approved development plans worth Rs 993.72 crore for six pilgrimage sites, forts and historical locations across the state.The funds will be utilised for the preservation and conservation of historical and religious sites as well as for pilgrimage infrastructure development projects.The approval for the projects and allocation of funds was cleared by the ap…
Palghar, May 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday expressed grief over the accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in which at least 13 people were killed and 20 others injured after a speeding container truck rammed into a vehicle carrying members of a wedding party.Expressing condolences to the families of the deceased, the Chief Minister said the state administration was closely monitoring the situation.”The accident at Dhanivari on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway is…