MUMBAI: Environmentminister Jairam Ramesh ticked off Maharashtraforest minister Patangrao Kadam, saying the state forest department cadre was very badly managed. "Maharashtra forest department...
Mumbai: While Members of Parliament are hopping mad over 33% women’s reservation in Parliament, the Maharashtra state government has demanded that the central government raise women’s reservation to 50% for all local self governing bodies. “We are...
Mumbai: The state government received a major boost after the Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the scheme of granting subsidy to distilleries using food grains for production of liquor (ethyl alcohol). Observing...
Mumbai: Reservation for women in the country’s legislatures is now a step closer to becoming reality. This is set to change the arithmetic and chemistry of state assemblies across the country. Once the constitutional amendment comes into force, the number of women...
Mumbai: After implementing the zero load-shedding (ZLS) model at the headquarters of revenue divisions, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) now wants to extend the model to even...
Mumbai: An innovative mix of countryside hospitality and big city business acumen is rapidly changing lives of locals in two of the state’s villages. Residents of Purushwadi and Kohane, two non-descript villages, are enjoying the economic benefits of their...
Mumbai: Declaring the election of Subhash Athavale as senate member of Mumbai Universitynull and void, K Sankaranarayanan, governor and chancellor of universities, has implicated RD National College principal Dinesh Panjwani, former Mumbai University pro...
Mumbai: Female foeticide is a matter of serious concern in a progressive state like Maharashtra, a delegation of the women's wing of the Nationalist Congress Party told Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan here today. The 18-member...
Mumbai: For students unable to continue with mainstream schooling, and who face the daunting task of answering the SSC exams, the state has a solution. Under the proposed open schooling scheme, such students can appear for the SSC exam under a pattern and curriculum...
Mumbai: In a way, it was Maharashtra that gave the women empowerment mantra to the country. Twenty years ago, the state government had embarked on a mission to empower women by introducing reforms in key sectors — legal, education, agriculture,...