Maharashtra Current Affairs Today — Full notes
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Maharashtra Current Affairs Today — 19 Oct – 25 October 2026
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the top events
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Latest: Nothing new for today yet. The newest news is from 25 Oct; this page fills up through the day.
Top events
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — Maharashtra reported progress in its Mobilisation for AIDS Suraksha campaign: six districts (Dhule, Nandurbar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Chandrapur, Sangli) are Surakshit and 23 are Saksham; the state targets 95:95:95 in all 36 districts by 1 December.
- 25 Oct — Maharashtra's animal husbandry department launched Mission Murghas: under the Magel Tyala Murghas scheme, milk producers in 19 drought-hit districts of Marathwada and Vidarbha get ₹3 per kg of silage, for five kg per animal per day over 90 days.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 21 Oct – 24 Oct
- 24 Oct — The Bombay High Court upheld the legal validity of the Bhendi Bazaar cluster redevelopment scheme in Mumbai, an Urban Renewal Scheme of 66,264.72 sq m implemented by the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust.
- 23 Oct — Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde announced a clean air action programme for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region; the department also plans a state-wide M-CAP with ₹200-300 crore from MPCB funds, modelled on the 2019 National Clean Air Programme.
- 23 Oct — Maharashtra recorded its 50th deceased organ donation of 2026 at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai (22 October), and the 51st followed at Jupiter Hospital, Thane on 23 October, under state allocation guidelines of the ZTCC Mumbai.
- 21 Oct — Maharashtra launched its first Annapurti Grain ATM at Nashik, with the UN World Food Programme, to give PDS foodgrains round the clock. Two more are planned, at Nagpur and Thane.
News by topic
- Government & States
- 8 one-liners
- Economy & Banking
- 5 one-liners
- Science, Defence & Environment
- 6 one-liners
- Sports, Days & Culture
- 3 one-liners
- Awards, Appointments & Books
- 4 one-liners
Government & States
8 one-liners
Policy · laws · schemes · states.
National
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — Maharashtra's animal husbandry department launched Mission Murghas: under the Magel Tyala Murghas scheme, milk producers in 19 drought-hit districts of Marathwada and Vidarbha get ₹3 per kg of silage, for five kg per animal per day over 90 days.
- 25 Oct — Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was due to meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on 25 October 2026 to discuss the height of the Tummidihatti barrage.
- 25 Oct — Maharashtra reported progress in its Mobilisation for AIDS Suraksha campaign: six districts (Dhule, Nandurbar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Chandrapur, Sangli) are Surakshit and 23 are Saksham; the state targets 95:95:95 in all 36 districts by 1 December.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 21 Oct – 24 Oct
- 21 Oct — Maharashtra launched its first Annapurti Grain ATM at Nashik, with the UN World Food Programme, to give PDS foodgrains round the clock. Two more are planned, at Nagpur and Thane.
- 22 Oct — Chief Minister Fadnavis virtually inaugurated three flyovers in Mumbai on 22 October 2026: near Sion station, near Vidyavihar station, and on the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road.
- 23 Oct — Maharashtra's registration department linked its marriage-registration software to DigiLocker, so 1,08,870 digitally signed marriage certificates issued since 2023 can be downloaded; Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule had ordered the move.
- 24 Oct — The Bombay High Court upheld the legal validity of the Bhendi Bazaar cluster redevelopment scheme in Mumbai, an Urban Renewal Scheme of 66,264.72 sq m implemented by the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust.
States & UTs
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced reservation for ex-Agniveers in government jobs; 282 Navy Agniveers from Maharashtra will be appointed police constables.
Economy & Banking
5 one-liners
RBI · markets · trade · reports.
Economy & Banking
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — Maharashtra plans a 2,500-5,000 acre chemical industry park near Vadhvan Port and has sought the Centre's approval, according to a report of 25 October 2026.
- 25 Oct — At a groundbreaking for infrastructure works in the NAINA (Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the 225.59 sq km CIDCO project covering 94 villages could create up to 15 lakh jobs.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 21 Oct – 22 Oct
- 21 Oct — The PM-SETU steering committee approved ITI clusters in Pune (Rs 241 crore, partner BVG India) and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Rs 238.01 crore, partner Belrise Industries), each with one hub ITI and four spoke ITIs.
- 21 Oct — The cooperative BHARAT TAXI service was launched at Navi Mumbai International Airport on 21 October 2026 to widen passenger transport options.
- 22 Oct — Fadnavis praised the Avaada solar manufacturing facility in Nagpur, where 3 GW of N-type TOPCon solar cell capacity is operating, and said Nagpur can become a national hub for solar equipment manufacturing.
Science, Defence & Environment
6 one-liners
Space · tech · forces · ecology.
Science & Technology
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — AIIMS Nagpur received a ₹30 crore sanction from the National Centre for Disease Control for a Biosafety Level-III laboratory, expected to start in about a year and reduce dependence on NIV Pune.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — Maharashtra recorded its 50th deceased organ donation of 2026 at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai (22 October), and the 51st followed at Jupiter Hospital, Thane on 23 October, under state allocation guidelines of the ZTCC Mumbai.
Defence & Security
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — DRDO ARDE (Pune) shortlisted SSS Defence and the Kalyani Group as development-cum-production partners for India's first indigenous 20 mm aviation gun and turret for HAL's ALH Mk-IV (Rudra) and LCH Prachand, with production split 60:40.
- 23 Oct — Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd (Nagpur) delivered Nagastra loitering munitions to the Army; trials were held at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, in August 2026. Reports differ on the variant name and delivery date.
Environment & Ecology
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 22 Oct – 23 Oct
- 22 Oct — The Bombay High Court called Mumbai's air quality an emergency on 22 October 2026 and ordered civic bodies to submit an action plan on dust control and industrial emissions.
- 23 Oct — Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde announced a clean air action programme for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region; the department also plans a state-wide M-CAP with ₹200-300 crore from MPCB funds, modelled on the 2019 National Clean Air Programme.
Sports, Days & Culture
3 one-liners
Results · important days · heritage.
Sports
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — In Nashik district, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority held a mass shankhnaad (conch-blowing) on Kojagiri Purnima; 517 participants were reported to have set a Guinness record, beating the earlier mark of 303.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 24 Oct
- 24 Oct — A team of 11 youths from Mumbai's chawls and slums was reported to have won gold at the first Box Langdi World Cup in Nepal (23-25 October), beating Thailand 19-15 in the final.
Art, Culture & Tourism
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 22 Oct
- 22 Oct — The NFDC-National Film Archive of India held a four-day retrospective of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in Pune, showing films restored and digitised under the National Film Heritage Mission.
Awards, Appointments & Books
4 one-liners
Honours · new posts · books · obituaries.
Awards & Honours
Latest · 25 Oct
| Date | Award | Winner / reason |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct | Award | Winner / reason |
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 22 Oct
| Date | Award | Winner / reason |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct | 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal 2026 | Architecture student from Kochi, thesis "Energy Commons" |
| 22 Oct | Global Finance 2026: other winners | Santander (World's Best), DBS, BBVA, Ecobank |
Appointments
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 22 Oct
| Date | Name | Appointed as |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct | Satish Waghole | Additional Chairperson, MPSC |