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Solar pumps: Maha to launch scheme for farmers to sell surplus power  The Maharashtra government will soon launch a scheme to facilitate additional income to farmers by selling surplus power generated by their solar pump sets.   This was announced here on Friday by Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister, Devendra Fadnavis. The government's move is important as the state has witnessed transition from farmers waiting for years to get grid connection for agriculture pumps to getting pumps on demand, thanks to Solar Agriculture Pump on Deman...
Solar pumps: Maha to launch scheme for farmers to sell surplus power
Solar pumps: Maha to launch scheme for farmers to sell surplus power
Source: IANS
2024-09-14 10:23:46 am
Maha Government to collaborate with WEF for MMR`s development as global economy hub The Maharashtra government, which is chasing its ambitious target of a one trillion economy dollar, on Thursday will release a report penned by NITI Aayog on the development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) as a global economic hub with a 300 billion dollar economy from the present 140 billion dollars. This will be followed by the signing of a memorandum of collaboration between the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the World Economic Forum (WEF).   C...
Maha Government to collaborate with WEF for MMR`s development as global economy hub
Maha Government to collaborate with WEF for MMR`s development as global economy hub
Source: IANS
2024-09-12 12:14:31 pm
Maha government sets up CS-led panel for MMR`s development as growth hub with $300 Bn economy The Maharashtra Government has appointed a Chief Secretary (CS)-led committee for the implementation of the NITI Aayog’s report on making the bursting Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) a growth hub with a $300 billion economy by 2030 from the present $140 billion.   The state government, in its Government Resolution (GR) released late on Tuesday night has given a mandate to the CS-led 22-member committee to monitor the speedy implementation of the NITI Aayog’s recommendatio...
Maha government sets up CS-led panel for MMR`s development as growth hub with $300 Bn economy
Maha government sets up CS-led panel for MMR`s development as growth hub with $300 Bn economy
Source: IANS
2024-09-11 01:50:12 pm
Maharashtra tops in attracting highest FDI worth Rs 70,795 cr in Q1FY25  Maharashtra has topped in attracting the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first quarter of the current financial year 2024-2025.  According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Maharashtra continues to maintain a number one slot among other states as it has received the FDI of Rs 70,795 crore in the first quarter of April to June 2024-25. The neighbouring Karnataka ranked second by attracting investment worth Rs 19,059 cror...
Maharashtra tops in attracting highest FDI worth Rs 70,795 cr in Q1FY25
Maharashtra tops in attracting highest FDI worth Rs 70,795 cr in Q1FY25
Source: IANS
2024-09-06 12:27:41 pm
Maharashtra Cabinet clears Rs 7015 crore Nar Par Girnar river linking project In the run-up to the Assembly election, the Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Eknath Shinde on Sunday approved the ambitious Rs 7,015 crore Nar Par Girnar river linking project.  Sunday’s Cabinet nod came after the state Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan on August 10 had given his consent for the project.  Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier at the Lakhpati Didi Sammelan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the state Cabinet will clear the Nar...
Maharashtra Cabinet clears Rs 7015 crore Nar Par Girnar river linking project
Maharashtra Cabinet clears Rs 7015 crore Nar Par Girnar river linking project
Source: IANS
2024-08-26 09:24:34 am
CM Eknath Shinde directs MITRA to focus on taking Maha towards $1 trillion economy  Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA) on Monday to work on taking the state towards making it a $1 trillion economy. “MITRA should support the environment, green energy manufacturing, education, agriculture, health and infrastructure and follow the state government in pursuing the goal of Maharashtra becoming a $1 trillion economy,” the Chief Minister said while chairing the board meeting of MITRA, which is a think ta...
CM Eknath Shinde directs MITRA to focus on taking Maha towards $1 trillion economy
CM Eknath Shinde directs MITRA to focus on taking Maha towards $1 trillion economy
Source: IANS
2024-08-12 05:13:43 pm
Media major NDTV clocks robust revenue growth at 34 pc in Q1 FY25 Leading news network NDTV on Monday reported a significant revenue surge at 34 per cent (year-on-year) in the April-June quarter, outpacing the performance of the previous year's first quarter by a substantial margin.   The rise in revenue was driven by the Lok Sabha election programming and 44 per cent growth in digital traffic. Building on the momentum from the last fiscal year, NDTV continued its strategic investments in upgrading its infrastructure and expanding its distrib...
Media major NDTV clocks robust revenue growth at 34 pc in Q1 FY25
Media major NDTV clocks robust revenue growth at 34 pc in Q1 FY25
Source: IANS
2024-07-30 09:30:50 am
Rs 7545 cr allocated to Maha, Oppn reacted without reading Budget: Deputy Chief Minister Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the state’s opposition has reacted to the Budget without reading it.   “We have a slew of state projects which have got the budgetary allocation of Rs 7,545 crore. Our opposition leaders reacted without reading the Budget,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.  He also gave a list of the projects and their allocated funds: Irrigation projects in Vidarbha Marathwada (Rs 600 crore), Maharash...
Rs 7545 cr allocated to Maha, Oppn reacted without reading Budget: Deputy Chief Minister
Rs 7545 cr allocated to Maha, Oppn reacted without reading Budget: Deputy Chief Minister
Source: IANS
2024-07-24 09:41:26 am
Maharashtra retains top spot for FDI inflows Despite stiff competition from various states, including Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, Maharashtra has retained its top position in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the country, according to the State Economic Survey 2023-24.   The Economic Survey was presented by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Assembly on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had recently said that as per the Department for Promotion of Industry and I...
Maharashtra retains top spot for FDI inflows
Maharashtra retains top spot for FDI inflows
Source: IANS
2024-06-27 02:14:42 pm
Ather Energy to invest Rs 2,000 cr in EV manufacturing facility in Maha:Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that EV company Ather Energy is going to invest more than Rs 2,000 crore in a manufacturing facility in the state that will generate around 4,000 jobs.  In a post on social media platform X, Fadnavis said he met Swapnil Jain, Founder of Ather Energy, where he was informed about the “great decision.” “Ather Energy, the leading electric scooter manufacturer, has chosen Maharashtra for its thi...
Ather Energy to invest Rs 2,000 cr in EV manufacturing facility in Maha:Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
Ather Energy to invest Rs 2,000 cr in EV manufacturing facility in Maha:Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
Source: IANS
2024-06-27 10:12:45 am
SJVN Ltd bags Rs 7,436 crore deal for setting up solar power units in Maharashtra SJVN Limited, a Mini Ratna Central public sector enterprise, has bagged a Rs 7,436 crore deal for the development of solar power projects of 1,352 MW capacity in Maharashtra with an investment of Rs 7,436 crore, the Power Ministry said on Friday. The projects will be developed through the SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJVN, in four districts -- Nashik, Solapur, Ahmednagar, and Pune. This will be the first contribution of SGEL towards the PM-KUSUM scheme....
SJVN Ltd bags Rs 7,436 crore deal for setting up solar power units in Maharashtra
SJVN Ltd bags Rs 7,436 crore deal for setting up solar power units in Maharashtra
Source: IANS
2024-03-09 09:50:24 am
Pernod Ricard India, Maha govt sign MoU for 200 mn euro malt spirits distillery Pernod Ricard India, a leader in the wine and spirits industry, on Friday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Maharashtra to set up a malt spirits distillery in Nagpur's industrial suburb, Butibori, with an investment of up to 200 million euros in this decade. The proposed distillery will be one of the biggest in India with a capacity of producing up to 60,000 litres of fresh malt spirit daily. “The MoU furthers Prime Minister Narendra Modi's &#...
Pernod Ricard India, Maha govt sign MoU for 200 mn euro malt spirits distillery
Pernod Ricard India, Maha govt sign MoU for 200 mn euro malt spirits distillery
Source: IANS
2024-02-24 09:53:08 am
Advantage Vidarbha Kicks off its 1st edition of 'Khasdar Industrial Mahotsav - Nagpur' The Association of Industrial Development (AID) kicks off its first edition of the 'Khasdar Industrial Mahotsav - Advantage Vidarbha' in Nagpur. The inauguration of the industrial expo was graced by the senior leadership from Central & State Politics. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road, Transport, and Highways inaugurated the event with Shri Devendra Fadnavis Deputy Chief Minister Maharashtra, and other dignitaries Shri Narayan Rane Minister Micro, Small and Med...
Advantage Vidarbha Kicks off its 1st edition of 'Khasdar Industrial Mahotsav - Nagpur'
Advantage Vidarbha Kicks off its 1st edition of 'Khasdar Industrial Mahotsav - Nagpur'
Source: PR Agency
2024-01-28 01:54:00 pm