Developmental Issues Unwelcome airport in a tiger corridor in MaharashtraLyla BavadamThe Maharashtra government has started the process to build a greenfield airport in Chandrapur district even though that will result in the loss of a
Maharashtra: Political tightrope walk at its best Lyla BavadamDespite minor irritants among the coalition partners, the Maha Vikhas Aghadi government puts up a show of unity.
Yusuf Meherally Centre provides free professional health tele-consultation services for Mumbai police handling the COVID-19 crisisLyla BavadamOver the last four months, the Mumbai Police have led from the front the fight against the pandemic. The toll is beginning to tell on the 46,000-stron
COVID-19 Update Maharashtra: Shift in focus Lyla BavadamAs the rise in infections seems to have plateaued in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government turns its attention to the rest of the Mumbai Metropolitan Reg
Maharashtra’s dairy farmers dump milk on the streets in protest against low procurement prices Lyla BavadamMaharashtra’s dairy farmers have begun a protest against the low prices they have been getting for milk over the last three months. Organisations such
Environmental Issues Fresh innings for State Wildlife Board in Maharashtra Lyla BavadamWith the Chief Minister and State Environment Minister open to giving environmental issues a fair hearing, there is hope that the recently reconstitut
The Indian Medical Association says 99 private practitioners have succumbed to COVID-19 in the country Lyla BavadamThe Indian Medical Association has said that 1,302 doctors have been infected by COVID-19 in the country in the private sector and at least 99 of them
Fault lines surface in Maharashtra coalition government Lyla BavadamOn July 3, five Shiv Sena corporators from the Parner Municipal Council in Ahmednagar district defected to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). This
COVID-19 Update Maharashtra: Light at the end of the tunnelLyla BavadamThe COVID situation continues to take Mumbai through ups and downs, but there seems to be a slight improvement.
Government withdraws coal block auction near Tadoba reserveLyla BavadamTen days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the controversial auction of 41 coal blocks, 11 in Madhya Pradesh, three in Maharashtra, and nine
Maharashtra On the mendLyla BavadamThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation begins aggressive testing after achieving some success in containing the spread of the virus in densely populat
Industry and the environment Coal auctions in the time of COVID Lyla BavadamThe Central government’s latest plan to auction off 41 coal blocks in the forest areas of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisg
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