PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Make in India Centre in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Make in India Centre at MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai, Maharashtra. On this occasion, Finland Prime Minister Juha Petri Sipilä and Sweden Prime Minister Kjell Löfven were also present along with Maharashtra Chief Minister ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016

Union Government inaugurates Second Liquid Chemical Berth of Mumbai Port Trust

Union Government has inaugurated Second Liquid Chemical Berth of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) at Pir Pau, Mumbai. The facility was inaugurated by Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. Facts about Second Liquid Chemical Berth The berth is a modern state- of ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016

Tsunami early Warning system successfully tested in Mumbai

A newly-installed Tsunami Early Warning System Siren was successfully tested near INS Angre, off Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head office in south Mumbai. It was tested nearly 11 years after the Boxing Day tsunami which had hit the east ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015

Mumbai wins Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy of Cricket

Mumbai has won the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in the All India invitation cricket tournament. In the final match played at Chennai, they defeated Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Districts (TNCA) XI team by six wickets. Mumbai in the chase had ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015

Maharashtra government declares Thane creek area as 'Flamingo Sanctuary'

Maharashtra government has declared the area along Thane Creek as Flamingo Sanctuary. In this regard State Revenue and Forest Department has issued notification to declare northern part of the creek as a wildlife sanctuary as per provisions of Section 18 of ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

First indigenously-built Scorpene Submarine Kalvari undocked

First indigenously-built Scorpene Submarine on 6 April 2015 was undocked at the Mazagaon Dockyard Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The undocked submarine was named Kalvari and is expected to be commissioned into Indian Navy by September 2016. The submarine is ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015

MoU inked for construction of BR Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mills land

A three party MoU was signed between Union Ministry of Textiles, Maharashtra government and National Textile Corporation on 5 April 2015 for transfer of land for construction of the memorial for Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial in Mumbai. The MoU was ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015

Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, Muslim girl wins Bhagwad Gita contest

Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, a 12-year-old Muslim girl from Mumbai has secured first place Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League. She won the first prize in an inter-school competition for explaining the teachings of the holy book- Bhagwad Gita. The Shrimad Bhagwad Gita ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015

Union Government reconstitutes SEAC-II in Maharashtra

Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted the second State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) in Maharashtra. The reconstituted SEAC-II will assess projects falling in category 8 of the schedule of (Environment Impact Assessment) EIA notification 2006 ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015

Maharashtra government signs MoU with L&T for setting up CCTV based surveillance in Mumbai

Maharashtra government has signed an MoU with engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for setting up closed-circuit television (CCTV) based surveillance in Mumbai. The MoU worth Rs 949 crore was signed by the company and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015