The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged “systemic deficiencies” in Maharashtra’s governance, identifying ₹891 crore in possible financial irregularities across more than 10,000 audit queries that various departments ignored despite repeated reminders over a decade. The CAG, in the report tabled in the recently concluded budget session of the state…
During January 2026, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and cyclones affected a total 17,481 hectares, impacting 30,413 farmers across three districts in Maharashtra, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary told the Lok Sabha. The government provided an amount of Rs 2,256.87 lakh as relief of compensation to the affected farmers during January 2026….
The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday (March 16, 2026) night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote. As per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of…
The former forest official claimed the proposal of the Maharashtra forest department to bring leopards into Schedule II, appeared to be a joint strategy of the state and Centre: the state proposes it and the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)/Centre approves it, leading to poor legal safeguards for leopard conservation. “It is to be seen…