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NDTV
12 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
IIT Bombay To Train 60 Fellows In Public Policy Under CM Fellowship Programme
The Maharashtra Government's Planning Department has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay for the second batch of the Chief Minister Fellowship Programme for 2025-26. As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), IIT Bombay will offer a certificate course in public policy and welfare research to 60 selected fellows. The programme is designed to equip research scholars with analytical tools and methodologies to identify and address challenges in public administration and service delivery. A total of 60 fellows are selected for the programme through a competitive process that includes a written examination and an interview. The fellowship programme will begin on July 28 at IIT Bombay. The curriculum includes four weeks of in-person classes at IIT Bombay, followed by weekend online sessions over the course of 12 months. During this period, fellows will be based in 23 district collector and zilla parishad offices in Maharashtra. They will also engage in directed research under the mentorship of IIT Bombay faculty. The teaching faculty includes Professor Anand B Rao, Professor Bakul Rao, Professor Satish B Agnihotri, Professor Om Damani, Professor Sarthak Gaurav, Professor Aditi Chaubal, Professor Pooja Purang, and Professor Parmeshwar Udmale. The programme will also feature guest lectures from experienced IAS officers and other IIT Bombay faculty members. Upon successful completion of the coursework and field research, fellows will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Professor Shireesh Kedare, Director of IIT Bombay, attended the MoU signing ceremony. Also present at the event were Professor Milind Atrey (Deputy Director, Academics, Research and Translation), Professor Usha Ananthakumar (Dean, Educational Outreach), Professor Vinish Kathuria (Head, Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies), and Professor Parmeshwar Udmale (Principal Investigator and Course Coordinator, Centre for Technology for Rural Areas).
Indian Express
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
PCMC to conduct structural audit of 17 bridges and flyovers that are 20 years old
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is planning to conduct a structural audit of 17 bridges and flyovers that are 20 years old, in the wake of the Kund Mala bridge collapse in Pune district's Maval taluka last month and following directives from the Maharashtra Government. Makrand Nikam, City Engineer, PCMC, said, 'Pimpri-Chinchwad has in all 46 overbridges and flyovers located on railway tracks, rivers, junctions, and highways. Of these 46, 17 are more than 20 years old, while 29 are less than 20 years old. We are going to conduct a structural audit of these 17 bridges and flyovers.' According to officials, the PCMC constructed the industrial city's first flyover, the Mayor Madhurkar Pawale flyover at Nigdi, in 2004. The oldest bridge in Pimpri-Chinchwad is the Harris Bridge in Dapodi, constructed in 1895, during British rule. The Pune Municipal Corporation built a parallel bridge in 1987, when Pimpri-Chinchwad was under that civic body. Dapodi came under the PCMC in 1996, and the civic body constructed another parallel bridge in 2019. The Indira Gandhi flyover in Pimpri was constructed in 1983 and the bridge in Chinchwad in 1978. 'The structural audit of Pimpri, Chinchwad, and Dapodi bridges has already been done,' an official said. Makrand Nikam said the civic body would appoint a contractor to conduct the structural audit. 'We have informed the district collectorate about the process of structural audit we are starting,' an official said. The PCMC administration also said they had launched a survey of the bridges and flyovers located across the industrial area in the wake of the Kund Mala bridge collapse. 'This was done as per the directives of the government,' the official said.
The Hindu
20 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Stay of acquittal is ‘rarest of rare', CJI remarks briefly
Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) briefly remarked that staying a judgment of acquittal in an appeal is a 'rarest of rare' option. The Chief Justice's oral remark came when a lawyer mentioned before his Bench the Maharashtra Government's petition challenging a Bombay High Court judgment acquitting all 12 convicts in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts in 2006. The mentioning was made in connection with a hitch in the Supreme Court Registry over a translation in the case records. The counsel mentioned the issue moments before the Bench rose for the day. 'Stay of acquittal is rarest of rare,' Chief Justice Gavai observed orally. 'Perhaps we will be able to convince Your Lordships that it is rarest of rare,' the counsel replied. The CJI had agreed to list the appeal on July 24 when the Solicitor General, appearing for Maharashtra, had made an oral mentioning on July 22 for an early listing. The Bombay High Court had concluded that the prosecution 'utterly failed' to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. It had set aside the 2025 judgment of the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, which had awarded death penalty to five, and life imprisonment to seven others. On July 11, 2006 a series of seven bomb blasts occurred in the first class compartments of seven suburban local trains of Mumbai between 6.23 p.m. and 6.29 p.m. The coordinated explosions led to the tragic loss of 187 lives and left approximately 824 people injured.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Maharashtra govt brings new scheme with Rs 25,000 crore outlay to boost agri sector
The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced a new scheme aimed at empowering farmers and promoting climate-resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective farming practices. The 'Krishi Samruddhi' scheme will be implemented by the agriculture department over the next five years with a cumulative outlay of Rs 25,000 crore. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Management MCA Technology Finance healthcare Others Degree Project Management CXO Product Management others Data Science PGDM Digital Marketing Leadership MBA Data Analytics Operations Management Public Policy Data Science Design Thinking Artificial Intelligence Skills you'll gain: Duration: 11 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK General Management Programme India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK GMPBE India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 9 Months IIM Calcutta CERT-IIMC APSPM India Starts on undefined Get Details State Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate has described the scheme as a special gift to farmers on the occasion of birthdays of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. "Farmers form the backbone of the rural economy. The 'Krishi Samruddhi' scheme has been designed to boost capital investment in the agriculture sector, improve infrastructure, reduce input costs, and enhance productivity," Kokate told reporters. The Cabinet has approved the scheme and budgetary provision has been made, he said. Live Events Key components of the scheme include capital investment for modern infrastructure, crop diversification , value chain strengthening , and promoting agro technologies suitable for climatic conditions. "The goal is not just to increase yield, but to ensure long-term prosperity for our farmer brothers and sisters. This scheme will help bring real change to their lives," Kokate added. He said the scheme also aims to encourage sustainable farming practices by offering financial assistance for technology adoption, soil health improvement, water-use efficiency, and post-harvest value addition.
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Maharashtra clears proposal to rename Islampur town as Ishwarpur; to seek Centre's nod
The Maharashtra Government has cleared a proposal to rename Islampur town in Sangli district as Ishwarpur. The decision was announced in the state Legislative Assembly on Friday, the last day of its Monsoon Session. Speaking in the Assembly on Friday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said the proposal will be forwarded to the Centre for final approval. 'The power to change the names of cities and places lies with the Centre. The state Cabinet has approved the decision, and the proposal is being sent to the Union government,' he told the House. The resolution was approved during a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday. The demand to rename Islampur was raised by Shiv Pratishthan, a Hindutva organisation led by Sambhaji Bhide. The group had submitted a memorandum to the Sangli Collectorate seeking the change. Bhide's supporters had warned that they would not withdraw the campaign until the demand was met. A Shiv Sena leader from the area said the proposal was first raised in 1986. The move to rechristen Islampur is the latest in a series of such moves undertaken by the state government. In 2022, the Maharashtra government approved the renaming of Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv, both of which were later cleared by the Centre. In a major relief to the state government last year, the Bombay High Court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging notifications issued by the government officially renaming the two cities. Another proposal to rename Ahmednagar to Ahilyanagar, in honour of Ahilyabai Holkar, remains pending with the Union government.
