🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
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- Jun 26
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Defence minister Rajnath Singh used the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s defence-ministers’ conclave as a global stage to defend “Operation Sindoor,” casting it not as an act of adventurism but as a lawful exercise of India’s right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter. He framed the cross-border strikes as a narrow, intelligence-driven response to Pakistan-sponsored terror networks, pointing out that restraint counts for little when non-state actors enjoy state patronage. By naming Islamabad’s proxy militias in front of Chinese, Russian and Central-Asian counterparts, Singh signalled that New Delhi will no longer let counter-terror narratives be hijacked by “talks-for-talks-sake” rhetoric.
Equally significant was Singh’s pitch that SCO cannot remain credible if members silently watch one of their own abet cross-border violence. He linked the success of Central Asia’s connectivity corridors—and Beijing’s own security concerns in Xinjiang—to a regional crackdown on terror finance and drone-enabled arms flows.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
For a child growing up in Maharashtra, fluency in Marathi is far more than a classroom requirement—it is the key that unlocks local literature, civic life, and community heritage. Early schooling should therefore prioritise Marathi as the foundation language: it is what children hear in neighbourhood markets, public offices, and regional media, and it forms the cultural glue that binds generations. Mastering one’s mother-tongue first also strengthens cognitive development; research shows that strong literacy skills in the home language make it easier to acquire additional languages later.
Once Marathi literacy is secure, schools can layer English for global engagement and offer Hindi or any other language as an elective. This sequence respects both pedagogical logic and constitutional plurality, ensuring children become confident in the language of their immediate environment before turning to wider communicative horizons. In short, language policy should begin by deepening roots at home rather than imposing external priorities that may weaken both learning outcomes and cultural identity.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Maharashtra’s power regulator has approved a five-year tariff roadmap that rewards conservation and penalises heavy consumption. For residential, commercial and industrial users, the first slab of up to 100 units will see an immediate 10 per cent cut in the very first year, followed by staggered reductions that could reach 26 per cent by 2029. Households that stay within the lowest band will therefore feel tangible relief, while small shops and micro-enterprises gain a cost cushion just as energy prices remain volatile elsewhere.
The other side of the formula is behavioural nudge: tariffs climb steeply once consumption crosses 300 units, signalling that discretionary usage—air-conditioning, multiple gadgets, inefficient machinery—will now attract a premium. By coupling lower bills for frugal users with sharper rates for energy-intensive segments, the state hopes to flatten demand peaks, defer costly capacity additions and accelerate the shift to efficient appliances. If implemented cleanly and combined with smart meters, the scheme can both lighten household budgets and strengthen the distribution companies’ cash flow, creating a proof-of-concept that other high-growth states may soon emulate.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Maharashtra is steadily tightening its grip on the title of India’s most-favoured investment destination, and the latest industrial conclave in Mumbai underlined why. A fresh round of MoUs—front-lined by global majors across electronics, green manufacturing and EV components—adds to a pipeline now worth well over ₹3 lakh crore. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis used the platform to reiterate his two-track pitch: streamlined single-window clearances for new units and aggressive last-mile infrastructure spending to ensure factories can plug straight into power, ports and highways without bureaucratic lag. Those moves have already nudged Maharashtra’s FY25 FDI inflow share past 28 per cent of the national total, keeping the state ahead of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Equally significant is the administration’s insistence that these investments be climate-aligned. The state will issue “green scorecards” for every industrial cluster and place ESG compliance at the centre of incentives, a stance that resonates with multinational boards under pressure to decarbonise supply chains. If executed, that could turn Maharashtra into India’s first true trillion-dollar sub-national economy by the end of the decade.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses running the lucrative Mumbai–Pune express route have racked up roughly ₹2.1 crore in traffic e-challans over the past three years, largely for overspeeding and lane violations caught by the expressway’s automated surveillance system. Management now plans to deduct these penalties directly from drivers’ salaries—about ₹8,000 per driver in many cases—arguing that repeated safety violations endanger passengers and that earlier counselling and warnings have failed to curb the behaviour.
Employee unions are pushing back, insisting that the corporation itself shares responsibility because schedules are so tight that drivers feel compelled to speed to avoid late arrivals and disciplinary notes. They also point out that speeding fines surged after the Expressway’s camera network was expanded and that drivers were never formally trained on the new enforcement thresholds. Unless MSRTC revises timetables and institutes defensive-driving refresher courses, merely docking pay may worsen morale without meaningfully improving road safety.
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