The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to work closely with the Maharashtra government on food processing recycling of plastic and waste management after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met president and CEO James Quincey in Davos. Fadnavis met Quincey at Magnetic Maharashtra Pavilion in Davos which is hosting the World Economic Forum summit. Coca-Cola agreed to work closely with GoM on food processing recycling of plastic and waste management the chief minister tweeted. CM @Dev_Fadnavis meets Mr James Quincey President and CEO of the @CocaColaCo at #MagneticMaharashtra Pavilion in D... https://t.co/NsAqslMu42 — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) 1516797947000 Fadnavis also attended the KPMG Breakfast Meeting this morning. Discussions were held on job creation in the new economy automation and re-skilling and also on the roadmap for the trillion dollar economy the CM tweeted. CM @Dev_Fadnavis at @KPMG Breakfast Meeting in #Davos this morning. Discussions were held on job creation in the n... https://t.co/svh5BiS7fH — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) 1516796548000
Davos: Wooing foreign investors to come and invest in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has promised to make his state a trillion-dollar economy in the next 7-8 years. Our state GDP is currently about USD 400 billion and we are growing at about 10 per cent. We are expecting to reach a size of USD 1 trillion in the next 7-8 years Mr Fadnavis told PTI in an interview in Davos.The chief minister who is meeting global business heads here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting said he is getting a robust response from everyone and is presenting them the attractive growth opportunities his state offers for investment.Mr Fadnavis said he is also inviting global investors for the Magnetic Maharashtra global summit to be held next month.Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi s keynote address yesterday Mr Fadnavis said he had talked about India becoming a five trillion dollar economy by 2025 and his strong India pitch will also help Maharashtra a lot. Maharashtra currently has a share of 15 per cent in the national GDP which we want to increase to 18-19 per cent by 2025 he said.Subsequently we expect to attain a size of trillion dollar economy by 2026-27 the chief minister said. CommentsClose X He also said Davos has changed a lot over the last few years as earlier India used to be one of the many countries here and today it is all about India here.He lauded Modi s speech saying it was not like any national leader s speech but that of a global leader.
Written by Parthasarathi Biswas | Satara (maharashtra) | Published: January 25 2018 2:06 am A mechanised sugarcane harvest at a field in Sangurdi village of Pune s Khed taluka. (Photo: Daniel Stephen) Top News Padmaavat movie review: A magnificently-mounted paean to Rajput aan baan shaan Karnataka bandh tomorrow: Normal life likely to be affected; schools offices may remain shut VIDEO: Hyderabad student selfie bid ends in horror gets hit by approaching trainSugar mills in Maharashtra are in their third month of crushing but the Javali unit of the Kisan Veer Satara Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana is yet to start operations for the current 2017-18 season (October-September). The reason: An acute shortage of cane harvesting labourers or oosh thodni kamgar as they are called in Marathi. Their supply is down 50 per cent this season. Even our mills at Wai and Khandala were till recently running at below capacity. We have never faced such a serious labour crisis complains Madan Prataprao Bhosale chairman of the cooperative combine whose all three units are in Satara district. The 2016-17 sugar season in Maharashtra was marked by low availability of cane following two consecutive droughts. Factories could crush just 373.13 lakh tonnes (lt) of cane and produce 42 lt of sugar the lowest since 2004-05. This time there is no dearth of cane with mills already crushing 525.21 lt and producing 55.68 lt of sugar as on January 22. They may end up crushing over 680 lt resulting in sugar output rebounding to 72-73 lt. But the current season has also witnessed a significant shortage of harvesting labourers drawn mostly from Marathwada (especially Beed Jalna and Osmanabad districts) and North Maharashtra (Nandurbar Dhule and Jalgaon). The former belong mainly to the OBC (other backward class) Vanjari community while the latter are predominantly Adivasi tribals. The regions from where they come are drought-prone. The income from harvesting of cane grown in the irrigated lands of western and southern Maharashtra is what sustains them. While cane harvesting usually begins after Diwali mills negotiate with muqaddams (contractors) for supply of labourers an estimated 7-8 lakh of them are engaged during the season well ahead of crushing. The muqaddams many of whom are erstwhile labourers themselves are paid a booking amount during June-July. That is when the mills would have made an assessment of their requirement based on the availability of cane. The booking cost interestingly depends on the vehicle that the labourers would use to transport the harvested cane from the field to the mill. Thus booking a bullock cart that can accommodate two labourers usually a husband-wife team may cost Rs 50 000. It would be more around Rs 90 000 for a tractor-trailer capable of bringing 6-8 labourer pairs. The bullock carts are usually owned by the labourers while the tractor-trailer belongs to the muqaddam. A mechanised sugarcane harvest at a field in Sangurdi village of Pune s Khed taluka. (Photo: Daniel Stephen) The above time-honoured arrangement has however taken a huge knock in the current season. Maharashtra mills are reporting an average 15-20 per cent drop in the normal supply of cane harvesting labourers with some pegging it even higher. The Kisan Veer Satara cooperative reckons that only 3 000-4 000 labourers out of the 7 000-8 000 necessary for the full-capacity running of its three mills have joined duty this time. Suryakant Patil managing director of the Mohanrao Shinde cooperative sugar mill at Miraj in neighbouring Sangli district estimates a shortfall of over 1 000 kamgars relative to his factory s requirement of 5 000. Our crushing capacity is 4 000 tonnes per day whereas we are now doing only 3 200-3 600 tonnes. Even that we are managing by getting the existing cane harvesting labourers to work double shifts as against a normal single 6-8 hour shift. But that will become difficult after February when temperatures rise and doing two shifts gets difficult admits Patil. The unprecedented labour shortfall is being attributed to two factors. The first is good monsoon rains (both southwest and northeast) in Marathwada and North Maharashtra which has spurred local agricultural activity and reduced the incentive to seek seasonal migration work. I had tied up with 15 bullock-cart labourer teams. https://afda.com/u/ahmed-patel Four of them returned the booking amount and decided to stay back to tend to their wheat and chana (chickpea) crops. There s enough water for rabi plantings this time says Bharat Dongre a muqaddam attached to the Sahyadri cooperative mill at Karad in Satara and who sources kamgars from Ahmednagar district s Jamkhed taluka. The second reason has to do with the migration of labour to Karnataka and Gujarat where mills are learnt to be paying more. Maharashtra factories are currently giving Rs 198 for harvesting every tonne of cane to bullock-cart labour teams and Rs 228 per tonne to those working on tractor-trailers with these adjusted against the initial booking amount. There is a separate 18.5 per cent commission for the muqaddam payable on the harvesting charge. The muqaddam or tractor-trailer owner also charges (depending upon the distance) an average Rs 650 per tonne for taking the harvested cane to the mill. In case of transport by bullock cart there is no payment in cash and the labourer only gets the green tops (leaves) that remain after the sugarcane is harvested. The cane tops which are fed to his animals are given free of cost. Gujarat and Karnataka mills are paying Rs 30-40 per tonne more. The current agreement (signed in 2014 between Maharashtra s sugar industry and the Todni Vahatuk Sanghatana representing cane harvesting labourers) provides for just a 20 per cent rate increase over five years alleges D L Karad president of the Maharashtra Sugarcane Cutting and Transport Workers Union. His union affiliated to the CPM-backed Centre of Indian Trade Unions has given a notice for termination of the existing agreement. We have called for a strike in the next (2018-19) season demanding better pay he adds. The threat from labour shortage is nevertheless turning into an opportunity for mechanised sugarcane harvester makers. The Kisan Veer Satara cooperative has in the current season deployed 15 such machines that would harvest roughly a tenth of the cane supplied to its Wai and Khandala mills. We will add another 26 machines by the next season. These are either our own or procured by entrepreneurs/farmer groups against bank loans for which we would provide collateral in the form of guaranteed work. Mechanisation is the only way out of labour troubles states Bhosale. His enthusiasm isn t shared though by others. Suryakant Patil notes that while his mill has invested in two mechanised harvesters they are not being used. These machines need large unbroken tracts of cane. In contrast most of our cane holdings are small and fragmented he points out. But Bhosale feels this isn t an insurmountable problem. The equipment manufacturers have made changes to the machines to adapt them to our field conditions. We in turn have induced farmers to effect changes to their planting practices such as maintaining a 4-4.5 feet distance between cane rows as opposed to the prevalent 3-3.5 feet norm. It does not affect cane yields even while allowing the machines to easily operate in the fields he explains. All this is obviously music to the likes of New Holland Agriculture. The Italian agricultural machinery major which assembles Case IH sugarcane harvesters at its facility in Chakan (Pune) has sold 270-plus machines in Maharashtra since 2010. The machinery owners are charging Rs 338-400 per tonne more than the Rs 198-228 rate for manual harvesting. But the machines have the capacity to harvest 15-20 tonnes of cane per hour. That would translate into covering an acre in four hours time which takes two days for a 6-8 labourer-pair team. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App More Top News Sitaram Yechury: If you charge me as being pro-Congress I can counter-charge others as being pro-BJP Special screening of Padmaavat: Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone Shahid Kapoor-Mira Rajput walk hand in hand Tags: Maharashtra Sugar mills No Comments.
.story-content span .story-content p .story-content div color:#000!important;font-family: open sans Arial!important;font-size:15px!important ALSO READ Indian Budget s misplaced priorities Budget 2018: Budgetary support for Indian Railways to be cut by 27% in FY18 Budget 2018: Unfair to judge me on demonetisation and GST only says Modi Letters: Budget expectations Budget 2018 may waive NOC to streamline transfer of stressed assets span.p-content div id = div-gpt line-height:0;font-size:0 In many ways the Lendi irrigation project close to the Andhra Pradesh-Maharashtra border continues to be a prime example of the excruciating delays that have plagued irrigation projects in India. Conceived in 1987 this major irrigation project was to be completed in 1992. The project involved building a dam at the Lendi river to store over 6 trillion cubic metres of water before it joined the Manjira river a tributary of the Godavari the largest river of peninsular India. The project being executed by the Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd was originally envisaged to be built at the cost of half a billion rupees. But in 2016 authorities further pushed the completion date to 2020 with a revised cost of Rs 14 billion. If the project is completed after 28 years of delay it will join 16 other such irrigation projects in Maharashtra that have been hanging fire for over two decades. Many of these projects are in the severe drought-hit regions of Vidarbha and Marathwada in the state. This shouldn t have been much of a bother for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who gets set to present his government s last full-fledged Budget on February 1 2018. But the fact that such delayed projects dot Maharashtra would certainly rankle the finance minister. Information sourced from his ministry shows that these multi-decade delays in completing minor and major irrigation projects across Maharashtra have cost the government a lot of money over the years. Out of a total of 29 irrigation projects under construction in the state 16 are delayed with massive time lags. These projects that should have been completed at an estimated cost of Rs 9 billion will now end up costing more than Rs 50 billion. And the fate of those expected to be commissioned in 2018 still remains unclear. Maharashtra might be India s richest state yet every year the state faces debilitating droughts leading to destruction of farm livelihoods and loss of life due to the paucity of drinking water. In 2013 the state faced its worst drought ever. If that wasn t enough in 2015 and 2016 severe droughts again hit the state. Reports suggest that the state s farmers sought insurance to the tune of Rs 41 billion for crop losses due to drought in 2016. That year the agriculture sector in the state contracted by 4.6 per cent. While Jaitley might be inclined to announce new irrigation projects for Maharashtra the Narendra Modi administration might do well to ensure that irrigation projects scheduled to be completed this year and the ones hanging fire for more than two decades see the light of the day first without suffering the same fate as other projects like the Lendi irrigation project. Finance ministry data show that at least six irrigation projects in the drought-hit state are scheduled to be commissioned in 2018. All these projects were conceived before 1997. Although conceived at a cost of Rs 7 billion their revised completion cost 20 years later exceeds Rs 27 billion.
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today dismissed the reports that the Raj Thackeray-led party had proposed to offer security to the controversial Bollywood film Padmaavat which is releasing tomorrow.The MNS clarification came a day after senior party leader Shalini Thackeray said they would not let anybody prohibit the screening of the movie in the Mumbai region. If anyone tries to obstruct the release of Padmaavat in Mumbai region they will have to face the wrath of MNS workers Ms Thackeray the MNS general secretary and the working president of its film wing had stated. Her statement was viewed as an offer to provide the security to the film.In a statement issued today MNS spokesperson Avinash Abhyankar clarified that reports of the party offering security to the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film is not its official stand. It is not the MNS stand to provide security to the film he stated.Taking a dig at the Shree Rajput Karni Sena which is leading protests against the 13th Century period drama Ms Thackeray had stated that the protesters should respect the decision of the Supreme Court which has cleared the decks for the release of the film. CommentsClose X Padmaavat starring Deepika Padukone Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh is based on the saga of the 13th Century battle between Maharaja Ratan Singh of Mewar and Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi.Rajput groups have been leading violent protests in various states opposing the release of the film.
By: PTI | Mumbai | Published: January 24 2018 10:32 pm Picture for representational purpose Top News Padmaavat movie review: A magnificently-mounted paean to Rajput aan baan shaan Karnataka bandh tomorrow: Normal life likely to be affected; schools offices may remain shut VIDEO: Hyderabad student selfie bid ends in horror gets hit by approaching trainAs many as 1 687 people opted for religious conversion in Maharashtra in the last 43 months with 1 166 Hindus embracing other faiths including Islam Christianity and Buddhism reply to an RTI query has revealed. As many as 44 per cent people (749 out of 1 687) chose to embrace Islam between during this period it added. The information was provided by the Directorate of Government Printing and Stationery (DGPS) Mumbai in response to a query filed by activist Anil Galgali. As per the information recorded between June 10 2014 and January 16 2018 around 44 per cent (749 out of the total 1 687) embraced Islam while only 21 per cent people converted to Hinduism it said. Of the 1 166 Hindu people 664 converted to Islam followed by Buddhism (258) Christianity (138) Jainism (88) Sikhism (11) and other religions (seven). Total 263 Muslims converted their religion of which 228 people (87 per cent) chose to become Hindu while 12 embraced Buddhism 21 Christianity and two converted to Jainism. These are the numbers recorded by the DGPS. It only maintains the record of the people who report to it otherwise the actual number of people who change their religion is quite high Galgali said. When contacted a senior official from the directorate said We have launched an online facility so that people can inform about change in religion. For those who are not much tech-savvy we have 4 000 centres across the state where they can inform us about their conversions. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App More Top News Sitaram Yechury: If you charge me as being pro-Congress I can counter-charge others as being pro-BJP Special screening of Padmaavat: Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone Shahid Kapoor-Mira Rajput walk hand in hand No Comments.
The Shiv Sena BJP s enstranged ally in Maharashtra and in the centre has declared that it would contest the 2019 Parliamentary and assembly polls alone meaning it won t partner with the BJP. A resolution to this effect was passed at the Shiv Sena s National Executive meet held on Monday where the party again voted for Uddhav Thackeray to be the Party President. In a no holds barred attack on the BJP Uddhav Thackeray said that the BJP is only a party of fake promises and advertisements. Killing cow is a sin but what about those who speak lies. If we started putting people in jail for saying a lie then a lot of people today would be in jail. said Uddhav hinting at the BJP s top leadership. You keep saying ache din we don t know whether the country is going backward of forwards under you. Companies are http://www.telgen.co.uk/families/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=25922 shutting down women are insecure children are struggling to get education.. What is the difference between your government and the earlier government then. said the Sena President. Targetting the Maharashtra government Uddhav said I only keep advertisements that the Maharashtra government did a loan waiver and gave people their rights when I ask the people however no one says they got it. We have to pull down this government of advertisement at least in Maharashtra we have to bring in the Sena in power. said Uddhav. The Sena President also took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning why was he taking foreign dignitaries like the Israel Prime Minister to Ahmedabad in stead of other places. Take him to Kashmir hoist the country s flag there or at the Red Fort what are we getting by kite flying in Ahmedabad. questioned the Sena President. He further castigated Nitin Gadkari for his remarks on the Navy saying that while soldiers were being killed Gadkari was humiliating our defence personnel. We are angry because Nitin Gadkari questions what the Navy is doing here. He says fight at the border. Remember it is the country s Armed forces that secures us and not your 56 inch chest. You people just talk. said Uddhav. He added Gadkari says we are the government not you this unfortunately is true that you are the government.
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