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Mangrove Award Winner Exposes Ghost Nets

Gaurav Patil’s photograph Tangled glow: When life meets the ruins won the 2026 Mangrove Photography Awards, portraying a ghost fishing net glowing amid a Maharashtra mangrove to spotlight the growing crisis of ghost gear. The award underscores the broader threats to mangroves—from discarded nets to rising seas and development—and aims to raise awareness and conservation action worldwide.

Indian Maharashtra

Jul 24, 2026

Nation pays tributes on Ajit Pawar birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra leaders paid tributes to late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on his birth anniversary, praising his service to society and vision for the state's development. Sunetra Pawar, his wife and serving deputy chief minister, shared an emotional message recalling his support and legacy as floral tributes were paid at his memorial.

Narendra Modi Devendra Fadnavis

Jul 22, 2026

Protests

Delhi CJP Protest Turns Violent, Injuries Reported

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended Delhi Police’s actions during the Jantar Mantar protests, stressing that peaceful demonstrations are a constitutional right only when conducted with proper permission and that unauthorised violence or attempts to destabilise politics are unacceptable. He warned that leaderless or faceless protests can be infiltrated by vested interests and cited police damage and injuries as justification for measured action, while acknowledging some participants acted with sincere intentions.

Jul 21, 2026

Mangrove Award Winner Exposes Ghost Nets

Nation pays tributes on Ajit Pawar birth anniversary

Delhi CJP Protest Turns Violent, Injuries Reported

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