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Maharashtra

American  
[mah-huh-rahsh-truh] / ˌmɑ həˈrɑʃ trə /

noun

  1. a state in W central India. 118,800 sq. mi. (307,690 sq. km). Mumbai.


Maharashtra British  
/ ˌmɑːhəˈræʃtrə /

noun

  1. a state of W central India, formed in 1960 from the Marathi-speaking S and E parts of former Bombay state: lies mainly on the Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Mumbai (Bombay). Pop: 96 752 247 (2001). Area: 307 690 sq km (118 800 sq miles)

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For example, MahaVISTAAR, an AI app run by the Maharashtra government, delivers vital agricultural information in the local Marathi language, reaching over 15 million farmers.

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A 2025 study in Maharashtra found that 30% of eligible women did not register - sometimes because of documentation problems, sometimes out of a sense of self-sufficiency.

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Since February, police have arrested eight people in the case - four from Maharashtra and others from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, and Uttarakhand.

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Born in 1965 in a small town in India's western Maharashtra state, Ms Yadav comes from a farming family and is the eldest of five siblings.

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In February, doctors removed two foetuses from the abdomen of a three-day-old baby in Maharashtra state.

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