On World Environment Day, the E-100 Pilot Project was launched in Pune (5 June). The project's goal is to build a nationwide network for ethanol production and distribution.
China has reported the 1st human infection case with the Monkey B virus (BV). Monkey B virus is an alphaherpesvirus enzootic (endemic) in macaques, and it was initially isolated in 1932.
Bank of Maharashtra and the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU is to boost ongoing developmental initiatives linked to priority sector lending in Maharashtra.