2025
May
India's First Dark Sky Resolution Passed by Gram Sabha
Udmal
Jun
Jul
Zilla Parishad Acknowledges Udmal's Dark Sky Resolution
Udmal
Aug
CM Fadnavis Congratulates AstronEra on Dark Sky Defender Asia Award Programme-wide
Sep
DSI Pre-Application Submitted for Lonar Crater
Lonar Crater
Oct
Lonar Dark Sky Park Task Force Constituted
Lonar Crater
Nov
DarkSky International Confirms Lonar Eligibility
Lonar Crater
DarkSky International Confirms Udmal Eligibility
Udmal
Meeting with Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Environment Programme-wide
Dec
Meeting with Honourable Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra Programme-wide
Meeting with Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism Programme-wide
DarkSky International Endorses AstronEra as Maharashtra Partner
Programme-wide
Communications Issued to District Collectors of Pilot Sites
Programme-wide
2026
Jan
Satara Task Force Constituted — Earliest Among All Sites
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
Feb
Tourism Department Issues Statewide Dark Sky Directive
Programme-wide
Administrative Sanction Issued — First Site to Receive Approval
Lonar Crater
Mar
Toranmal Dark Sky Park Committee Formally Constituted
Toranmal
Chief Secretary Convenes Inter-Departmental Dark Sky Meeting
Programme-wide
Detailed Budget Framework Submitted to Chief Secretary
Programme-wide
Work Commencement Orders Issued by Lonar Nagar Parishad
Lonar Crater
Apr
Pench Work Order Sanctioned and DSI Pre-Application Filed
Pench Tiger Reserve
Tadoba Work Order Sanctioned and DSI Pre-Application Filed
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
Timeline survey policy community strategic