Air quality experts said the absence of ‘very poor’ days should not be mistaken for clean air Gurgaon: Residents breathed ‘poor’ air for one in every three days in June. While June is typically among Gurgaon’s cleaner months before the peak monsoon sets in, pollution levels still worsened compared with last June even as the…
Kolkata: With a rain count of a little over 350 mm, this is the wettest June in Kolkata in the last five years. Fuelled by five significant thundershower spells in the past 12 days, the city now has a monthly rain surplus of around 29%. The Met office eyes more showers in the coming days,…
YEIDA handed over letters of intent (LoIs) to eight industrial investors on Tuesday Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Tuesday issued letters of intent to eight industrial investors, paving the way for investments worth Rs 3,181 crore and the creation of 18,126 jobs. Officials said the proposed units span sectors such as automobiles,…
Times News NetworkMapusa: Intense monsoon rain and strong winds triggered multiple incidents across Bardez on Tuesday, damaging property and disrupting normal life.At Ranoi, Aldona, a family narrowly escaped harm when a massive tree crashed onto their house, sealing the only entrance and trapping the occupants inside. Fire and emergency services personnel cut through dense foliage…
Varanasi: Scores of meat, fish and chicken traders, along with leaders of political parties and civil society organisations, staged a demonstration outside the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) office on Tuesday, demanding the withdrawal of its recent decision to relocate meat, fish and chicken shops 10–15 km outside the city limits. The protesters later submitted a…
Bail denied to IAS officer in PMLA case Ahmedabad: Observing that money laundering “scars the economic condition of the nation as a whole”, Gujarat high court denied regular bail to suspended IAS officer Rajendra Patel, who is facing corruption charges linked to alleged irregularities in processing change of land use applications during his tenure as…
Ludhiana: Panic gripped residents of Gagan Vihar in Haibowal after a 28-year-old woman, her three-year-old daughter and her 15-year-old sister-in-law went missing from their home on June 27.Police said the trio has been traced to Haridwar in Uttarakhand and a team has been dispatched to bring them back and ascertain the circumstances under which they…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Tuesday met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss key infrastructure projects and road connectivity in the state.According to a Punjab BJP spokesperson, Dhillon thanked the Centre and Gadkari for the ongoing national highway and other infrastructure projects in Punjab. He said the Centre…
Smaller centres and private hospitals are adopting robots for orthopaedics, neurosurgery, and urology, using these devices to improve implant accuracy and reduce recovery times for joint replacements Pune: Doctors are increasingly turning to robotics to perform surgeries once thought impossible. By using robotic arms and high-definition optics to navigate tight cavities and execute ultra-precise manoeuvres,…
Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) on Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to extend the customs duty exemption on Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) — key raw materials used in the polyester and man-made fibre (MMF) industry — by…
