New Delhi: Delhi intensified its enforcement drive against vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates Thursday, but there was no visible deployment of enforcement personnel at petrol pumps, which largely relied on CCTV surveillance, scanners and announcements to identify such vehicles.Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa earlier said that measures had been discussed at…
Mumbai: As much as 34% of the approximately 4,100 million litres per day (MLD) of water supplied to Mumbai is currently lost as non-revenue water (NRW) through leakage, theft and other distribution losses, according to BMC. NRW has been at 34% since 2024—an improvement from 38% between 2021 and 2023.Additional municipal commissioner Abhijit Bangar informed…
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), in collaboration with Ashraya Hastha Trust, has selected 11 biology-driven startups for its climate solutions programme, which offers funding support of up to Rs 50 lakh. Bengaluru: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-Camp), in collaboration with Ashraya Hastha Trust, has selected 11 biology-driven startups for its…
Chennai: Years after restoration and beautification work began, Retteri Lake is still in neglect as the northeast monsoon approaches. Vegetation has spread across the bund and pedestrian walkway, water hyacinth covers stretches of the lake, and untreated sewage continues to enter the water body, raising questions about its upkeep.In several places, overgrowth has nearly obscured…
Hyderabad: For 24 years, Pishati Laxma Reddy lived with the hope of finding the son who had walked out after a family quarrel and never returned. That hope appeared to come alive when he was told his son had been found at a temple. But what began as an emotional reunion turned into an alleged…
The moment I got off the bike, I realised how unsafe the spot was Gurgaon: I booked an Uber Bike at 7.42pm on Wednesday from my Udyog Vihar office in Gurgaon to my home in Dwarka, expecting a routine ride home. However, the journey took an unexpected and frightening turn when the driver stopped the…
The mosque on the Kolkata airport premises Kolkata: A Calcutta High Court judge cited Wednesday’s stabbing of a flydubai pilot by his co-pilot while hearing a case on Thursday on denial of “regulated access” to Bankra mosque, located near the runway on the Kolkata airport premises.Justice Krishna Rao made the reference after additional solicitor general…
The incident happened at the gate of the society on Wednesday Noida: A bed-and-breakfast operator in Supernova Spira has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly breaking a barrier and forcibly entering Supernova society in Sector 94. A security guard had allegedly stopped him from entering. This enraged the man and he started arguing with the…
Margao: State govt has appointed advocate Savio Joaquim Filipe Correia as president of the Goa administrative tribunal, filling the post nearly four months after it fell vacant and less than a fortnight after the Bombay high court directed govt to make the appointment.The appointment was notified through an order issued by the law department’s establishment…
14 motorbikes used commercially to transport pilgrims seized Varanasi: The Chowk police have seized 14 motorcycles and scooters allegedly being used commercially to ferry pilgrims and tourists to Kashi Vishwanath Dham and other nearby destinations without permission.Chowk police station in-charge Vijay Kumar Shukla said that police noticed several motorcycle riders using their private vehicles to…
