MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s ambitions of securing supplies of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, electronics, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing, the Centre has received industry commitments for recycling capacity of 850 kilotonnes (KT) against an initial target of 270 KT, signalling robust private sector participation in a sector seen as…
MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI: An 18-year-old entrepreneur from Navi Mumbai has expanded his technology venture into the space science domain with the launch of a new digital platform aimed at making astronomy and scientific developments more accessible to the public.Jeet Santosh Bhaskar, a resident of Kharghar and founder of Bronto Intelligence Pvt Ltd, has launched Bronto Cosmos,…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India’s ambitious clean energy transition could face a major climate challenge, with nearly 90% of the country’s planned renewable energy capacity projected to face high or critical climate risk by 2030 unless resilience measures are built into projects from the outset, according to a new climate-risk assessment released by Zurich Kotak General Insurance…
MUMBAI: A civic staffer fell into a water channel in the Gandhi Market area of King Circle on Wednesday morning while Mubai Mayor Ritu Tawde was inspecting the site in the aftermath of extremely heavy overnight rains that had left the stretch waterlogged and disrupted traffic for nearly six hours.The staffer, identified as a mukkadam…
The victim, Mayank Lohar (L), was travelling in the first-class compartment of a Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local when he got into a dispute with another passenger (R) between Andheri and Borivali stations. MUMBAI: A 22-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death inside a moving Mumbai local train after an argument over closing the coach door during…
Mumbai, Thane on alert as heavy rain triggers landslide at Malshej Ghat (Picture credits: ANI) MUMBAI: Heavy rain continued to batter Mumbai and neighbouring districts on Wednesday, triggering a minor landslide at Malshej Ghat, inundating low-lying areas and prompting weather alerts across the region.A minor landslide was reported on Tuesday evening on the Malshej Ghat…
A 22-year-old passenger was critically injured in the abdomen by another traveler on a Mumbai local train between Andheri and Borivali. (File photo used for representational purpose) MUMBAI: A dispute over closing the door of a crowded local train during heavy rain allegedly led to a 22-year-old passenger being stabbed inside a moving Western Railway…
Businesses are facing a rising tide of advanced fraud, with criminals deploying malware to seize control of employee phones MUMBAI: A sophisticated new form of impersonation fraud is targeting business groups and companies by combining social engineering with malware deployment.Scammers are now gaining unauthorized access to employees’ mobile devices to alter contact lists and impersonate…
Officials attributed the cave-in to excessive water flow following heavy rainfall in the area. Train services were regulated during the restoration work, resulting in delays on the corridor. MUMBAI: Suburban train services on the Trans Harbour line were disrupted early Tuesday after a track cave-in caused by excessive water flow was reported between Turbhe and…
The collapse came after intense overnight rainfall across Mumbai, with several areas recording more than 200 mm of rain between 10 pm on June 23 and 6 am on June 24, according to data from Automatic Weather Stations (AWS). MUMBAI: A retaining wall adjacent to a residential building collapsed in Mumbai’s Vikhroli West late Tuesday…
