Pune: The sugar industry needs to move beyond conventional sugar production and evolve into a multiproduct biomass resource by expanding into ethanol, biogas, bio-CNG and other value-added products to improve its economic viability, former state home and finance minister Jayant Patil said on Friday. Speaking at the 71st annual convention of the Deccan Sugar Technologies…
Pune: Holders of old grant properties in cantonments will now have a defined, time-bound procedure for seeking permission to transfer or mutate their occupancy rights, with the station commander (brigadier-rank officer) designated as the competent authority to decide such applications.Under the new procedure laid down by the Ministry of Defence, applications will be submitted to…
To facilitate the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) set up registration desks at public places across the city, including the premises of a Gurudwara in Ravet Pune: Villages are racing ahead in digitisation of voter records under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with booth level officers (BLOs)…
Toy libraries are reporting a rise in memberships as families opt to borrow age-appropriate toys, puzzles, STEM kits and children’s books instead of buying new ones every few weeks Pune: Toys come and go, but the pile of unused ones in the corner stays forever, or at least, it used to. As children outgrow toys…
Pune: Consumer complaints over the lack of transparency in cloud kitchen operations are increasingly putting the spotlight on food safety enforcement in the city.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been receiving several complaints, ranging from misleading restaurant identities on food delivery apps and undisclosed kitchen locations to concerns over hygiene standards and food handling…
A clean, modern restaurant kitchen Pune: Many restaurants in Pune are taking visible steps to rebuild customer confidence, following a series of FDA crackdowns on food safety violations.Eateries are highlighting their hygiene practices through open kitchens, stricter quality checks, fresh ingredient sourcing, staff training and more frequent kitchen sanitisation. Several restaurants have also begun displaying…
Pune: The Pune airport has recorded the highest daily flight movement even on Sunday with 220 commercial aircraft taking off and touching down.Last Sunday (Aug 2), the airport had recorded a total of 216 flight movements (108 departures and 108 arrivals).“Sunday is a holiday and the passenger traffic jumps up. With an increased passenger traffic,…
Pune: Extension of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline from Aug 8 to Aug 17 has brought relief to many, including housing society associations and resident welfare forums engaged in outreach efforts. However, the task at hand remains formidable.Not taking it lightly, people are coming together to lend a hand to fellow voters, with…
An AI-generated illustration of a deepfake Pune: Cybercrooks used a deepfake video clip of late industrialist Ratan Tata to lure a woman and cheat her of Rs 4.09 lakh.The Bharati Vidyapeeth police on Saturday registered a case against fraudsters after the woman (38), a resident of Ambegaon, reported the matter. The complainant works as a…
Baramati airstrip has a table-top runway Pune: A training aircraft operated by Carver Aviation veered off the runway during a training exercise at the Baramati airstrip on Sunday afternoon. Both occupants of the aircraft were unhurt. Sources said the DGCA will investigate this incident.The incident occurred at 12:36 pm when the four-seater Cessna 172S, bearing…
