Spike in demand for 20-litre packaged drinking water cans across the city Pune: Irregular supply and reports of muddy, discoloured water from PMC have triggered a sharp spike in demand for 20-litre packaged drinking water cans across the city. Suppliers and distributors said households, housing societies, and small businesses were placing larger, more frequent orders…
Time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and sperm-selection software are helping doctors identify the most viable embryos and reduce variation in lab assessments Pune: India’s fertility sector is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, with clinics increasingly using algorithms to help select embryos, assess sperm quality and improve IVF decision-making.In fact, time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and…
An AI-generated illustration shows chaotic traffic congestion at a busy road junction Pune: Vimannagar residents alleged that traffic rule violations such as wrong-side driving, illegal parking and signal jumping have led to frequent traffic congestion and demanded increased police deployment.Many residents said the area has witnessed persistent traffic snarls over the past several days, especially…
Pune: The Lonikand police are searching for four people, including a couple, who allegedly duped a 26-year-old man from Ashtapur in Haveli taluka of Rs 25 lakh by promising to secure him a job in the state excise department.The victim lodged a complaint with the police on Thursday.An officer from the Lonikand police told TOI…
Daily commuters waiting for PMPML buses near the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) main building are facing severe inconvenience as a lack of a proper bus shelter leaves them exposed to heavy rains Pune: A proposal has been tabled before PMC to get possession of 24 land plots reserved for PMPML to develop bus depots, said…
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan visited the Artificial Limb Centre in Pune on Thursday Pune: Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Krishna Swaminathan lauded the Artificial Limb Centre’s (ALC) work in various indigenous assistive technologies and rehabilitation medicine for injured armed force personnel, veterans and civilians.During his maiden visit to the rehabilitation…
Pune: Questioning the “neutrality” of High Court-appointed Administrator, Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal, All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) interim president Chintan Parikh has termed her handling of the federation’s compliance process as “unacceptable”.An expert on Mittal’s panel responded by saying the interim committee wasted an opportunity to put across their views by refusing to meaningfully participate…
Growing conversations around emotional well-being, stress management and conscious living are encouraging more people to explore structured self-awareness and meditation programmes.Over the past few years, conversations around mental well-being, mindfulness and emotional resilience have become increasingly common in India. Alongside traditional approaches to wellness, many people are also turning to meditation retreats, self-awareness programmes and…
NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar told TOI that the commission has written to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and governor Jishnu Dev Varma recommending that parole should not be granted to convicts in heinous sexual offences. PUNE: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged the state government to deny parole to convicts involved in heinous crimes…
Pune: The Ecological Society, Pune, in association with BILD Clinic, will host a special lecture titled “Moths Matter: A Citizen Science Journey” on July 26 at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital to mark the National Moth Week (July 18–26).The keynote session will be delivered by Pramod Patil, followed by an interactive discussion with his research team. The…
