Mumbai: How does one tackle nearly 39 tonnes of leftovers after dayslong community feasts? Use them to produce fuel and power, for starters. BMC tied up with Lalbaugcha Raja for the first time for an initiative—Prasad to Power —under which food waste generated after being served to thousands of devotees on each of the 12…
Margao: A day after dead fish were discovered floating in a water body at Karmaliwada in Cacora, officials from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) and the health department on Saturday visited the site. GSPCB drew water samples from the nullah and the nearby garbage treatment plant to ascertain the source of contamination.The development…
Varanasi: Two police inspectors, including Ubhao police station officer in Ballia district police, were suspended after audio clip of a telephonic conversation went viral on social media, in which, one of them was allegedly heard seeking sexual favours from a rape survivor in exchange for filing a chargesheet against the accused. The rape accused, who…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation has intensified its crackdown on the illegal sale of meat and fish during the holy month of Shrawan, imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 on violators and seizing 2.45 kg of meat during surprise inspections across the city. Officials warned that repeat offenders would face immediate sealing of their shops.Despite…
Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has issued land acquisition notices to 27 landholders for around 24,000 square metres in Jagatpura to complete a 600-metre missing link of a sector road off Mahal Road. The stretch, identified in the Master Plan, is considered crucial for improving connectivity to colonies on both…
PC: Davidson Institute’s account of the research Justin Bernstein, a 17-year-old student from Greenwich, Connecticut, has developed a research project exploring how genetically engineered bacteria could help slow Arctic ice melting. Named a 2025 Davidson Fellow in the science category, he received a $50,000 scholarship for his work on engineering Cryobacterium to produce reflective silica,…
Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated epic ‘The Odyssey’ has officially received an ‘R’ rating from the Motion Picture Association.According to the latest reports, the rating would technically require viewers under the age of 17 to be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian to attend screenings in the United States. As per Variety, this rating will…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, left, along with BJP MP Ravi Kishan distributes a certificate to a beneficiary during the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony for development projects, in Gorakhpur on Sunday Gorakhpur: Launching projects and welfare schemes worth Rs 926 crore in Gorakhpur on Sunday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that people from UP…
Police said the accused were tenants in the same society and had come to shift their belongings into a rented flat Gurgaon: A preventive legal action has been taken against five people after a video showed an assault at a residential society in Sector 71, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Andour…
An ancient Spanish coin, minted 2,000 years ago, was mistakenly used as bus fare in Leeds in 1950. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Imagine opening your wallet after an exhausting commute, only to pull out a couple of normal pennies, only to find a piece of currency once used to circulate through the old Mediterranean. This…
