Every Ludhiana treewill be GPS-tagged for protection Ludhiana: A pioneering tree census has mapped more than 1.5 lakh trunks across the city’s public parks and roadsides, establishing a digital shield against illegal logging in the industrial hub.The municipal corporation commissioned the ongoing survey through a private firm following a National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive. The…
Astronomers announced they discovered the TOI-201 planetary system, which greatly expands our understanding of how solar systems form and develop. It is located 370 light-years from Earth, has three distinct objects (a super-Earth, a warm Jupiter, and a very massive brown dwarf) and contains a dynamic gravitational interaction. Unlike the solar system we inhabit, as…
Lucknow Super Giants’ skipper Rishabh Pant during a warm-up session. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted he finds it “very surprising” that Rishabh Pant has not been able to dominate the IPL the way he has conquered Test cricket, saying the wicketkeeper-batter’s T20 numbers do not reflect his immense talent.Go…
Chaitanya.MarpakwarMumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the renaming of Sawantwadi railway station after Konkan Railway’s architect, the (late) former Union railway and finance minister Madhu Dandavate. Officials said that after the Centre’s approval, the station will be named ‘Lokmanya Madhu Dandavate Railway Terminus’.A senior cabinet minister said, “Madhu Dandavate is called the architect of…
Dr Chetna Luthra speaks at the event on Sunday Gurgaon: How much screen time is too much? When mental health expert Dr Chetna Luthra asked a roomful of city residents whether they often forgot things — where they’d kept their keys, whether they’d switched off the gas — the response was telling. Almost everyone in…
New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy drowned while another is missing after the two went bathing in the Yamuna river near Sur Ghat on Tuesday afternoon.Both boys, residents of the area, had parents who work as labourers, police said.According to police, they had gone to the river around 1.30pm with four friends, all under 15. They…
Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Petrol pumps across the city have come under the scanner of the Chandigarh administration, with the excise department initiating a data-matching exercise to check possible VAT evasion.The department has issued demi-official (DO) letters to major oil marketing companies — Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd…
Novak Djokovic teams up with Aryna Sabalenka (Photo by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic will partner with Aryna Sabalenka as top tennis stars headline the initial list of 16 teams which have entered this year’s revamped US Open mixed doubles championship. The event, which offers a $1 million prize to the winning pair, has…
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New Delhi: The city Monday continued to reel under heatwave conditions for the second straight day.However, after a thunderstorm hit Delhi in the evening, parts of the capital saw the mercury dip. India Meteorological Department has predicted the heatwave is likely to abate on Tuesday.The maximum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s base station, was 42.2…
