Plant’s consent to operate ended on June 30, renewal with MPCB stuck in admin delays | Pune News

Pune: The consent for Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant to operate, issued by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act expired on June 30, eight days before the administrative building at the facility collapsed after being struck by tons of dislodged garbage,…

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High court orders school-by-school audit of Chandigarh’s education standards. | Ludhiana News

Chandigarh: A 14-year legal battle over the state of public education has culminated in a high court order forcing the Chandigarh administration to audit and defend its compliance with federal free-education laws, school by school.The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered the secretary of the school education department to file a comprehensive, school-wise affidavit…

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Vertical limit! Delhi upgrades firefighting arsenal for taller towers | Delhi News

Delhi Fire Service (File photo) NEW DELHI: The capital’s highrise fire woes may finally find a resolution, as the fire department plans to procure tenders and ladders to strengthen its response to blazes in tall buildings with 50-plus floors.Two specialised fire tenders designed for firefighting in highrises and skyscrapers, equipped with long-range systems capable of…

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First TCS AI excellence centre in eastern India opens at HITK | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) opened its first centre of excellence in AI in eastern India at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (HITK) on Friday. Talks are on for two such centres at IIEST and Jadavpur University.The centre, built in collaboration between industry and academia, will train students in developing AI-based solutions.KM Suceendran, head of…

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