New Delhi: Every day in Delhi-NCR, lakhs of milk pouches are emptied, discarded and replaced. While many enter recycling streams, a significant number do not. They end up in landfills, clog drains and litter open spaces, adding steadily to the capital’s plastic pollution burden.Experts describe such waste as “fugitive plastic” — material that escapes formal…
Rod Stewart almost fainted on stage and had to stop his concert for a few minutes to get medical assistance. Days after facing backlash over skipping his weekend concert for the FIFA opening ceremony, Rod Stewart got back up on stage for one of his latest concerts. However, according to recent reports shared online, the…
N Chandrasekaran will step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends on February 20, 2027 MUMBAI: About a year after Tata Trusts, which controls 66% in Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, unanimously approved a third five-year term as chairman for N Chandrasekaran (62), he abruptly announced Wednesday…
Amar Agarwal, chairman, Dr Agarwal’s Health Care Dr Agarwal’s Health Care, founded in 1957 in Chennai, will enter its 70th year in Dec. Over the years, the chain has innovated and introduced new technologies in eye care. In an interview, chairman Amar Agarwal spoke about expansion and technology. Excerpts:How has the business evolved over decades?When…
Water tanker operators had been given 15 days in April by police to install 360-degree CCTV cameras Pune: Senior police officers in the city have said that a drive will start from Monday to check if tanker operators have complied with the mandate to install 360-degree CCTV cameras in their vehicles, with the deadline to…
India fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has been officially warned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against England on Tuesday. The incident happened in the eighth over of England’s innings when Brar collected the ball after his delivery and threw it towards…
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday targeted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, questioning his “desperation” for an electoral alliance with BJP after Badal’s “U-turn” on the issue of constituency delimitation.In a written statement, Warring said while the SAD had strongly opposed…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court recently held that if a cooperative housing society was mistakenly given less area in deemed conveyance than its legal entitlement, such order of a deputy registrar would not enable an adjoining society to take advantage of excess land falling into its fold. The HC dismissed a petition filed by a…
The videos allegedly showed caregivers locking toddlers in bathrooms, spraying toilet-jet water into their mouths, and placing them inside the drum of a washing machine. BENGALURU: Little Scholars, which operated a daycare centre at IT company Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus, has alleged two former employees staged videos of children in distress after being dismissed.They later used…
London commuters brace for 4 days of tube strike disruption / Image: File London is preparing for another week of major travel disruption after talks between Transport for London (TfL) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) failed to stop planned Tube strikes. The industrial action is now officially set to go ahead across…
