Waste accumulated outside a housing society in Punawale Pune: The immediate fallout of the Moshi waste depot shutdown after last week’s tragedy is a city staring at piles of accumulated garbage in every nook and corner without a disposal destination.The depot has been shut since Wednesday after a mountain of garbage collapsed on the waste-to-energy…
SEWA Rural team members with Dr Kamran Abbasi Surat: Bharuch-based voluntary organisation SEWA Rural has won the BMJ Awards South Asia 2026 in the healthcare team category for its pioneering work in caring for pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD).Based in Jhagadia, Society for Education, Welfare and Action – Rural (SEWA Rural) was selected…
Jaipur: The Thar Dry Port Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Hirnoda near Jaipur, developed at an investment of around Rs 300 crore and operationalised last week, is expected to significantly reduce logistics costs, improve export competitiveness and attract fresh industrial investments across the state.Spread over more than 100 acres and located just 55km from Jaipur,…
Karandlaje seeks Home Ministry review of Karnataka PRCTNN/ filed by PearlBengaluru: Flagging concerns over the permanent residence certificates (PRCs) being issued by the state government, Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises and labour and employment Shobha Karandlaje sought the intervention of Union home minister Amit Shah.In a letter dated July 8,…
SWARAJ traces the evolution of India’s political imagination through images, objects and public memory It’s the second week of August, the patriotic fervour has already got to you, and then you walk into the Visual Arts Gallery at India Habitat Centre, with Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon and Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyaara Hai playing…
Keep your eyes open on the road today. The Moon’s pressure and a harsh Mars influence make you prone to small mistakes while driving, crossing streets, or even handling tools at work. Don’t rush, not even by two minutes.Unnecessary tension can crop up. Be careful of accepting comments that sound rude or are being directed…
Chennai: After eight years of delay, intervention by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and three govts later, the long-pending Villivakkam Lake restoration project may finally come to fruition by Sept this year.Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) commissioner Dr G S Sameeran, who inspected the upcoming eco-park on Sunday, said major bottlenecks that stalled the project were…
Student dies in school van accident in Banswara Student dies after school van accident in Banswara Student dies in school van accident in Banswara Student dies after school van accident in Banswara Student dies in school van accident in Banswara Udaipur: A van carrying school students rammed into the rear of a truck parked on…
Jaipur: Candidates contesting Rajasthan’s urban local body elections could face a double whammy for failing to remove unauthorised posters, banners and hoardings, with the State Election Commission (SEC) warning that their removal costs may be added to election expenditure and overspending could lead to disqualification from future polls.SEC has directed candidates to immediately remove campaign…
Aizawl: The Tlabung branch of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district, bordering Bangladesh, has rejected a recent claim by a former West Tuipui legislator that Tlabung was historically a “homeland” of the Chakma people and formed part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts before being brought under British administration in the Lushai…
