Roads flood, traffic crawls & tempers flare: Two days of rain lays bare Pune’s crumbling infrastructure & poor monsoon preparedness | Pune News

A section of the Pune-Bangalore Highway service road near Mhalunge was left waterlogged after rainfall Pune: Just two days of monsoon rain have once again exposed the fragile state of the city’s roads and drainage infrastructure, with residents flooding social media with images and videos of cratered streets, persistent waterlogging, uneven carriageways and utility chamber…

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Wild rice habitat in Assam now a national biodiversity heritage site | Guwahati News

Guwahati: A tiny 0.41-hectare wetland in Assam’s Sonitpur district, home to the wild ancestor of cultivated rice, has been declared as a national biodiversity conservation site, highlighting the state’s growing importance in safeguarding crop diversity, critical to future food security.Located in Borjuli village, the site harbours a viable population of Oryza rufipogon—the wild progenitor of…

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LU health card for students’ well-being | Lucknow News

Lucknow: To track key aspects of students’ lives, physical activity, diet and nutrition, mental wellness, sleep patterns and social behaviour, Lucknow University has introduced a health card system for its hostel inmates.The health cards will also maintain records of students’ allergies, existing medical conditions and overall lifestyle habits. This structured monitoring is expected to help…

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Five Rajasthani dialects added to Centre’s AI-powered Bhashini platform | Jaipur News

Five Rajasthani dialects have been incorporated into the Union govt’s artificial intelligence-powered Digital Bhashini initiative for language translation Jaipur: Five Rajasthani dialects have been incorporated into the Union govt’s artificial intelligence-powered Digital Bhashini initiative for language translation. The information was shared by Amitabh Nag, chief executive officer of Digital India Bhashini, while speaking to TOI…

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‘Minor’ drop in mileage of vehicles due to E20, says Hardeep Singh Puri | India News

NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay public fears over ethanol-blended fuel, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said a “make-believe” narrative had been unleashed on social media over the past few days.Addressing a press conference, the minister said the reduction in mileage of an E20-fuelled vehicle is “minor”. “It is well established that when you have…

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