New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed that the enforcement mechanism for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates for govt and govt-hired vehicles in Delhi be implemented with “full seriousness” at the ground level. The directions came after it was found that several govt vehicles lacked PUC certificates.The tribunal on Aug 20 disposed of an application…
Nearly 50 residents of The Imperial have challenged revised building plans Mumbai: In a relief for residents of ‘The Imperial’—the 60-storey twin towers at Tardeo—Supreme Court has restored construction restrictions imposed on the developer. It also asked Bombay HC to expedite hearing of developer S D Corporation’s pending appeal against the restraints in a high-stakes…
Aisa national president Neha Bora said the closure of govt schools had consequences extending far beyond the institutions. Bengaluru: Students, activists and cultural figures Sunday raised concerns over “shrinking of democratic space in educational institutions”, paper leaks, “weakening public education system” and the wider challenges confronting young people.The issues were discussed at ‘GenZ on the…
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…
Hyderabad: Industry experts attribute the employability challenges faced by engineering graduates not to a lack of technical knowledge, but to weak mathematical, logical and analytical skills, limited curiosity and learning ability, and inadequate teamwork and communication skills.They also argue that an overdependence on the IT industry at the expense of core engineering branches has resulted…
Gurgaon: A 25-year-old man died after a truck allegedly hit his motorcycle near Hero Honda Chowk underpass.The incident took place around 6.30am on Saturday when Shivam, a resident of UP’s Etawah, was travelling from Narsinghpur to Yashobhumi for work. The driver fled the spot after abandoning the vehicle, police said.Based on a complaint, filed by…
Kolkata: Two separate road accidents in the Beniapukur police station area have claimed the lives of two pedestrians within 24 hours.In the first incident, an auto driver who was on his first trip out in the city after arriving from Delhi, hit a 60-year-old unidentified woman with his vehicle on Friday near the main gate…
Since it began operations in Nov 2025, the facility has scrapped only 1,638 vehicles Panaji: The vehicle scrappage policy is facing a major implementation problem, with Goa’s only authorised Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) at Marcaim performing poorly and operating at just about a fraction of its potential.Transport director Arvind Khutkar said, “The capacity would…
Gorakhpur: A mother and her teenage son left home together to buy medicines, but returned a day later in coffins, as grief descended on Belwa Dekhli village in Gorakhpur’s Barhalganj area on Saturday. Bindu Devi (42) and her elder son Suraj Yadav (18), who were killed in a road accident on Friday, were cremated on…
Gujarat’s reading initiative Ahmedabad: A Class 10 student in Mansa govt school browses the state-run library in Gandhinagar and finds a book by her favourite author. On an app, the student chooses the book by its number. A dedicated van, plying between chosen schools and libraries, fetches the book from the specific library and, in…
