The June quarter defied the usual moderation in vehicle sales that typically follows the March year-end peak Chennai: At least a dozen states recorded double-digit electric vehicle (EV) penetration in June, with Assam and Odisha emerging as the frontrunners as EVs accounted for nearly 20% of new vehicle registrations—the highest penetration recorded by any Indian…
Hyderabad: India’s first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, developed by Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace, is all set for a blast-off, with the company finally announcing a launch window of July 12 to Aug 4.Its maiden orbital test flight, named ‘Mission Aagaman’ (meaning arrival in Sanskrit), will lift off from the first launch pad of…
Environmentalists pointed out that the dumping is taking place in the ecologically sensitive Aravalis Gurgaon: Even as MCG claims to be tightening oversight of waste management, a fresh illegal construction and demolition (C&D) waste dumping site has come up directly opposite the Bandhwari landfill. The unauthorised dump has emerged along the approach road to the…
Kolkata: Belgachhia-Kashipur MLA Ritesh Tiwari on Thursday registered a case against Dhrubajyoti Basu who was associated with the Tala Prattoy Durga Puja Committee for allegedly occupying a public ground illegally.Tiwari alleged Tala Park Prattoy had been occupying almost 2 bigha of Tala Gymkhana ground—a govt property—since 2018. He claimed Tala Park Prattoy had also secured…
Noida: German automation giant Festo opened its first experience centre in Phase 2 on Thursday. The facility will showcase live demonstrations and application-driven solutions across factory automation, electric automation, digital engineering, etc.“Noida is considered the capital of electronics manufacturing. There is also immense potential in FMCG, healthcare, automobiles and mobile manufacturing here. This is why…
Calangute: The road stretch near Calangute police station, which was hot-mixed in May, is now riddled with potholes following the onset of the monsoon and poses a danger for commuters, residents said.“Barely two months ago, both MLA Michael Lobo and Calangute sarpanch Joseph Sequeira inaugurated the hot-mixed road. If these roads get potholes within two…
Varanasi: Busting a gang of cyber criminals, Sonbhadra Cyber Crime Police arrested four members of the gang from Lucknow. Those arrested were identified as Sufiyan, Mohammad Danish, Arshad Siddiqui and Tufail Khan, all residents of Lucknow district. The police team busted the gang that cheated four police personnel of Sonbhadra district of Rs 25.03 lakh…
Ahmedabad: Even a month after the start of the academic year, the process to recruit gyan sahayaks on contract for Classes IX to XII has not begun in the state’s schools, raising serious concerns about academic disruption. The commissioner of schools has not yet begun collecting data on the number of vacant teaching positions across…
TNNLudhiana: Overnight rain brought welcome relief from the heat and humidity in Ludhiana, pushing both day and night temperatures below normal on Thursday. The meteorological department has forecast more rainfall activity in the days to come and issued a yellow alert for the district for the next four days.The sky turned cloudy on Wednesday evening…
Panchkula: As part of the Haryana Uday initiative, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will interact with NGOs and representatives of chemist associations from across the state at Indradhanush Auditorium in Sector 5, Panchkula, on July 11 to strengthen public participation in the Drug-Free Haryana campaign.Deputy commissioner Satpal Sharma Thursday reviewed preparations for the programme and…
