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…
A file pic of a Metro rake stationed on the elevated Ghodbunder Road corridor months after trial runs were flagged off by CM Devendra Fadnavis. Officials are now targeting partial operations by Nov 2026 Thane: After missing multiple deadlines since this Jan, MMRDA is eyeing launch of partial operations of Metro 4 and 4A between…
Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday ordered notice to govt, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) in response to a public interest litigation filed by an NGO challenging the notification prescribing new norms for buffer zones around stormwater drains.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice KS Hemalekha directed the respondents…
38% of travellers still exchange cash before travelling abroad Chennai: Even as Indian travellers plan to spend more on overseas holidays following the recent reduction in Tax Collected at Source (TCS), most remain unclear about the true cost of foreign exchange, with hidden forex charges and non-transparent pricing remaining major pain points, according to Wise’s…
Data Centre Internet datacenter connection, administrator of web hosting concept. Character and text for services. Tech repair center hardware software database for safe server. Flat isometric vector illustration Hyderabad: With Hyderabad shifting gears from a secondary IT/ITeS-led location to a hyperscale and AI infrastructure hub, the city has more than doubled its live IT capacity…
The operation led to the rescue of seven cattleheads Gurgaon: An alleged cattle smuggler suffered a bullet injury during an encounter with police in Nuh early Tuesday after a pick-up vehicle carrying seven cattle heads allegedly broke through a police blockade on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.The accused, Jamshed, is a resident of Bhoot Ka Bas village…
A truck ferrying CNG cylinders was on the Taratala flyover when the cap of a cylinder came off and gas leaked Kolkata: Traffic was briefly suspended on the Taratala flyover on Tuesday morning following a gas leak from a CNG cylinder. The emergency shutdown of traffic led to congestion on Diamond Harbour Road in the…
Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Greater Noida Noida: Greater Noida’s Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium will host the second season of Big Cricket League (BCL) from June 3-13. The BCL is a T20 cricket tournament that combines former international cricketers with amateur players selected through nationwide trials.Cricketers including Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Chris Gayle,…
Panaji:Morjim: Nine youngsters from Delhi were rescued from drowning off Morjim beach on Tuesday evening after being swept into deeper waters by a strong current despite repeated warnings from lifeguards and police personnel.According to Drishti Marine, they were part of a group of around 25 visitors, of whom 15 entered the sea. As the group…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the upcoming Mahatma Buddha Agriculture and Technology University in Kushinagar would play a transformative role in enhancing farmers’ income and improving agriculturalproductivity across eastern Uttar Pradesh.Inspecting the under-construction university campus, being developed at a cost of nearly Rs 450 crore, the chief minister said the project…
