Hybrid floating platform to generate multiple forms of renewable energy Panaji: The Goa-based CSIR–National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is developing a hybrid floating platform anchored offshore that will generate multiple forms of renewable energy from a single structure.The proposed platform will integrate five renewable energy technologies — solar, wind, wave, tidal and ocean current energy…
Ahmedabad: A Gujarat connection has resurfaced in a visa fraud conspiracy in United States after another Gujarati pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston for participating in staged armed robberies that were allegedly used to obtain immigration benefits.The development comes more than a year after another Gujarat-origin accused was convicted in the same case.Mitul…
Ludhiana: The Model Town police have arrested two prime suspects who, along with nearly 30 accomplices, allegedly barged into a house in Dr Ambedkar Nagar, fired gunshots, and vandalised property over an old rivalry on June 16. The arrested men, identified as Madhav Chaudhary and Sahil, alias Pagal, are both local residents with extensive criminal…
QR codes pasted outside an OPD in PGI inform patients about diet & lifestyle guidelines Chandigarh: The overworked doctors at the PGI are turning to digital “jugaad” to survive a relentless daily tidal wave of more than 10,000 patients in various OPDs. Facing a crushing workload that leaves virtually no time for lengthy counseling sessions,…
The Pune-Nashik highway is one of the busiest and industrially significant roads in the state Pune: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) may be close to completing the tendering process for the proposed Nashik Phata-Khed elevated corridor project, but delay in putting together funds for land acquisition is posing a major hurdle in the…
Thieves cut the roof to enter the shop Surat: Thieves targeted a Pandesara jewellery shop, stealing 5kg silver ornaments worth Rs 7.42 lakh and Rs 20,000 cash. They cut the roof and ceiling under it to enter the shop and left with the valuables. Thieves targeted the shop for the second time having failed to…
Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Sunday said the Kuki-Zo Council’s recent statement was a blatant attempt to divert attention from what it described as the abduction, torture and killing of six Naga civilians whose families continue to await for justice.In a release, the NSF said it was disturbed by the use of the…
Site of fire tragedy in Aliganj Lucknow: Nearly a week after one of Lucknow’s deadliest fire tragedies claimed 15 young lives, Usha Mehta Marg in Aliganj wears a haunting look. The stretch, that once echoed with the chatter of students, , has fallen into an uneasy silence. The charred two-storey building now stands like a…
Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Sunday reviewed preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra on July 4, directing officials to complete all arrangements in a time-bound manner and ensure foolproof security.The CM inspected the refinery’s Central Control Unit, where officials briefed him on the plant’s operations…
Government widens fight on anaemia, adds low birth weight babies NEW DELHI: Low birth weight babies up to six months of age will be brought under the Centre’s flagship anaemia control programme for the first time as govt overhauls its strategy to tackle one of India’s biggest public health challenges, widening the focus beyond iron…
