Shimona.kanwar@timesofindia.comChandigarh: PGI has launched an austerity campaign to slash its carbon footprint and conserve resources during the ongoing economic crisis. As part of the effort, the institute will trade fuel-guzzling cars for bicycles and waiting rooms for digital screens.The campus-wide initiative encourages all employees — including senior doctors living within residential sectors — to cycle…
Pune: Amplified by concrete buildings, asphalt roads, dense urban infrastructure and vanishing tree cover, birds are struggling to survive in the punishing summer.Pigeons, house sparrows, crows, mynas, bulbuls and sunbirds are increasingly being seen with beaks open in thirst, drooping wings and heaving bodies as they search for shade. Many grow disoriented, collapse mid-flight or…
Dibrugarh: Forest authorities put an end to days of terror among the residents and workers of two tea estates in upper Assam, capturing two leopards in seperate localities on Friday.In the first instance, a leopard that had been creating fear among residents and workers of the Megha Tea Estate in the Moran-Nahoroni area of Dibrugarh…
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak during TOI conclave Lucknow: Referring to the perception of Uttar Pradesh in the past, when workers from the state were humiliated in other parts of the country, and how the situation has changed now, Deputy Chief minister Brajesh Pathak said, “Migrants from UP who moved to other parts of the…
Alwar/Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Friday inaugurated Rajasthan’s first semiconductor cluster in Bhiwadi and said the state govt was continuously working to promote investment and industrial growth across sectors.Addressing a virtual inauguration and foundation stone-laying programme from Jaipur, Sharma said the govt implemented 35 policies over the last two years to create an industry-friendly…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Madhya Pradesh HC order declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex a temple only validated the fears and concerns they had raised since the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) on Friday released a report arguing that Supreme Court’s interpretation of Places of Worship Act revealed how “deeply majoritarian politics has…
Researchers have now used artificial intelligence to overcome the challenges faced by traditional human survey methods. The team from Yamagata University and IBM Research employed deep-learning models to analyse large areas of the Nazca Pampa, a job that would have required decades using conventional aerial observation techniques. Remarkably, the AI (artificial intelligence) managed to identify…
After a successful eight weeks in theatres, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ officially released online sparking social media discussion about the film, and some of its new footage on screens.‘Dhurandhar 2’ OTT releaseTaking to their handles post the film’s OTT debut on Netflix for international viewing, netizens pointed out several notable differences between the streaming version and…
News can arrive that changes your mood in a good way. Venus supports your social life, and the Moon activates commitment themes, so proposals and partnerships come into focus.Unmarried people may receive a marriage proposal, or at least a serious hint from family. Young couples might finally meet after a long gap. The day feels…
New Delhi: While returning from work on Thursday night, an exhausted Shekhar decided to postpone refuelling his car till the next morning. But when he stopped at a petrol pump before heading to office on Friday, he came to know that fuel prices had gone up overnight. “I now have to shell out nearly Rs…
