Thane: Four-way waste segregation will be made mandatory for all housing societies and bulk waste generators in Thane under the Centre’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026. A phased rollout of the campaign, titled ‘Four Bin, Thane Clean’, will begin in Oct after the policy is finalised. Currently, there is a two-bin system in place.Households…
New Delhi: Over 1.6 lakh enumeration forms were distributed among voters across Delhi’s 70 assembly constituencies on the first day of the month-long special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, with around 13,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) launching the door-to-door exercise Tuesday.Chief minister Rekha Gupta, who filled and submitted the enumeration forms for herself and…
Chennai: India’s electric vehicle (EV) market sustained its growth momentum in June, with monthly registrations rising to 2.9 lakh units and EV penetration climbing to around 12%, underscoring the rapid mainstream adoption of battery-powered mobility.The June tally was nearly one lakh units higher than the 1.9 lakh registrations recorded a year ago and surpassed May’s…
Bail denied to IAS officer in PMLA case Ahmedabad: Observing that money laundering “scars the economic condition of the nation as a whole”, Gujarat high court denied regular bail to suspended IAS officer Rajendra Patel, who is facing corruption charges linked to alleged irregularities in processing change of land use applications during his tenure as…
Kolkata: The cyclonic circulation over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh is likely to trigger the formation of a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood around Friday. With this system set to revive the monsoon flow, the city and parts of south Bengal are likely to get heavy to…
Smaller centres and private hospitals are adopting robots for orthopaedics, neurosurgery, and urology, using these devices to improve implant accuracy and reduce recovery times for joint replacements Pune: Doctors are increasingly turning to robotics to perform surgeries once thought impossible. By using robotic arms and high-definition optics to navigate tight cavities and execute ultra-precise manoeuvres,…
TNNCalangute: Heavy rain on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday led to water seeping into an underground petrol storage tank at a fuel station in Saligao, resulting in widespread vehicle breakdowns on Tuesday morning.A large number of vehicles, mostly two-wheelers, developed engine trouble shortly after refuelling at the pump. Several of them would not…
Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) on Tuesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to extend the customs duty exemption on Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) — key raw materials used in the polyester and man-made fibre (MMF) industry — by…
Voltas sells 1 million units in 81 days as India sizzles MUMBAI: Voltas entered the new financial year on a strong footing, with its room air conditioning business crossing the milestone of one million units in a record 81 days, chairman Noel Tata said Tuesday at what marked his final annual general meeting as chairman…
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 continues with one of the most intriguing knockout fixtures of the tournament as Mexico welcome Ecuador to the Mexico City Stadium. With the margin for error now gone, both sides know only victory will keep their World Cup dreams alive. Mexico arrive carrying both momentum and expectation….
