Pune: An international team of scientists claims to have successfully demonstrated how laboratories spread across continents can locally produce key biological components needed for diagnostics and research, after the Covid pandemic showed how the world was vulnerable because it was heavily dependent on a handful of manufacturers and delicate global supply chains for critical medical…
Pune: Hundreds of citizens gathered near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, close to the Pune collectorate, on Monday in solidarity with the Jantar Mantar demonstration led by founder of Cockroach Janta Party Abhijeet Dipke and supported by innovator and activist Sonam Wangchuk.They demanded resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability from the Narendra Modi…
Price of eggs in the wholesale market climbed from Rs7.20 per piece on July 1 to Rs7.80 on July 20 Pune: Price of eggs in the city has surged over the past month, driven by a combination of escalating poultry feed costs, tightened supply, and monsoon-related logistics hurdles.The primary ingredients for chicken feed—maize and soybean…
Pune: The Bombay high court has set aside an April 29 auction of a 4.42acre land, a part of Aura City housing project at Shikrapur in Shirur taluka, against a recovery warrant issued in 2021 by the MahaRERA.The bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata on July 15 directed the project developer, Bhagvati…
Pune: In a surprise development, veteran administrator Anil Khanna will attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) in New Delhi on July 26 as one of the two nominees of the Bihar state body.Sunday’s EGM is a crucial milestone for AITA which is undergoing a Court-mandated compliance process to align…
Pune: A routine survey of Pune’s grasslands led to the botanical discovery of a new flower species, which was long mistaken for another.Nestled among the grass on Sus Hill, the delicate annual herb resembled Canscora alata, a slender flowering plant found across Asia and Africa with small white flowers and distinctive winged stems. But to…
A PMPML bus which suffered a breakdown on FC Road recently is towed away by a crane Pune: The transport utility is a victim of relentless and deteriorating city traffic that is increasing the number of bus breakdowns and there seems to be no solutions in sight, PMPML CMD Mahesh Awhad said on Friday.In the…
Dash cameras would help address recurring complaints of rash driving, skipping bus stops, rude behaviour towards passengers and allegations of drivers working under the influence of alcohol Pune: PMPML will soon introduce live-feed surveillance cameras in its buses to improve passenger safety, enhance monitoring and enable quick action in emergencies.CMD Mahesh Awhad said 400 buses…
PMPML buses parked on the roadside near the PMC building Pune: Elected members of the PMC will on Monday take a decision about spending Rs474.01 crore from the civic coffers to deal with the running losses of public transport utility PMPML, which has long been a recurrent issue. A special general body meeting of the…
Pune: From protests to court petitions, residents living around garbage depots and processing plants have tried it all to urge the authorities to move these facilities away — but in vain.Air, land and water contamination, vector-borne diseases and a constant stench are among issues cited by citizens, but the recent tragedy at the Moshi garbage…
