Kolkata: Restoring sewage flow into the East Kolkata Wetlands is essential to revive small indigenous fish and strengthen wetland fish farmers’ livelihoods, farmers and experts said at a workshop organised by CGIAR-IWMI and implemented by the Society for Creative Opportunities and Participatory Ecosystems (SCOPE).The programme brought together researchers, fisheries advisors and local stakeholders to discuss…
UAE Supreme Court overturns man’s death sentence. The UAE Federal Supreme Court has overturned an appeal court ruling that upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering a woman and attempting to kill another man, finding that his right to a proper defence had not been adequately protected.The case has now been sent…
No one was hurt in the incident as the accused was immediately overpowered and disarmed by police constable Vishal Gade Mumbai: Panic gripped the area outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Saturday evening when a 20-year-old inebriated man allegedly brandished a sickle and threatened his girlfriend and passersby. No one was hurt in the…
By 2030, almost 90% of India’s planned renewable energy infrastructure could face dire climate challenges (Representative image) Climate risks may threaten 90% of India’s renewable energy pipeline by 2030; ₹4 lakh crore-plus assets exposed, adds reportMUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India’s race to build one of the world’s largest clean energy networks could face a significant climate challenge,…
Representative image (File photo) MUMBAI: RBI has barred defaulting borrowers from buying back properties acquired by lenders to satisfy a defaulter’s debt, tightening norms for resolution of stressed accounts under its new directions effective Oct 1, 2026.Defaulters and their related parties, as defined under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, cannot repurchase such assets from…
Mhada employee Sarika Lokhande, who started by applying under the EWS category in 2013, finally got lucky by winning a sprawling three BHK apartment under the HIG category in Magathane, Borivli. Pictured here with her husband Mumbai: Mhada conducted its computerised lottery for 2,640 homes at Rangsharda Auditorium in Bandra at noon on Thursday. As…
Strong buying in banking heavyweights and easing crude oil prices helped Indian equities end Monday on a positive note, extending the market’s recent rally. The BSE Sensex rose 521.16 points, or 0.67%, to settle at 78,285.07, while the NSE Nifty gained 159.50 points, or 0.66%, to close at 24,430.35. The movement reflected improving investor confidence…
Kolkata: A seven-year-old girl from Bangladesh, born without her outer ears and ear canal, underwent a ‘bone conduction implant’ procedure at a city pvt hospital that will let her hear. The complicated procedure involves fitting a magnetic device inside the skin that will act as a sound recipient to the inner ear and an outer…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has fixed Oct 31, 2026, as the cut-off date for filing fresh applications under Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY) for grant of conveyance deeds and authorisation slips to eligible residents of 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the city. No new applications will be accepted from Nov.A notice issued…
Kalyan court on Friday remanded Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre to police custody till Monday KALYAN: A Kalyan court on Friday remanded Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre to police custody till Monday in connection with the assault on two doctors and nurses at KDMC’s Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli.Three other accused, who were arrested along…
