Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off new train services and announced route extensions aimed at improving rail connectivity across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while also inaugurating the extension of an existing service through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar.The minister launched the services from Rail Sadan…
When people imagine a national park, they usually think of sprawling forests, safari routes and multiple entry gates. India’s smallest national park is nothing like that. In fact, reaching it can be far more challenging than visiting some of the country’s largest protected areas.India’s smallest national park is South Button Island National Park, located in…
BPCL reported its first quarterly loss in 15 quarters (file photo) State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 3,962.13 crore for the April-June quarter of FY2026-27, its first quarterly loss in 15 quarters, as elevated crude oil prices and regulated fuel prices eroded marketing margins.The company had…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) launched a pilot project using IoT-based technology to curb noise pollution caused by excessive honking across the city. Under the initiative, YHonk devices developed by YHonk Technology Private Limited will be installed in select municipal vehicles to monitor and analyse honking patterns through noise sensors.The data collected by the…
Freshwater ecosystems have spent years under growing pressure from pollution, changing weather patterns and rising temperatures. Rivers and lakes in many parts of the world have been losing dissolved oxygen, placing fish, aquatic plants and countless smaller organisms under increasing strain. That broader pattern has often been presented as one of the more difficult environmental…
A Muslim nurse in Texas got fired after she made a video showing how she backs out of a patient’s room if Fox News is running. A Muslim nurse working at the University of Texas Medical Branch made a video showing how she backs out of a patient’s room if she finds Fox News running…
After much anticipation and a delay which felt longer than it was, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finally made his India debut on Saturday, becoming the youngest player to represent the country in international cricket when he took the field in the second T20I against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.The 15-year-old received his maiden India cap from…
