New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a pilot drone-based GIS and 3D digital survey to modernise property tax assessment and improve the accuracy of property records, officials said Tuesday.The first phase will cover Rohini F Ward in Rohini Zone and Gharoli Ward in Shahdara South Zone. The survey will use drone imaging,…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police have registered more than 18,000 cases during the first 20 days of a statewide drive against vehicles running without numberplates, using tampered plates, or displaying fancy and non-compliant registration numbers.The enforcement campaign, launched on Sept 1, will continue until Oct 14. Traffic police units across cities and districts have been directed to…
An AI-generated illustration shows a distressed 66-year-old man after he was duped in a Char Dham Yatra booking scam Pune: A cybercrook posing as a tour operator duped a Ravet-based sweets shopowner (66) of Rs 4 lakh by promising a Char Dham Yatra between July and Aug.The shopowner filed a complaint with Ravet police on…
The two flats provided to him under the PAA were valued at Rs 1.38 crore by the stamp duty authorities. (Image for representative purpose only) This is the case of a man who surrendered his tenancy rights and got flats from the builder in lieu of that. He was then served an income tax notice…
Meghana Sajjanar and Ayushmann Khurrana Bengaluru: The power of print has come to the fore yet again.“A year ago, I was pushing my limits but hitting a wall without world-class equipment. Then, a single article in The Times of India changed everything,” international rifle shooter Meghana Sajjanar shared Tuesday.The Bengaluru-based athlete took to social media…
Nearly two decades ago, rapper 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson) joined an effort to transform an underused community garden in Queens into a public green space designed for gardening, recreation and community gatherings. Today, the site continues to carry his name as the Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Community Garden.The project began in 2007 and had…
Maxson said the decision to start Trash Turtles came from seeing rubbish being pushed towards the sea (Photo: Surfrider) At 10, Caymus ‘CO’ Maxson noticed something wrong on a beach in Madeira Beach, Florida. In February 2020, she saw beach trash being raked towards the water’s edge. She realised that the incoming tide could carry…
Among the species benefiting from the restoration are yellow-eye mullet. A major effort to remove invasive rice grass from Tasmania’s Duck Bay is showing major signs of recovery, with native vegetation returning and the number of fish species rising from five to 11. The changes came within just two to three years of the weed…
For a more reliable result, place the eggs gently in a saucepan and cover them with cool water. Bring the water to a boil over medium heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook according to how firm you want the yolks. When they are done, transfer the eggs…
On September 26, 2026, the Harvest Moon creates a stunning celestial trio alongside bright Saturn and faint Neptune. Rising in the east shortly after sunset, the Full Moon peaks at 16:49 UTC. While Saturn is easily visible to the naked eye as a steady point of light, locating distant magnitude-8 Neptune requires binoculars or a…
