NEW DELHI: Wiser from the experience of disruptions caused by the war in West Asia, govt departments have started work on a series of measures to increase domestic resilience and reduce vulnerabilities caused by shocks, whose frequency has increased in recent years.From identifying 100-150 items for import substitution, to boosting the production of active pharamceutical…
About 1.6 lakh saplings were raised in the nursery and transplanted during the rainy season to give them the best chance of survival Against the backdrop of one of Tamil Nadu’s most industrially battered coastlines, forest officials have pulled off what they believe is an environmental triumph — in the Ennore Creek area of Tiruvallur…
A horrific crash on the under-construction Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Badlapur claimed two lives after a BMW, allegedly speeding at nearly 250 kmph, collided with a divider. (Pic: The victim identified as Yogesh Kishan Negi) BADLAPUR: A BMW that police say was being driven at nearly 250 kmph was ripped apart after crashing into a divider…
Surat: Police on Monday seized 40.11kg of ganja, worth Rs. 20. 11 lakh, in raids in the Mahidharpura and Chowk Bazar police station jurisdictions. Mahidhapura police allegedly caught Ali Banmali Nahak (36) with 20.15kg of cannabis, while he was going to deliver the ganja. According to police, Nahak had brought the ganja from Puranchandra Pradhan…
At the bottom of a lake in Mexico City lives a creature that should not, by biological rules, be able to do what it does. Cut off one of its legs, and a new one grows back. Damage its spinal cord, heart, or even part of its brain, and the tissue regenerates with no scarring…
Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and the ensemble cast return as the battle for the Iron Throne reaches new heights in the HBO fantasy drama.image credit (Instagram) The time to wait for the return of Queen Rhaenyra and the Targaryen family is coming to an end. Following the massive prequel series that gripped audiences…
Every time a traffic camera catches a speeding vehicle or a hit-and-run witness scribbles down a registration number, it is relying on a system that dates back over 130 years, one that was invented not because of GPS or digital databases, but because early automobiles were causing chaos on streets still dominated by horse-drawn carriages,…
Mumbai: A day after 11-year-old Vihaan Srivastav died in a tree crash in Chembur, the BMC suspended three officials–Jagdish Bhoir, assistant garden superintendent of M-West ward, Arun Mundhe, sub-engineer from its roads and traffic department, M-West ward, and Yogesh Parte, assistant engineer of M-East ward–for alleged negligence, pending a departmental inquiry.Following Tuesday’s tragedy, BMC commissioner…
A violent gym brawl erupted in Gandhinagar over a Rs 1.1 crore payment dispute for alleged political and government appointments. AHMEDABAD: A dispute over payment of Rs 1.1 crore to secure political and govt appointments allegedly turned violent at a gym in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area on Monday night, leaving one man critically injured and four…
As Delhi prepares to phase out new CNG autos, drivers say the EV ecosystem is still catching up New Delhi : Every morning, before Delhi’s roads fill with office-goers, school buses and delivery vans, Mamta waits patiently at her home in Burari. Just outside, her electric auto-rickshaw remains plugged into a charging point. For nearly…
