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Sirsa said PUCC status and vehicle categories will be verified using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems, along with physical checks on the ground. Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be supplied fuel at petrol pumps in Delhi starting December 18, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said according to a report by ANI. Addressing a press conference, Sirsa said all petrol, diesel and CNG pump dealers in the national capital have ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will not be allowed to refuel at petrol pumps in the national capital from Thursday, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. On Tuesday, Sirsa said owners have been given one day to comply with the rule. "After tomorrow, vehicles that do not have a valid PUC certificate will not be provided fuel," he said. The minister said Delhi's air quality remained better for nearly eight months this y ...Read More >
Visitors will be able to watch horse racing while walking inside the park. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said a world-class 'Central Park' will be developed over a total area of 295 acres, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road. Additionally, a 10 lakh square feet world-class underground environment-friendly sports complex will be developed beneath the Central Park that will host international-level sports facilities along with ...Read More >
Delhi continued to grapple with poor air quality on Monday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 452 at around 8 am, placing it in the 'Severe' category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). IMAGE: A thick layer of toxic smog blankets Delhi on Monday morning. Photograph: ANI on X This continues the trend observed on Sunday, when the AQI was 461 at around 4 pm. Large parts of the city were covered in a dense layer of toxic smog, significantly reduc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The first meeting of the Expert Committee constituted by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for in NCR and adjoining Areas to address air pollution from vehicular emissions was held on Monday under the Chairmanship of Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Co-Chaired by Prof Randeep Guleria. The meeting focused on broad discussions on key issues related to vehicular emission sources in Delhi-NCR, CAQM said in a post on X. Also Read | Delhi Air Pollution: Gov ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The first meeting of the Expert Committee constituted by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for in NCR and adjoining Areas to address air pollution from vehicular emissions was held on Monday under the Chairmanship of Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Co-Chaired by Prof Randeep Guleria. The meeting focused on broad discussions on key issues related to vehicular emission sources in Delhi-NCR, CAQM said in a post on X. "Deliberations covered assessment of ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai is poised for a major urban transformation with plans for a 125-acre, world-class Central Park at the iconic Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Announced on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the ambitious project has been designed by renowned architect Hafeez Contractor. Shinde said an additional 170 acres of land reclaimed through the Coastal Road project would be integrated with the park, taking its total area to 295 acres. "This is the biggest gift ever for Mumbaikars. There w ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ahead of the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections slated for January 15, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday unveiled plans for 295 acres of Central Park, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road and also the 10 lakh square feet of the Underground Sports complex. Shinde said that this will be the largest gift ever given to Mumbaikars. "There will be no concrete construction on the ...Read More >
New Delhi: A hearing on the toxic air in Delhi-NCR was held today, December 1, in the Supreme Court before CJI Surya Kant. The CJI's bench clearly stated that this is not a seasonal dispute but an issue requiring continuous monitoring. The central government was asked, when farmers burned stubble even during COVID-19, why the sky remained blue. The court stated that this matter will no longer be raised only in October and November, but will be listed regularly so that governments do not have to ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 84th Annual Session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) at the Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar today. Gadkari inaugurated the event in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, PWD Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, IRC President Prof. Manoranjan Parida, and senior officials of the state government. In his address, the Union Minister said, "India is making a decisive shift from being a fuel-importin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Three Indian cities -- Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru -- have joined a global coalition of 33 metropolises pledging to redesign urban spaces and protect residents from extreme heat, one of the most severe consequences of climate change, according to a statement. It has joined a global coalition under the Cool Cities Accelerator, a new initiative by C40 Cities supported by The Rockefeller Foundation. Announced on the opening day of the C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio de J ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) - A minibus carrying passengers rammed into a parked truck in India´s northern state of Rajasthan late Sunday, killing at least 15 people and injuring two others, local authorities said. The victims, including the driver, were returning to the desert city of Jodhpur after offering prayers to a Hindu deity in the pilgrimage town of Kolayat, officials said. Among the dead were 10 women, four children, and the driver, senior government official Shweta Chauhan told The Associated Pr ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said. The state-run transport bus was carrying around 70 passengers en route to Hyderabad city in southern Telangana state when a truck coming from opposite direction collided with it near the town of Chevalla, local district official K. Chandrakala told The Associated Press. The front of the bu ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said. The state-run transport bus was carrying around 70 passengers en route to Hyderabad city in southern Telangana state when a truck coming from opposite direction collided with it near the town of Chevalla, local district official K. Chandrakala told The Associated Press. The front of the bu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken a significant step forward in its consultancy activities by foraying into the port sector. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday among DMRC, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Umeandus Technology Private Limited, and BEML Limited to develop a Real Time Automated Cargo Evacuation System (e-FTS) for the DPA, based at Kandla, Gujarat. As per the MoU, the e-FTS shall be developed at a pilot pr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has taken a significant step forward in its consultancy activities by foraying into the port sector. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday among DMRC, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Umeandus Technology Private Limited, and BEML Limited to develop a Real Time Automated Cargo Evacuation System (e-FTS) for the DPA, based at Kandla, Gujarat. As per the MoU, the e-FTS shall be developed at a pilot pr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday that representatives of more than 120 countries took part in the opening plenary of the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly (ISA) in New Delhi. "President Droupadi Murmu successfully inaugurated the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly, and I'm very happy to share with you that more than 120 countries have participated in this, and their representatives are physically ...Read More >
Mumbai: Vodafone Idea (Vi) may finally be seeing the first signs of a turnaround after years of financial distress. The Supreme Court's recent decision allowing the government to re-examine the company's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues has brought cautious optimism to the telecom sector. The verdict gives the government -- already holding a 49 percent stake in Vi -- the flexibility to explore a possible restructuring of dues that have long strained the company's balance sheet. The move is wid ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has warned the Maharashtra government over inadequate implementation of compensatory afforestation related to projects like the Mumbai Metro and Goregaon-Mulund Link Road. The court may revoke permissions for tree felling if proper steps are not proposed by November 11. The Supreme Court issued a stern warning to the Maharashtra government regarding lax implementation of compensatory afforestation, crucial for projects like the Mumbai Metro Rail and Goregaon-Mulund Link Road. ...Read More >
Local residents alerted the police and Fire and Rescue Services, who launched a rescue operation. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A 48-year-old man died in a mudslide near NH-85 widening work at Mannamkandam * The man and his wife returned home before the slide; he died and she was hospitalised * Residents had been shifted to relief camps before the mudslide due to risk warnings Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Idukki: A 48-year-old ...Read More >
Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation's solid waste management department has unveiled a plan to deploy battery-powered vehicles equipped with audio systems that will play popular songs to encourage citizens to segregate waste. This initiative will mark a shift from the existing practice of waste collectors using whistles to alert households.Initially, these vehicles will be deployed in neighbourhoods with low rates of waste segregation. Currently, KMC conservancy workers collect kitchen waste ...Read More >
Train operations across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a railway track in Kokrajhar district, officials said. The blast occurred shortly after midnight, around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati. Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IE ...Read More >
President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter wheels got stuck in a newly concreted helipad at Pramadam, Kerala, due to the concrete not having fully set. The helipad was prepared last minute after a change in landing plans due to weather. The President proceeded to Pamba by road. The wheels of helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam when it landed in Kerala's Pathanamthitta o ...Read More >
Heading home after dinner at a restaurant in Murthal, three men on a bike were killed after they hit a barricade in Delhi's Swaroop Nagar in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. "At 1.33 am, information regarding an accident on GT Road, Libaspur flyover, was received at Swaroop Nagar police station," DCP (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said. At the spot, the police found three men -- Sumit (27), Mohit (26) and Anurag (23) -- lying injured in front of a concrete barricade ahead of an under- ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta: The helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit faced a minor issue during landing on Wednesday morning when its wheels sank into a recently concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam. The incident occurred moments after the chopper touched down at the temporary landing site. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Officials said the problem arose because the concrete surface had not fully set before the helicopter's arrival. After the Presid ...Read More >
Panchkula: With markets in Panchkula bursting at the seams with shoppers, the city is grappling with severe parking woes. With no additional parking arrangements in place and existing lots overwhelmed and encroached upon, residents and visitors are facing daily chaos.Unlike neighbouring Chandigarh, where govt school grounds are often designated as temporary parking zones during festivals, Panchkula has no such provisions. The absence of alternative parking options has forced people to leave thei ...Read More >
Ten transformative technology solutions could change the way the world powers homes, grows food and secures freshwater, according to a new World Economic Forum report. Many of these critical technologies already exist but remain underused. Unlocking their potential as practical, scalable solutions to pressing climate challenges will hinge on political will, financial and material investment and public awareness. The 10 Emerging Technology Solutions for Planetary Health report, developed in col ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Individual Taxpayers' Forum (ITPF) has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to direct the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) not to collect property taxes as taxpayers have been denied basic infrastructure. In a letter to the CM, the forum from Bengaluru East City Corporation limits said not much is being done to improve the city's crumbling infrastructure. With bad roads and drainage, and poor transport and garbage clearance systems, people are left to fend for themselves. Sa ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a compensation package of Rs 31,628 crore for farmers who suffered massive losses due to rains and floods, asserting that the total assistance will be Rs 48,000 per hectare. The government will announce a loan waiver in due course, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, adding that a comprehensive memorandum on the losses suffered by farmers was being prepared for submission to the Centre. Opposition parties have dubbed the re ...Read More >
Guwahati: The recently commissioned Bairabi - Sairang Railway line in Mizoram and the start of freight operations from Molvom in Nagaland have been met with an overwhelming response from both passengers and freight customers, said NF Railway. According to NF Railway, the new passenger train services, which began operating from Sairang on September 13, 2025, have seen exceptional patronage, with several trains reporting well over full capacity. The Train No. 20507 (Sairang - Anand Vihar Termina ...Read More >
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