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MUMBAI: HUL on Thursday named Priya Nair, who heads parent Unilever's beauty & wellbeing business, as MD & CEO. Nair, who joined HUL 30 years ago, will be the first woman to lead the consumer goods giant. The London-based Nair, 53, will take over the corner office in Mumbai on Aug 1, succeeding Rohit Jawa who will step down as MD & CEO on July 31. Jawa, who led HUL for a little over two years, was appointed for a five-year term ending June 26, 2028. His predecessor Sanjiv Mehta had held the CEO' ...Read More >
Itanagar: A total of 89 different bird species were recorded during a two-day bird survey conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Birding Club at Nongsaya Lake, located at Jona in Namsai district.The survey was conducted earlier this year in association with the public works department, Namsai division, conservationist Koj Mama said.Nongsaya Lake, situated around 9km from Namsai district headquarters, offers an opportunity for biodiversity protection. Its surrounding environment has the potential for ...Read More >
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has officially declared the over-a-century-old Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav as the State Festival of Maharashtra. This announcement was made on Thursday by Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar during a session of the Legislative Assembly, underscoring the government's commitment to preserving and promoting the cultural legacy of the iconic festival. Minister Shelar, in his speech, emphasized that the Ganeshotsav is more than just a celebration of Lord Ganesha's b ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those who died in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least nine people were killed after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapsed in the Padra area of Gujarat Vadodara district on Wednesday. In a post on X, the CM Patel said, The collapse of a span of the Gambhira Bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara, has caused an ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended heartfelt gratitude to the people of Uttar Pradesh for the unprecedented success of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign.He said it was a matter of immense pride and emotion that over 37 crore saplings were planted in a day under the mega plantation drive. "This is not merely a number; it reflects our collective sensitivity, responsibility, and gratitude towards nature," the CM said.He expressed appreciation for the contribution of every citizen, pub ...Read More >
Lucknow: Under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign, institutions across Lucknow undertook largescale plantation drives to promote environmental awareness and sustainability. Lucknow University planted 300 saplings on its main and second campuses on Wednesday, featuring fruit-bearing, ornamental and medicinal species like mango, amla, lemon, guava, palms, amaltas, kachnar, Ashok, champa, tulsi and aloe vera, with plans to add 1000 more by July end.LU vice-chancellor Alok Kumar Rai said: "This c ...Read More >
NELLORE: HRD, Electronics and IT Minister Nara Lokesh stressed the role of value-based education and announced the introduction of green passports to instil environmental awareness among children and offered to personally sponsor the education of two underprivileged children. On Monday, he, along with Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister Dr Ponguru Narayana and TDP MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, inaugurated the renovated and modernised VR Municipal Corporation High Scho ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture Production Department, Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, along with MLA Pahalgam Altaf Ahmad Wani, today visited the base camp Nunwan to review the arrangements made for smooth conduct of the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra ( SANJY2025). The dignitaries inspected the sanitation infrastructure, public facilities and sustainability measures put in place by the Directorate of Rural Sanitation to ...Read More >
New Delhi: The debate among scientists and environment policy experts over what really drives vehicle pollution has heated up in Delhi after the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) directive of denying fuel and impounding end-of-life vehicles from July 1 onwards.Petrol vehicles that are over 15 years old and diesel vehicles that are over 10 years old are in the direct line of fire of CAQM's Direction 89.The policy's aim is to reducing emissions, but environmentalists and automotive ex ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa participated in a Master Trainers Workshop on Environment Conservation to promote awareness and capacity building, an official said on Friday. He said Delhi continues its winning streak in air quality management, recording its ninth consecutive 'Satisfactory' Air Quality Index (AQI) day on Friday. "The city's AQI stands at 78, as per the daily Environmental Health Bulletin -- another milestone in Delhi's clean ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: As part of the ongoing 'Adopt Cleanliness - Eliminate Disease' campaign, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) intensified its action against single-use plastic. Raids conducted across various locations led to the collection of Rs 40,000 in fines from eight commercial establishments and the seizure of 8.5 kg of banned plastic materials, primarily plastic bags. In the Belapur ward, five shopkeepers were penalized Rs 25,000 collectively, and 4 kg of plastic was seized. In the Neru ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 3 (PTI) A section of environmentalists and animal rights activists have opposed the Maharashtra government's plan to explore ways to resume the practice of worshipping live snakes on Nag Panchami in Battis Shirala town of Sangli district. Battis Shirala is known for its erstwhile practice of worshipping live snakes on Nag Panchami, celebrated in the month of Shravan. The Bombay High Court in 2002 banned the processions of cobras in the town. The issue was raised in the state assembl ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The dryer explosion at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram, which killed over 35 workers and injured dozens, stands as the deadliest industrial accident in the history of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and among the worst in India's chemical sector. In past five years, the two states have witnessed several fatal explosions in chemical and pharma manufacturing units.The last major incident took place on August 21, 2024, when 17 workers died and more than 35 were injured in a massive expl ...Read More >
Pune: Two men on a bike robbed two women travelling in a private van of their ornaments worth Rs1.5 lakh and one of them sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, who was also in the vehicle that had halted in front of a tea stall on the outskirts of Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan on Pune-Solapur highway around 4.15am on Monday.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill said, "A case of robbery, rape, abduction and criminal intimidation has been registered with the Daund police. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30: Every year on Doctor's Day, we pause to acknowledge the immense contributions of healthcare professionals, but for Knya, a homegrown medical apparel brand, that recognition goes far beyond a single day. Born during the pandemic and shaped by the lived experiences of India's medical community, Knya has grown into more than just a provider of high-performance scrubs. It's a platform that listens, represents, and advocates for the people behind the profession. This yea ...Read More >
Patna: Bizarre news is coming from Bihar's Jehanabad, where district administration constructed a road without removing trees coming in the middle of the way. The road is a 7.48-kilometre stretch, part of the Patna-Gaya highway. A ₹100-crore road widening project in Bihar's Jehanabad district has turned into a surreal and dangerous obstacle course after dozens of trees left standing in the middle of the newly constructed road. The 7.48-kilometre stretch, part of the Patna-Gaya highway, was mea ...Read More >
Lucknow: UP is set to celebrate Van Mahotsav from July 1 to 7 under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wherein the forest and wildlife department plans to plant a record 35 crore saplings across Uttar Pradesh, the highest in country.The department, working in close coordination with various other departments, has gathered 52.33 crore saplings and completed advance soil work on 72,912 hectares of land.A review meeting led by forest and environment minister Arun Kumar Saxena was held f ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in a road rage incident in east Delhi's Geeta Colony on Friday night. The scuffle began when his scooter grazed another two-wheeler and the three men astride allegedly assaulted and stabbed the victim.The deceased, Yash, was the only son of his parents. Police have apprehended the three accused. The cops said that while Mohammed Aman and Lucky were both in their early twenties, the third accused's age was being verified.There was tension in the ...Read More >
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh governor KT Parnaik celebrated his 72nd birthday on Saturday with the students and faculty of Oju Mission School at Papu Nallah near Naharlagun.The governor, who was accompanied by his wife, visited the school campus run by the Oju Welfare Association (OWA). He interacted with students, toured the newly constructed academic block, inspected smart classroom facilities and viewed various student projects, an official statement from the Raj Bhavan said.Parnaik also visit ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 28 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level review meeting here on Saturday and directed officials to transform the plantation campaign into a statewide people's movement. The chief minister's remarks come ahead of the upcoming Van Mahotsav in July. Launching the logo of 'Vriksharopan Maha Abhiyan 2025', Adityanath announced an ambitious goal of planting more saplings on a single day than the total population of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh gover ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties here on July 5 against what they allege is the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra's schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time that the two will come together on a political platform after Raj's decision to quit Shiv Sena to form MNS nearly two decades ago.There has been speculation of a possible reunion of the estranged cousins for the coming civic polls; the protest ma ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: Working tirelessly for 15 days, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Friday finally managed to cap the blowout at their Rudrasagar gas well (RDS-147 A) in Sivasagar, bringing much-awaited relief to the affected region.At dawn, ONGC's Crisis Management Team (CMT), alongside specialists from US-based Cudd Well Control, and local crew, began removal of the damaged Blowout Preventer (BOP) from the wellhead. Once the BOP was safely extracted, a pre-positioned capping stack was met ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS senior leader T Harish Rao on Thursday urged Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to order an urgent investigation into serious irregularities and potential violations of SEBI regulations by the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) and the Government of Telangana. The BRS leader wrote a detailed letter to the SEBI Chairman. In the letter, Harish Rao raised strong objections over the mortgaging of 400 acres of land in the Kancha-Ga ...Read More >
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the health and public works departments, who were act ...Read More >
Lucknow: In a move to integrate environmental consciousness with public health outreach, newborns in Uttar Pradesh delivered between July 1 and July 7, 2025, will receive a sapling and a 'Green Gold Certificate'. The distribution will take place in district hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and other government run healthcare institutions. The initiative will be carried out by the Forest Department in coordination with the Health Department. Officials ho ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is hopeful of plugging the gas blowout in one of its wells in Assam's Sivasagar district by Friday, sources said on Thursday. ONGC sources said that with steady progress and a focused operational roadmap, ONGC is optimistic about completing the snubbing operation before sundown on Friday. The corporation remains committed to executing every stage of the operation with utmost precision, safety, and envi ...Read More >
Sivasagar, Jun 26 (PTI) Leakage of gas continued for the 15th day from a crude oil well of ONGC in Assam's Sivasagar district although the energy major on Thursday claimed that it is nearing to control the blowout. In its daily bulletin on the blowout, ONGC said it has achieved a key breakthrough in its ongoing operations in close coordination with international well control specialists from CUDD Pressure Control. "The team successfully cleared all remaining rig materials, including staircases ...Read More >
Raveena Tandon was recently honoured by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.Source : Instagram Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon was recently honoured by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in recognition of her contributions and dedication to various social and environmental causes. On the occasion of World Environment Day, the actress was felicitated for her ongoing efforts towards environmental conservation and animal welfare. Raveena took to her Instagram ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited forward posts in the Garhwal region and inaugurated "Ibex Tarana 88.4 FM", a community radio station based in Jyotirmath. This initiative is designed to serve as a vital platform for local expression, knowledge sharing, and cultural preservation. The station will broadcast programs covering education, environmental awareness, weather updates, entertainment, employment opportunities, disaster preparedness, tourism, he ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Gurjar community in Rajasthan blocked the Delhi-Mumbai railway track for almost two hours after the Mahapanchayat of the community called by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti at Pilupura in Bharatpur on Sunday. Although the Mahapanchayat ended with accepting the proposed draft sent by the state government on the demands of the community, but soon after this, the situation changed, and a mob led by some youth reached the nearby Delhi-Mumbai railway track, stopped a passenger trai ...Read More >
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