MUMBAI: The pandemic lockdown of 2020 silenced traffic, stilled factories, and briefly cleared India’s skies. But what seemed like a pause in human activity became, for scientists, a once-in-a-lifetime laboratory. An international team led by IIT Madras has now turned that natural experiment into breakthrough insights that challenge long-held assumptions about how tiny airborne particles—known…
MUMBAI: In the war against superbugs, time is both ally and enemy. Conventional antimicrobial tests take two to three days to tell doctors which antibiotic can save a patient’s life. By then, many are already placed on broad-spectrum drugs—an emergency shortcut that often fuels the very resistance it seeks to fight. Now, researchers at IIT…
MUMBAI: The Maratha quota protest entered its fourth day on Monday, with thousands of protestors continuing their sit-in at Azad Maidan, leading to heavy traffic congestion and heightened security across South Mumbai. An estimated 35,000–45,000 people have gathered since Thursday, arriving in over 650 vehicles, mostly tempos and trucks, parked from Azad Maidan to Hutatma…
MUMBAI: On Friday evening, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) did more than cut a ribbon—it deepened a tradition. With the inauguration of the Madan Mohanka Centre of Excellence in Case Method of Learning, the Institute renewed its commitment to a pedagogy that has defined it since inception: learning not by rote, but by…
Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, who has been on a fast at Azad Maidan since Aug 29, intensified his agitation Sunday announcing he would not drink water from Monday as, he said, the govt was not responding to his demand for reservation in the OBC category. He declared he would not leave Mumbai till…
Mumbai: BMC misjudged the scale of the Maratha stir. It had geared up to manage around 5,000 protesters on day 1, but with nearly 30,000 thronging Azad Maidan over three days, it was forced to activate emergency mode to scale up services.On day 1, the shortfall was glaring—there just weren’t enough water tankers and toilets,…
Mumbai: State govt is positively considering all demands of activist Manoj Jarange, but action cannot be taken by avoiding the legal process, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said a day after the Maratha quota activist demanded a govt resolution on issuance of Kunbi certificates based on the Hyderabad and Satara gazettes on Sunday itself.“If any demand…
Mumbai: The state cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, led by BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, met advocate general (AG) Birendra Saraf on Sunday afternoon. Late at night, the sub-committee also met CM Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence, Varsha. Saraf was also present at this meeting.Speaking about the meeting with the AG, Vikhe Patil said:…
Nashik: NCP cabinet minister and prominent OBC politician Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday advised state govt to stop “pampering” Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. Bhujbal also warned of a “severe agitation” by the state’s OBC community if the Marathas were granted reservation under the OBC quota.Bhujbal has called a meeting of OBC politicians of the state…
Mumbai: Over 1,000 Maratha quota protesters queued up at medical camps set up at Azad Maidan. Between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, at least 20 were taken to St George’s Hospital with complaints of fever and nausea. A few others visited GT Hospital for treatment. One protester, Vilas Ghogre (34), died of a heart attack…
