Pune: The state government has allocated Rs 62 crore for a major digitisation initiative, targeting historical land and marriage records, as well as photo films, under the Department of Registration and Stamps. This long-awaited project, pending for nearly two years, aims to preserve and make accessible records dating back to 1865.Officials confirmed that the agency…
Mumbai: India’s Southwest Monsoon 2025 has recently concluded with “above normal” rainfall—or 108% of the long-period average (LPA)—with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region registering 20% more than the season’s average. In Mumbai, suburban Mumbai, which has Aarey and the national park in its backyard, received the second highest surplus rainfall after Palghar, and was followed by…
New Delhi: From the malls of Saket to the markets of Karol Bagh, the city is in a festive overdrive — walls getting a facelift, fairy lights snaking up balconies and mithai boxes stacked in shops like sparkling gold bars. The air smells of gulab jamun and burnt crackers. Fine dresses come out, shopping bags…
Pune: A total of 3,079 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be up and running in different parts of the state by Nov this year, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik told TOI.However, with Maharashtra being second highest in the country for EV registrations, only behind Uttar Pradesh, the number of charging stations is still…
Thane: Abandoning the idea of a pre-poll alliance with Shiv Sena for the civic elections, NCP’s Thane unit has launched a direct attack on the state ally. This decision was apparently taken over a string of stalled development projects and instances of corruption in the civic corridors allegedly during Sena’s two-decade regime.Making the announcement before…
New Delhi: As the sale of certified green crackers bearing QR codes will start on Saturday, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday that licences were issued to over 200 dealers.According to the Supreme Court’s order, only CSIR-NEERI or PESO-certified firecrackers are to be sold from Oct 18 to 20. “There are 140…
Pune: The city-based Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) has launched a study to measure how employment responds to economic growth and suggest policies for inclusive job creation. Titled ‘A Study of Employment Elasticity in the Manufacturing and Value-Added Service Sectors of Maharashtra’, the project is utilising secondary data and extensive fieldwork across all…
Mumbai: After reviewing studies conducted over 34 years, a group of Indian neonatologists concluded that shorter antibiotic courses could be as effective as traditional longer courses for serious infections such as sepsis among newborns. The review was published in an indexed and peer-reviewed UK journal, ‘Lancet Clinical Medicine’. The main finding was that a seven-day…
New Delhi: Handloom and handicraft products worth over Rs 42 lakh were sold in just 15 days at the ‘Dilli Khadi Utsav’ exhibition held at Dilli Haat, INA, officials said. Organised by the Delhi Khadi and Village Industries Board (DKVIB) from Oct 1 to 15, the exhibition marked the first participation by the Delhi govt’s…
Pune: The Yerawada Central Jail in city opened its doors for a unique Diwali fair on Friday, showcasing products crafted by inmates.The fair is similar to the one held last year. It generated revenue of Rs 4.88 crore in 2024. This year, the jail administration is expecting a minimum revenue of Rs 5.25 crore from…
