Pune: Civic activists have blamed PMC for failing to act against use of banned plastic, pointing out that the administration had acted against only around 3,000 traders in over a year’s time.The banned plastic materials not only lead to health hazards but also increase the probability of flash flooding as they choke stormwater drains, they…
MUMBAI: In a quiet corner of the northeast, far from India’s conventional technology hubs, Nagaland University has stepped onto the global stage of quantum research. Dr. Biplab Pal, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, has recreated the complex beauty of fractals — the endlessly repeating patterns of snowflakes, tree branches, coastlines and neural networks…
New Delhi: With Chhath Puja only weeks away, chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inspected arrangements at several ghats along the Yamuna, travelling by boat from Palla to ITO. Gupta, who was accompanied by ministers Parvesh Verma and Kapil Mishra, said this year’s celebration would be “grander, safer and more convenient for devotees than ever…
Pune: Doctors at the microbiology department of BJ Medical College have found a new method to examine susceptibility of colistin, a ‘last resort’ antibiotic used for patients battling multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections. The new method not only saves time but is also more accurate, ensuring the potent drug is given only to patients who will…
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has unveiled what it calls a first-of-its-kind national initiative to measure and improve the employability of India’s students. Launched through Shaastra, the institute’s science and technology magazine, the National Internship, Placement Training, and Assessment (NIPTA) programme is designed to provide a curated training pipeline followed by a standardised,…
Library at Cong’s HQ tells tale of India’s democracy NEW DELHI: Volumes holding records of all Congress sessions beginning with the first one held between December 28-30 in ‘Bombay’ in 1885, party manifestos from 1951-2 onwards and speeches of Congress Presidents—the Dr Manmohan Singh Research Centre and Library inaugurated recently at the Congress headquarters is…
Pune: An automobile engineer (45) registered a complaint with the Pimpri Chinchwad cybercrime police, stating that online fraudsters duped him of Rs 2.1 crore after promising handsome returns on his investments in online share-trading between July 9 and Sept 9.According to the cybercrime police, the engineer works with a prominent company in the Pimpri Chinchwad…
Mumbai: An employee of a corporate gifting firm was arrested by Vanrai Police for cheating the firm to the tune of Rs 5.7 crore. The accused, S Gupta, convinced his employer that a pharmaceutical company placed orders with him, on two occasions, for gold coins. His employer organised for the gold coins to be dispatched….
NEW DELHI: South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday announced that the six-lane highway connecti-ng DND to Sarai Kale Khan is set to be completed before March 2026. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this highway. This will complete the highway to Mumbai via South Delhi,” Bidhuri said at an event where Union minister…
Pune: Gangster Nilesh Ghaywal changed his address on Aadhaar card before applying for a passport in 2019, deputy commissioner of police (Zone III) Sambhaji Kadam said on Saturday. The revelation came amid an ongoing investigation into how Ghaywal managed to obtain a passport from Ahilyanagar despite having multiple criminal cases against him.“Ghaywal, who faces 13…
