Maratha quota agitation: Prohibit protests in south Mumbai’s high security area, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora urges CM Fadnavis | Mumbai News

Mumbai: With the Maratha quota protest bringing south Mumbai to a standstill for five consecutive days, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora has asked state govt to prohibit or relocate such large-scale agitations away from the area’s “high-security, high-functioning zones”. “This is to ensure that citizens’ rights are protected, governance remains uninterrupted, and Mumbai continues to…

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NGT seeks report on illegal scrap units in Mayapuri | Delhi News

New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognisance of a TOI report highlighting rampant environmental violations and the return of hundreds of illegal scrap units dismantling end-of-life vehicles in hazardous and unregulated conditions.The tribunal has issued notices to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Development Authority, district magistrate (West…

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ARAI’s Talegaon test city in Pune ready to host indigenous self-driving solutions | Pune News

Pune: The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has completed an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) test city which may be used by automobile manufacturers to test self-driving solutions in Talegaon.ARAI has collected data from 37,000km of roadways and 20 other cities in 24 states. The repository for assisted driving technologies is suited to Indian…

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Choose either DJ or two dhol tasha troupes each for immersion processions: Police tell Ganesh mandals | Pune News

Pune: City police have issued guidelines stating that this year, during the Ganeshotsav immersion procession on Sept 6, only two dhol tasha troupes will be allowed to accompany each Ganapati mandal.Bringing further restrictions into play, police also said that each of these troupes should comprise no more than 60 performers and assistants in total. Besides…

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BMC to upgrade its dust sampler units at 5 locations in Mumbai for better air quality monitoring | Mumbai News

Mumbai: BMC plans to replace its outdated and non-functional dust sampler units at five locations with advanced ones to record and analyse the city’s overall air quality. The new units will also help BMC’s environment department compare the air quality parameters with the recording of the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS).BMC will spend…

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State cabinet approves additional 683 crore for two more Metro stations on Swargate-Katraj underground line | Pune News

Pune: State cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision of an additional Rs683.11 crore for the construction of two more Metro stations on the Swargate-Katraj underground Metro line, besides shifting the Katraj Metro station southwards by around 420m. The two Metro stations in question are coming up in Balajinagar and Bibwewadi, and were added to the…

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