Pune: Driven by high vehicle density, Mumbai recorded the highest road traffic carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per km of road length among major Indian cities, while metros such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune also showed high levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from road transport, according to a new…
Mumbai: The season of Advent that marks the countdown to Christmas is midway through. The observance began Nov 30 and will end at Christmas Eve Dec 24. Prayer rituals, choir performances, charity initiatives and community outreach is at the heart of Advent as Christians prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ the Saviour.Mount Mary Basilica…
New Delhi: An eerie silence enveloped the third-floor 2BHK flat in a Kalkaji residential building, masking a history of deep isolation and mounting financial distress. Inside the locked house, a 52-year-old woman and her two adult sons were found dead, an end that neighbours and relatives said was preceded by months of withdrawal and an…
Pune: Bengaluru vocalist Siddharth Belmannu captivated listeners from the very first alaap in the afternoon raga Bhimpalasi on the fourth day of Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav at Maharashtriya Mandal grounds in Mukundnagar on Saturday.His powerful yet tender voice evoked an intimate plea to the almighty through the vilambit ektaal bandish (Ab to badi ber /…
Mumbai: It’s 1 pm at the Goethe-Institut in Mumbai, and students of the German language course begin filing into their classroom. In this small group of around 15, there is a doctor, a chef, a neuroscientist, a chemical engineer and an IT professional — all united by a single goal: to one day live, study…
New Delhi: “Craft wasn’t decoration. It was survival,” a grandmother tells her grandson in a hand-drawn panel at the National Crafts Museum, explaining how wool came from cold, baskets from river reeds and mirror embroidery from desert sunlight. As factories replaced local knowledge and standardised materials spread everywhere, she adds, people forgot the origins of…
Pune: The city aims to earn Unesco’s World Book Capital title for 2027, and every resident must contribute towards achieving it, said higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil.He was speaking at the inaugural function of the third edition of the Pune Book Festival on Saturday at Fergusson College grounds.The Pune Book Festival, organised by…
Mumbai: A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Dec 11 by Goregaon police for allegedly blackmailing and extorting Rs 1.5 crore from a prominent city lawyer. She is in police custody and is being interrogated in connection with the extortion case. Investigators have identified four family members as co-conspirators and launched a special operation to arrest…
New Delhi: As Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) measures become a routine part of life for Delhi residents, questions over rights and obligations under the emergency pollution protocol are beginning to surface in courts. In a recent verdict, Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by a senior scientist employed with the Centre for Development of…
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Ajit Pawar will inaugurate and announce more than 50 projects, including major Pune infrastructure, this Monday, as the state pushes ahead with a flurry of launches before the civic-election announcement.A special event has been scheduled at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch to mark the commencement of these works….
