Pune: The pilot run of PMC’s ‘Vishwa 2025′ waste management initiative in Vimannagar in Sept was touted as “highly successful” by civic officials, a month after it was launched.But weeks down the line, area residents are pointing out multiple lacunae in its operations, casting doubt on PMC’s intention of launching the project citywide. The initiative…
Tokenized real-world assets are projected to reach $60 billion in 2026, according to a report released by blockchain oracle platform RedStone. Summary RedStone’s report predicts substantial growth in tokenized assets. The trend is fueled by rising institutional interest in private credit, tokenized Treasuries, and equities. Private credit is projected to represent 45-50% of the tokenized…
Fatty liver can creep up on you without any overt symptoms, but your body may be sending out warning signs. According to Dr. Saurabh Sethi, unexpected weight gain around the belly, increased blood sugar levels, darker urine, ongoing fatigue, and discomfort in the upper abdomen are all red flags. Fatty liver grows in silence. Many…
Financial services firm Equirus Group on Thursday announced the appointment of Manishkumar Jain as the chief executive officer of Equirus Finance, its newly launched non-deposit-taking NBFC, days after receiving approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Jain will lead the NBFC’s expansion and build a diversified lending franchise focused on high net-worth individuals (HNIs), family…
Mumbai: Amid worsening pollution, BMC has found that 117 of the 400 sensor-based air quality monitors at 1,000-odd construction sites that are linked to its dashboard are inactive, prompting questions from environmental activists about vigilance.It’s not known for how long these mandatory monitors haven’t been operational. BMC’s additional commissioner Ashwini Joshi on Thursday warned that…
New Delhi: With just a day left for the MCD bypoll campaigning to end, BJP on Thursday continued to reach out to the voters in 12 wards through its intensive, hyper-local outreach model. BJP functionaries said they had shifted from large public gatherings and rallies to targeted, neighbourhood-level engagement to maximise the party’s gain in…
Pune: NCP (SP) state president Shashikant Shinde triggered a fresh political debate after he hinted that NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena could come together in the future while campaigning for Solapur’s Kurduwadi municipal council polls, where the parties of Sharad Pawar and Eknath Shinde are contesting together.He said on Wednesday some people had adopted a…
Vitalik Buterin donates 256 ETH to two messaging apps. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said end-to-end encrypted messaging is essential for protecting digital privacy, identifying permissionless account creation and metadata privacy as the next major priorities for the sector. He pointed to Session and SimpleX as two projects working on these areas and disclosed that…
For the first time since World AIDS Day was established in 1988, the United States government will not recognise or commemorate the global event. The Trump administration has reportedly ordered federal agencies, employees and grantees to avoid publicly promoting World AIDS Day or using government funds to mark it, a dramatic break from nearly four…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India is gearing up for a big shift in its nuclear policy as the Centre is now planning to allow private companies into the nuclear energy sector, a space that has traditionally been tightly controlled by the government.“We are moving towards opening the nuclear sector…
