As part of the BRICS Sustainable Lifestyle Week (BSLW) plantation will be done across departments and institutions Lucknow: Various public awareness and participation-based programmes promoting environmental conservation, prudent use of natural resources and sustainable lifestyles will be organised across Uttar Pradesh during the week-long BRICS Sustainable Lifestyle Week (BSLW) campaign beginning Nov 1.The campaign is…
India’s imports of Russian crude oil rose in October 2026, up 10% month-on-month. India’s imports of Russian fossil fuels climbed to a record EUR 6.4 billion in October, fuelled by a steep rise in crude oil purchases, according to a monthly analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The increase has…
Mumbai: On Thursday, FDA said that during their Diwali inspections held between Oct 15 and Nov 3, 3,332 establishments were inspected across the state, leading to 1,501 improvement notices, 326 licence suspensions, and 15 licence cancellations.Of these, 1,037 FDA inspections were in Mumbai, with 583 improvement notices, 76 suspended licences, and four improvement notices served.Additionally,…
People stroll amid smog as air quality deteriorates in Delhi NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board on Tuesday defended its air quality monitoring methodology, explaining why official AQI readings are capped at 500 even as private monitoring apps reported levels as high as 1,800 in Delhi after Diwali.The clarification came amid questions over the…
Father and two sons among deceased; CRPF jawan also killed LUCKNOW: Six people, including a 68-year-old man and his two sons, were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after an Omni van collided head-on with a trailer truck near Tharuadih Hanuman temple in Kushinagar in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.The collision was…
The conference is being held on September 19 and 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a two-day international conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics”, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.The conference, being held on September 19 and 20, brings together judges, environmental experts,…
Varanasi: As a Diwali gift from the Yogi Adityanath govt, nearly 2,69, 023 Ujjwala beneficiaries in Varanasi will receive free LPG cylinder refills to help families celebrate the festive season without financial stress.The initiative is being supported jointly by the central and state govts to provide relief to economically weaker households.The free LPG refill facility…
A teenager’s DNA experiment travelled to the International Space Station and became a scientific paper. (Photo: genesinspace.org) Most school science projects are presented in classrooms, evaluated by teachers and eventually packed away. Pristine Onuoha’s project took a rather different route. It travelled aboard a spacecraft to the International Space Station, where astronauts helped test the…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: The state govt has doubled the financial approval powers of administrative departments, raising the sanction ceiling for key infrastructure-related departments from Rs 3 crore to Rs 6 crore to speed up the execution of govt schemes and development projects.Under an order issued by the finance department on Wednesday, the…
1 (Those born on the 1st, 10th, 19th and 28th of any month, are ruled by the Numerology number 1)Today nothing appears seriously amiss, and that very lack of obvious problems is what unsettles you. A task you completed smoothly last week now attracts minor criticisms. A strategy you felt confident about now requires a…
