Telangana forms expert committee to probe chemical factory blast
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) The Telangana government has constituted a four-member expert committee to investigate Monday’s explosion at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram, which claimed the lives of 40 workers and left several others injured. The committee, to be headed by B. Venkateshwar Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-IICT, will identify the causes and establish the reasons and […]
Bangalore City University to be named after former PM Manmohan Singh
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) The Congress-led government in Karnataka has decided to name the Bangalore City University after late former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made the announcement in this regard in the media briefing after the special Cabinet meeting held at Nandi Hills. A proposal to rename the Bangalore City University as […]
All Dharavi residents to get houses, commercial units to stay in Dharavi: DRP CEO Srinivasan
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Dharavi Redevelopment Project CEO S.V.R. Srinivas assured on Wednesday that every resident of Dharavi will get a house either inside or outside the scheme based on their eligibility status. Srinivas said: “I would like to reiterate that the Dharavi redevelopment is the most inclusive project ever contemplated in SRA (Slum Rehabilitation […]
‘Solar’ shutdown on Thursday against draft Kerala Solar Energy Policy
Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS) An organisation of investors in the solar sector has termed the new draft solar energy policy issued by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission “impractical” and set to adversely affect the state’s power sector. This has come at a time when the state is progressing towards energy self-sufficiency and net-zero carbon […]
AIIMS Bhopal performs first artificial jaw replacement surgery
Bhopal, July 2 (IANS) In yet another achievement, a team of doctors at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhopal, successfully central India’s first artificial jaw replacement surgery using a custom-made titanium implant. The procedure was performed on a 62-year-old woman from Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh, who had been suffering from chronic jaw […]
Tripura CM to expand cabinet tomorrow
Agartala, July 2 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha would expand his council of ministers on July 3, sources said on Wednesday. Sources said that on the advice of the Chief Minister, Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu would administer the oath of office and secrecy to the new minister at the Raj Bhavan. One probable […]
Army facilitates 44 Manipur students to clear JEE and NEET exams
Imphal, July 2 (IANS) Indian Army felicitated 44 Manipur students who cleared JEE and NEET examinations this year after being trained at the Red Shield Centre for Excellence and Wellness, commonly known as ‘Manipur Super-50’, officials said on Wednesday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Amit Shukla said that six out of these 44 students cleared both […]
UN-backed report warns of escalating global drought risk, calls for urgent action
Berlin, July 2 (IANS) Girls pulled from school and forced into marriage. Hospitals plunged into darkness. Endangered dolphins floated lifeless in the shrinking Amazon… These are not scenes from a horror film, but real consequences of some of the most devastating droughts in recorded history, according to a new UN-backed report released Wednesday. Prepared by […]
Netherlands hit by first official heatwave in three years: Meteorological institute
The Hague, July 2 (IANS) The Netherlands has been hit by its first official heat wave in three years, prompting the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) to issue an orange code alert for extreme heat in the country’s southeastern region. The KNMI announced Wednesday morning that the temperature in De Bilt, the national reference weather […]
