Assistant professor in the department of zoology at Chaudhary Mahadev Prasad (CMP) Degree College, Prayagraj, Hemlata Pant Prayagraj: Mushrooms may soon find a place on dressing tables, with a team of scientists developing an organic face pack using mushroom powder. The innovation, aimed at providing a natural alternative to cosmetic products, has been granted a…
Kolkata: Visva-Bharati (V-B) has reopened Santiniketan Griha – the oldest house on the campus – for tourists after over six years. Visitors at the end of the guided heritage walks will now be able to visit it. The university also plans to open the five houses of Rabindranath Tagore – Udayan, Shyamali, Punascha, Konark and…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: Researchers from the remote sensing laboratory at Goa University’s school of earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences (SEOAS), led by professor Harilal Menon, have developed a mobile application to study how visible light decreases with depth and how underwater visibility changes in coastal and estuarine waters.The application, VEDA (visible-light extinction with depth analysis), was developed…
Lignite costs have climbed to Rs 4,500 during. The price of H-acid, a key dye intermediate, has nearly tripled to Rs 800-900 per kg, while dyes have become costlier by 50-60% Gujarat’s textiles industry is seeing early signs of recovery in production, exports and order enquiries, but a sharp rise in raw material, fuel and…
Amravati: State govt has suspended Public Works Department (PWD) assistant engineer Vinod Goudkar and engineer Shantanu Gulhane for alleged negligence in the electrical and fire safety arrangements at Amravati’s Dufferin District Women’s Hospital. Also, electrical contractor Vidit Aware has been barred from taking up further works at the hospital.Three newborns in the SNCU were killed…
Two excavators were found operating in Badkhal recently Gurgaon: The forest department has objected to the mining department allowing disposal of 500 metric tonnes of stone excavated from protected Aravali land at Badkhal, saying neither excavation nor removal can be allowed without its clearances.In a letter to the district mining officer, the deputy conservator of…
The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation offers a property tax concession scheme for 2026-27 ULHASNAGAR: The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has announced a special property tax concession scheme for 2026-27, offering taxpayers up to 100% waiver on delayed payment penalties.The scheme, introduced under “Shri Ganeshotsav 2026”, will be implemented in three phases from September 12.Under the first…
The four corporations have sought a fare hike citing rising diesel and fuel prices, higher staff salaries and increasing operating costs Bengaluru: The Karnataka Public Transport Fare Regulatory Committee has invited suggestions and objections from the public on revising bus fares for four transport corporations — KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC.The four corporations have sought…
Jaipur: Patients in need of critical care are set for tighter safeguards as the state has ordered strict ICU inspections in govt and private hospitals under the Centre’s 2026 guidelines and Supreme Court directions. The move has brought both govt and private hospitals under district-level scrutiny.A circular issued on Sept 10 directs district authorities to…
Noida: An 18-year-old boy died during treatment after his family found him unconscious in a friend’s room at Shriram Colony in Kulesara village. The family alleged that four friends assaulted and strangled him on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone.The boy’s father, Ranjit Kumar, told the cops that around 3pm on Friday, his son Suraj…
