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Last updated: July 31, 2024 10:47 pm (IST)Students staged a protest after three civil service candidates drowned at a training center in New Delhi's old Rajinder Nagar area on July 31.All private coaching institutions have been directed to cooperate with the inspection team and adhere to the laid down guidelines to ensure safety of studentsDays after three civil service candidates died when the basement of a college building in central Delhi was flooded due to heavy rains, authorities have ordered a safety audit of all training centers operating in Srinagar, officials said on Wednesday.They said all private coaching institutions have…
Last updated: July 31, 2024 11:30 pm ISTHeavy rains that lasted for several hours in Haridwar flooded the entire city, washing away a Kanwariya truck on the Sushi river in Hakkali area. (Representative/PTI)A house collapsed due to heavy rains in Balpur village near Roorkee in Haridwar district, killing three people and injuring six others who were buried under the rubbleHeavy rains wreaked havoc in several parts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday night, with a house collapsing in Haridwar district, killing three people and injuring at least six others.A family was reported missing after heavy rains in a village in Gansali area…
Last updated: July 31, 2024 11:50 pm ISTThe notice warns that legal action will be taken if kitchens are reopened without permission from the competent authorities. During an event at 'Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad' in Vastrapur area, a guest spotted a cockroach in the sambar served to him and captured the videoA dead cockroach was found in the sambar served to guests at a five-star hotel in Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning, prompting the local civic body to seal the kitchen for 48 hours, officials said.The designated officer of the food department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said that during an…
The Ministry of Transport informed the House that it is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of the National Highways (NH). (Representative image: Associated Press)Of the 350 km damaged this year, 278 km was recorded in four states alone – Meghalaya (89 km), Mizoram (67 km), Karnataka (64 km) and Assa Mbang (58 km). In addition, Maharashtra and Sikkim have also suffered damage to 13 kilometers each this year.In the first three months of this fiscal year, at least 350 kilometers of national highways were damaged across India, including 89 kilometers in Meghalaya alone. The Ministry of Road Transport…
Albany Democrats wouldn't have any standards at all if it weren't for double standards – especially when it comes to “green” energy. New York’s renewable energy plans have been slashed, as a new report shows, highlighting the disconnect between radical policy proposals and real-world implementation. In 2019, New York State set a fanciful goal of reaching 70% renewable energy by 2030. But in a new report that deals a devastating blow to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s agenda, The state now acknowledges that they are on track to achieve that goal by a wide margin — and not by a small margin.…
The Supreme Court bench said it would not provide interim relief to Arun Gawli. (Press Trust photo)The Supreme Court upheld its previous June 3 order and scheduled a hearing on November 20 to review the appeal.In a noteworthy development, the Supreme Court has reiterated its decision to stay the release of Arun Gawli. Quoting iconic movie dialogue”So come, son, Varna Gabbar will come.From the movie Sholay, the court affirmed the previous ruling. A bench comprising Justices Suryakant and Dipankar Dutta decided to uphold the April 5 stay order of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court. The Supreme Court…
Upon completion, the 1,386-km-long expressway will become India's longest expressway. representative imageUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to Narhari Amin, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP, said MoRTH has started construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which will include 53 spurs , with a total length of 1,386 kilometers. As of June 2024, a total of 26 packages have been completedThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that nearly half of the work on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been completed by June 2024, with construction on 82 per cent of the stretch completed.Union…
IMD predicts that rainfall will continue till August 5.Apart from Delhi, lightning, thunder and light rain also occurred in other parts of the National Capital TerritoryThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert in Delhi on Wednesday, predicting heavy to very heavy rain in the next 24 hours. Delhiites got a much-needed respite from the soggy weather as rain lashed the city tonight.”Moderate rainfall along with moderate thunderstorms and lightning is likely to occur over North Delhi, Central Delhi, New Delhi, South Delhi, South East Delhi, East Delhi, NCR during the next two hours,” the India Meteorological Center (IMD)…
It’s too difficult and the cost is too high. That's why Air New Zealand abandoned its target to reduce carbon emissions by 2030, blaming a series of difficulties for Tuesday's decision. [emphasis, links added] Delays in the delivery of fuel-efficient aircraft and the affordability of alternative aviation fuels were two key factors in the unexpected move. The move makes it the first major airline to abandon such climate targets, according to the BBC. The airline added that it was setting new short-term targets and remained committed to an industry-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 once it could find…
from CFACT Author: David Wojik On July 26, CFACT President Craig Rucker sent a letter to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, warning him of the seriousness of blade failures at giant offshore wind facilities under construction near Virginia. risk. The warning comes in response to a recent blade failure near Nantucket that left fragments of fiberglass scattered on the beach. Virginia is also at risk. In this article, I'll provide some technical background on this risk. The facility will be one of the largest in the world, with 176 massive turbines. Piling work has just begun, so the turbine blades have…