The Kundannoor road overbridge in Kochi in the early hours of Sunday is veiled in mist-like smoke from the smouldering waste dump in Brahmapuram. (File) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Kerala’s ambient air quality is currently in the range ‘satisfactory-good’, according to a report prepared by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The inferences … Read more
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh is set to launch a pilot mosquito control programme using Artificial Intelligence (AI) called the Smart Mosquito Surveillance System (SMoSS) to monitor mosquito density, detect species, and enable timely insecticide spraying. According to a TDP press release on Monday, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department will deploy AI-powered sensors and … Read more
The NCB was directed to recover the cost from its personnel involved in the process of drafting and filing the government appeal. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 3, 2025) refused to intervene with an order directing the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) to pay ₹1 lakh cost in … Read more
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Getty Images Emma is doing something she swore she would never do. In an attempt to have some control over her children’s vaping habits, she’s resorted to buying them the vapes herself. She’s not proud of it, but says it feels like the only way to keep … Read more
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Getty Images Emma is doing something she swore she would never do. In an attempt to have some control over her children’s vaping habits, she’s resorted to buying them the vapes herself. She’s not proud of it, but says it feels like the only way to keep … Read more
South Central Railway (SCR) general manager Arun Kumar Jain launched Unified Command & Control Centre (UCCC) at Rail Nilayam and other facilities at Signal & Telecom workshop, Mettuguda in Secunderabad on Monday (June 16, 2025) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A Unified Command & Control Centre (UCCC) at Rail Nilayam, Zonal Interchange Monitoring System (ZIMS), … Read more
Members of police stand guard after clashes erupted due to demands over removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, in Nagpur, on March 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters “The law and order situation in Nagpur, which was rocked by violence on Monday night (March 17, 2025), is under control but a curfew continues … Read more
Becky Morton Political reporter Starmer announces he is abolishing NHS England NHS England will be abolished and brought under “democratic control” in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and duplication, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. The organisation, which oversees the country’s health service, will be brought into the Department of Health, and the PM said the … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Food prices are expected to be under control in the coming year, going by advance estimates of crop output, but the government will keep monitoring prices and act … Read more
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P. K. Sekarbabu on Monday said the committee of experts trying to find a remedy to the problem of sea erosion in Thiruchendur are aiming at finding a long-term solution and also one that will not push the problem to another spot. For the past two days, the experts … Read more