Maritime events enhance Visakhapatnam’s image at global level; Union Minister Ajay Bhatt

Maritime events enhance Visakhapatnam’s image at global level; Union Minister Ajay Bhatt

A marching contingent from Vietnam participating in the City Parade of MILAN-2024 seen marching down the Beach Road , in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said that Visakhapatnam has to be praised for its stand on various national and international maritime programmes that enhance … Read more

Uttar Pradesh BJP to see overhaul at districts level with eye on 2024 polls

Uttar Pradesh BJP to see overhaul at districts level with eye on 2024 polls

Image used for representative purpose only. File | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI In a major rejig to organisational structure ahead of the Lok Sabha election in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh is planning to change at least 50 district presidents Many of the district presidents who are expected to face the … Read more

Constructing a Rail Overbridge (ROB) at Level Crossing 64 in Karunguzhi, Chennai – ₹29.5 Crore Project to be Completed by March 2025

Constructing a Rail Overbridge (ROB) at Level Crossing 64 in Karunguzhi, Chennai – ₹29.5 Crore Project to be Completed by March 2025

Work to construct a rail overbridge (ROB) at a cost of ₹29.5 crore at level crossing 64 at Karunguzhi in Chengalpattu district commenced recently. The project will help local residents and farmers moving paddy to the rice mills in the locality. Sources in the Highways Department explained that the 847-m, two-lane ROB, with 22 spans, … Read more

Need to strengthen SP at booth level to defeat BJP, says Akhilesh

Need to strengthen SP at booth level to defeat BJP, says Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav addresses during the ‘Lok Jagran Abhiyan’ at Naimisharanya in Sitapur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday addressed a training camp of party workers under the Lok Jagran Abhiyan at Naimisharanya in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, and asked workers to strengthen the … Read more

Domestic air travel now at 85% of pre-COVID level: IATA

Domestic air travel now at 85% of pre-COVID level: IATA

Indian domestic air travel has significantly improved as it touched 85.7% of pre-COVID 2019 levels in the year 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA announced earlier this month that the recovery in air travel continued in December, 2022 and was signed up for the whole year compared with 2021. In India, … Read more

Apple Watch ECG sensor can predict stress level accurately: Study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Apple Watch ECG sensor can predict stress level accurately: Study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: While exploring the Apple Watch‘s ECG sensor in some depth, a team of researchers has said that the watch’s ECG sensor data can be used to develop a robust and accurate stress prediction tool. According to MacRumors, the researchers from the Canada-based University of Waterloo discovered a close relationship between ECG data, including … Read more

Centre informs SC about introduction of portal to provide mental health facilities upto district level – ET HealthWorld

Centre informs SC about introduction of portal to provide mental health facilities upto district level – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has invited tenders to establish a portal to provide real-time information on mental health facilities right down to the district level. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the Centre to file an affidavit regarding the implementation of the portal. During … Read more

Level of groundwater extraction lowest in 18 years, finds study

Level of groundwater extraction lowest in 18 years, finds study

Total groundwater recharge was 437.6 billion cubic metres, as opposed to extraction of 239.16 bcm, says Ministry of Water Resources in its 2022 assessment report Total groundwater recharge was 437.6 billion cubic metres, as opposed to extraction of 239.16 bcm, says Ministry of Water Resources in its 2022 assessment report Groundwater extraction in India saw … Read more