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The cluster has also increased the use of recycled metal scrap, reducing dependence on pig iron, a carbon-intensive raw material that requires mining Pune: A cluster of 11 foundries in Kolhapur has transitioned to environmentally sustainable manufacturing by increasing the use of solar power and cleaner raw material, driven by rising demand from automakers and large auto component makers for green-certified products.Launched in Aug 2025, the initiative received technical guidance from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to help foundries adopt sustainable manufacturing practices. The participating units produce a range of cast components for the automotive sector. Products from all…

Panaji: The Selaulim reservoir, which supplies most of South Goa, began overflowing at 3.30pm on Thursday, the latest spillover recorded in 13 years. Last year, the dam – which is Goa’s largest – overflowed on June 25, while spillover typically occurs in the first or second week of July. This year, a rainfall deficit of around 30% delayed the overflow.Located in Uguem, Sanguem, the area recorded total seasonal rainfall of 1,851.7mm this year. On Thursday, when the reservoir reached overflow, 6.5mm of rainfall was recorded. As a result, when the dam first began spilling from its unique duckbill spillway, canal…

Chandigarh: Cyber fraudsters duped four city residents of nearly Rs 14 lakh in separate online scams using fake gas account update requests and a fraudulent e-challan payment link.Two senior citizens lost over Rs 9.8 lakh after callers posing as Adani Gas officials asked them to download APK files and make nominal verification payments. Another resident lost Rs 2.07 lakh after clicking on a fake traffic challan link, while a Sector 15-B resident was cheated of Rs 1.87 lakh through a bogus gas bill update request.In all cases, victims were tricked into downloading malicious applications that allegedly enabled unauthorised access to…

Lucknow: Ending Lucknow University’s 25-year wait for a national gold medal in athletics, MA sociology student Ravi Kumar Pal will receive the Pirie Memorial Gold Medal for best sportsperson during LU’s convocation ceremony to be held on Friday.Pal, a student of LU-affiliated Hazari Lal Mahavidyalaya in Sitapur, clinched national gold in the half marathon.The Raja Shanker Sahai of Maurawan Gold Medal, awarded to a student with best academic record, will be presented to Alok Kumar Arya. A black belt in karate, Arya has won two international medals while representing the university and has also excelled academically in the Master of…

Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar felicitating officials Patna: Alarmed by the rising incidence of human trafficking in Bihar, Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar on Thursday proposed to create specialised anti-human trafficking and women-and-child crime units in all women’s police stations, calling trafficking a faster-growing and more dangerous crime than cyberfraud.The DGP asked the Weaker Sections Unit to prepare a proposal for establishing the two specialised units, both headed by inspectors, with a DSP continuing to oversee the women’s police station.Addressing a programme at Police Headquarters on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Kumar described human trafficking as a “far more dangerous and…

A CCTV grab of the ruckus in NMCH ICU Thursday morning after a 70-yr-old patient died Kota: Family members of a 70-year-old paralysis patient under treatment at New Medical College Hospital (NMCH), alleging medical negligence, manhandled resident doctors after the patient died Thursday morning. The resident doctors, in protest, boycotted work at the hospital for three hours, demanding action against the accused. The police arrested the deceased’s son, Shakti Singh (25), for allegedly thrashing a resident doctor. A case against the accused has been registered.Paralysis- hit Amar Singh (70), a resident of Rampura area in Kota, was being treated at…

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Wednesday ordered the immediate custody of murder convicts who failed to return to prison after being released on parole during the Covid-19 pandemic.The court also summoned the superintendent of Central Prison, Amravati, to explain why action was not taken despite several convicts remaining absconding for years.A division bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita P Mehta passed the directions while hearing a batch of criminal appeals filed by 12 convicts challenging their conviction in the 2020 murder of Mahesh alias Tulsidas Gawande, registered with Awadhootwadi police station in Yavatmal.As per the…

Kolkata: The state has adopted two measures — a comprehensive SOP and a dedicated portal — designed to streamline the reporting, identification, rescue, rehabilitation, compensation, and long-term monitoring of bonded and child labour cases.The labour department rolled out the State SOP on Bonded Labour on July 24, which provides a detailed legal and administrative roadmap for govt authorities, outlining steps to rescue victims, ensure their full rehabilitation, and aggressively prosecute offenders.Officials noted that elements specific to Bengal’s unique socio-economic landscape have been integrated into this version of the SOP.The state has also started the NAVJEEVAN Portal. Developed by the central…

Srinagar, Jul 30: Active monsoon conditions have dramatically transformed Jammu and Kashmir’s rainfall scenario, with the Union Territory recording 23 per cent above-normal precipitation in July, effectively wiping out the 32 per cent seasonal rainfall deficit that persisted till the end of May.Speaking to Rising Kashmir, Director Meteorological Department Srinagar, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said the active monsoon has brought widespread rainfall across the Union Territory, significantly improving the overall precipitation pattern after months of below-normal rainfall.”Till the end of May, J&K was facing a 32 per cent rainfall deficit. However, sustained monsoon activity during July has completely changed the picture,…

Microsoft offered Wall Street its clearest signal yet that its massive capital commitments to artificial intelligence are yielding tangible, diversified revenue streams. The performance sparked a historic rally in the software giant’s equity, driving its sharpest single-day gain in nearly 18 years. The catalyst came as Microsoft reported its fastest acceleration in cloud revenue since 2022. The results demonstrated that its core Azure infrastructure and enterprise AI offerings are expanding rapidly among corporate clients, while management simultaneously signaled a moderation in capital expenditure growth—addressing a key area of investor anxiety over margin compression.In an interview on Bloomberg Television, Goldman Sachs…