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Mangroves contribute to Mumbai in a host of ways. They protect the city from storm surges, nurture fish breeding grounds, absorb air pollution, and help filter coastal waters. But these services rarely find a place on balance sheets or cost-benefit analyses – in part because they aren’t easy to quantify.Now, a new study tries to…
NEW DELHI: A huge uproar erupted in the packed auditorium of Kellogg College at Oxford University as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee delivered her maiden speech.She was speaking on ‘Empowerment of Women in Bengal and its Success’, following an invitation from the institution. The chief minister was interrupted suddenly by a group of protesting…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced updates to its Elite Panel of Umpires, with Allahudien Paleker of South Africa and England’s Alex Wharf joining the prestigious group. Nitin Menon remains the only Indian umpire on the panel, reaffirming his status among the world’s best match officials.Menon, ranked second behind Richard Illingworth, continues…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday set a three-month deadline for the Centre to implement food safety norms that make it mandatory to display key information about packaged food items on containers. It said the Centre must decide amendments to Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, within the period.“You all have grandchildren?…
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh deputy CM and finance minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented the state budget of Rs 4,21,032 crore for 2025-26, a 15% increase in outlay over the 2024-25 estimate of Rs 3,65,067 crore. There are no new taxes and no hike in existing taxes. Govt assured that no welfare scheme would be stopped,…
Union home minister Amit Shah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that three more political groups — the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and the Kashmir Freedom Front — have severed ties with the separatist Hurriyat Conference.Taking to social media platform X, Shah…
NEW DELHI: Chartered accountants’ apex body ICAI may review the financial statements of IndusInd Bank, which is grappling with discrepancies in accounting estimated to be Rs 2,100 crore. The private sector lender, on March 10, disclosed some discrepancies in its derivatives portfolio, which could have an adverse impact of about 2.35 per cent of the…
AIIMS NORCET 8 Stage 1 result 2025: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has officially released the results for the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET) 8 Stage 1. Candidates who appeared for the exam can view their results by visiting the official website — aiimsexams.ac.in. The Stage 1 examination was held…
JAMMU: The recent killing of three civilians in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday, with chief minister Omar Abdullah condemning the incident and calling for a thorough probe. Omar and PDP’s Iltija Mufti also raised questions as to how only BJP politicians were allowed to meet the…
Mumbai: Banks lent an additional Rs 15.3 lakh crore in the first 11 months of the financial year, expanding their loan book by 9.3% to Rs 175.56 lakh crore. Industry’s share of this new lending shrank to 14.5%, while home loans rose to nearly 17%.Within the total incremental non-food credit of Rs 15.33 lakh crore,…
