'Holistic' preparations underway for Nashik Kumbh Mela but it's a race against time, say authoritiesNashik is gearing up for the Kumbh Mela with massive infrastructure projects and heritage conservation. Authorities are integrating technol...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Over 60% of pharma MSMEs yet to comply with updated manufacturing normsPharma industry officials say the revised Schedule M regulations could require Rs 10-15 crore per facility in upgrades, while talent shorta...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
FSSAI sends notice to IRCTC after viral video shows utensils being washed in train toiletFSSAI Notice to IRCTC: A viral video has ignited controversy over food hygiene on Indian Railways. It allegedly shows catering staff washin...
30 May, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's education policy is sufficient, no need for NEP: TN Education Minister Thiru A. RajmohanTamil Nadu's Education Minister Thiru A. Rajmohan confirmed the state's firm stance against the National Education Policy and NEET. He stat...
29 May, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Google blocked the first known AI-powered attack on 2FA accounts; here is how hackers tried to break in, know how to stay safeForeign hackers attempted a novel AI-powered cyberattack targeting two-factor authentication using a zero-day exploit. Google's Threat Inte...
25 May, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Supreme court panel defines minimum ICU standards, outlines staffing norms and infrastructure requirementsThe Supreme Court has mandated minimum standards for ICUs, covering infrastructure, equipment, and staffing. States must submit action plan...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
How Toyota's CSR initiative taught rural Karnataka hygiene habitsToyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...
26 Apr, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
Andhra’s new gold mine could change India’s import storyIndia is set to launch its first large-scale private gold mine, the Jonnagiri project in Andhra Pradesh, aiming to boost domestic productio...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Reckitt backs efforts to address health challenges faced by sanitation workersReckitt is driving a national movement to enhance India's sanitation economy by fostering sanitation entrepreneurs and modernizing school s...
19 Feb, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Train tea vendor caught cleaning container in toilet, netizens outraged as video goes viralA viral video showing a man washing a tea container with a jet spray in a train toilet has sparked massive outrage online. Shared by Instag...
24 Jan, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
Ministries assess skill needs to impart focused trainingThe ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship collaborates with five central ministries to fulfill their scheme-specific demand fo...
02 Jan, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
Cabinet nod to rename national institute on water after Syama Prasad MookerjeeIt is envisaged as a premier institute to develop capacities in states and Union territories in the field of public health engineering, dri...
11 Jan, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
Lucknow Metro becomes first to use ultraviolet rays to disinfect trainsGiving boost to the Make in India mission, Lucknow Metro in consultation with an Indian firm that deals in tube lights used in sanitation a...
29 Jan, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
India's first 'toilet college' trains 3,200 sanitation workersThe college, set up in August 2018, is run by British consumer goods major Reckitt Benckiser.
02 Oct, 2019, 01.16 PM IST
Railways aiming to install bio-toilets in all trains by March 2019As of May 31, 1,36,965 bio-toilets have been fitted in 37,411 coaches, at a cost of around Rs 1 lakh per toilet, as per PTI.
24 Jun, 2018, 11.28 AM IST