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Yearly Archives: 2020

Metro III vs Trees: BMC chief embarrasses MMRCL by revealing poor survival rate of transplants

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) was left red-faced on Thursday after city's municipal commissioner admitted 'poor' survival rate of trees transplanted by the former in lieu of the thousands of trees chopped down for paving ways for its controversial Metro III line. The civic commissioner suggested the MMRCL to plant three times more trees to compensate the trees, which died after transplantation.

Fiji braces for 2nd cyclone in 3 weeks

Disaster response teams were on standby in Fiji on Thursday as the Pacific island nation faced a second cyclone threat in less than three weeks.

Mumbai: 11 more Tejaswini buses to be put into service

In view of the soaring popularity of the Tejaswini buses for women within a month of their introduction, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking plans to roll out 11 more of them. Presently, the BEST has a ridership of 33 lakh daily, of which ten lakh are female.

Philippines’ volcano threat high despite ‘lull’

The threat of the Philippines' Taal volcano unleashing a potentially catastrophic eruption remains high, authorities warned Thursday, saying it was showing dangerous signs despite a "lull" in spewing ash.

Toyota invests USD 400 million in flying car Co.

Japanese car giant Toyota said Thursday it is investing nearly $400 million in a company working on commercialising electric flying cars for "fast, quiet and affordable air transportation services".

Snow shortage shutters many Japan ski resorts

Record low snowfall in Japan has forced many ski resorts to shut their doors and is threatening a World Cup ski jumping competition, with organisers forced to truck in extra powder.

ICC CEO to visit Pakistan to discuss venues for future events

International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Manu Sawhney will visit Pakistan later this month to discuss the future of cricket in the country with the PCB.

Anti-CAA protesters detained at Turkman Gate

Some demonstrators were detained while protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens in Central Delhi's Turkman Gate on Thursday.

If everything normal in J-K, why send 36 ‘propagandists’: Congress

The Congress on Thursday slammed the government over its decision to send 36 Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir, asking what was the need to send "propagandists" if everything was "normal" there and wondered when would opposition leaders be allowed.

Northerly winds make temps go south

Mumbaikars woke up to a chilly Thursday morning, as temperatures dipped to 15.4 and 17.6 degrees Celsius at Santazruz and Colaba, respectively. The maximum temperature also dropped by four to six degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that this weather will continue over the weekend.
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