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Currently, most instruments used in India for air pollution monitoring are imported NEW DELHI: Taking in what it called an important step towards environmental governance and reducing dependence on foreign certification systems, India has set up the world’s second National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) here at the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) that will develop testing…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday deferred lowering the GST on air purifiers, a day after the Delhi high court suggested a look into the matter while hearing a plea about the severe pollution plaguing the Capital.Appearing for the Centre, additional solicitor general N Venkatraman told a bench of justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar…
Singapore will require all secondary school students to keep their smartphones and smartwatches locked away for the entire duration of the school day from January 2026, extending an existing restriction that currently applies only during lesson time. The ministry of education (MOE) announced the new rules on November 30, saying they are intended to curb…
FARIDABAD: Crores of rupees were allegedly siphoned off by the Al-Falah trust to family-linked entities, with contracts for construction and catering awarded to companies owned by chairman Jawad Siddiqui’s wife and children, ED sources said.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al-Falah group — the entity that runs the…
OnePlus recently announced OxygenOS 16, its latest software built on Android 16. The company is touting a refresh that brings significant visual changes, performance enhancements, and a host of AI-powered features. There are also ‘Revamped Visuals and Customisation’. These include: ‘Liquid Glass’ Design that incorporates Gaussian blur effects across multiple areas, lending the system a…
Mangaluru has become the center of controversy as Malayalam actor Jayakrishnan faces allegations of making inflammatory comments toward a taxi driver, Ahmed Shafiq, during a recent journey. A case has been filed against actor Jayakrishnan who is popular for several Malayalam films and serials, for allegedly making communal remarks against a taxi driver in Mangaluru,…
Amazon VP of devices and services Rob Williams is stepping down from his role at year’s end, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The development comes just days after the company’s high-profile devices showcase in New York. Williams, who has been with Amazon for nearly 12 years is a member of the elite…
NEW DELHI: India is seeing a rapid uptake of IoT-based connected devices, with adoption levels rising at an estimated 30% for such systems, driven by a young and tech-savvy population, said Amit Kumar Jaiswal, vice-president, Samsung India R&D. Samsung has unveiled ‘AI Home’, a concept of a connected, intuitive living space that combines intelligence across…
