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Fog and power outages darken the skyline as traffic moves in San Francisco (Picture credit: AP) A massive power outage plunged large parts of San Francisco into darkness on Saturday, affecting nearly a third of the city and disrupting transport, businesses and daily life, before electricity was gradually restored late in the evening.At its peak,…
By: Mallica JoshiNEW DELHI: How did Beijing go from being the ‘smog capital of the world’ to footnotes in research papers on tackling air pollution? China has lessons for India.In a series of posts on X, spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in India, Yu Jing laid out the path that Beijing followed to drastically improve…
For many Indian students, choosing a course abroad is a long and often confusing process. For Lakshita Bhagtani, now pursuing a Master of Science in Management at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, the path began much earlier than her flight date.She completed her Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, but discovered another interest forming alongside…
NEW DELHI: According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm stood at 372, rising from 304 on Monday and 279 on Sunday. Out of 39 monitoring stations, 16 recorded readings above 400 — a level known to seriously impact health. Stations in the ‘severe’ category included Burari,…
The central government is set to overhaul the PM Gati Shakti governance structure by winding up the existing Network Planning Group (NPG) and replacing it with a new, centralised institution to coordinate India’s transport infrastructure strategy.The proposed body, tentatively named the GatiShakti Transport Planning and Research Organisation (GTPRO), will operate under the Cabinet Secretariat and…
Air travel across the United States could soon “slow to a trickle”, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Sunday, as the prolonged government shutdown continues to paralyse operations and disrupt flight schedules nationwide, AFP reported.Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed through the weekend as the Trump administration ordered capacity cuts at 40 airports to…
A traveler walks through the skyway leading to terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Monday, November 3, 2025. (AP) US transport secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday warned that if the government shutdown continues for another week, it will disrupt air travel by worsening staff shortages, causing long queues at airports and forcing the…
Panaji: State govt has allowed iron ore transportation during the monsoon for domestic consumption within the country, which was earlier only allowed within the state. Also, unlike the earlier fixed-date, three month ban on transportation for exports, govt has decided that it will declare the dates from time to time.State govt amended the Goa mineral…
NEW DELHI: The government’s in-principle go ahead to setting up of an apex federal agency for planning and monitoring of all modes of surface transport, railways, shipping, civil aviation and mass transit at national level, and logistics sector is set to bring a paradigm shift in the country’s infrastructure planning and accelerated development. The new…
NEW DELHI: For the first time, India will establish an apex federal agency for planning and monitoring the entire transport sector, similar to institutions in developed countries. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi and attended by five cabinet ministers and their secretaries dealing with this sector.Sources said the agency…
