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Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna In Mumbai, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city is now 81.86 per cent, as per the BMC data. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, on Thursday, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai is now at 11,84,861 million litre of water or 81.86 per cent. Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna. As per the data shared by the civic body,…
Dadhich alleged in his statement to the police that Sahay posed himself as a senior IAS officer and claimed he had good influence in government departments. And because of this, his company gets work on various SRA/Mhada projects and land development projects. The Versova police have booked a man who allegedly posed as an IAS officer and duped a group of people, including a Rajasthan businessman, in Mumbai to the tune of Rs 5.77 crore. The accused lured the victims into investing money in various Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) projects in Mumbai and offered double returns. The accused has been…
Bangladesh is set to join a global effort that is seeking to cut over-dependence on the US dollar when it comes to settling foreign trades as the country commences to use the rupee to carry out bilateral transactions with India from July 11. The move may extend some respite to importers since they will be able to open letters of credits in the rupee to source a portion of the products from the neighbouring country, thus cutting the use of the US dollar to some extent. The government has toughened import rules due to the shortage of American greenback, driven…
According to Thakur, the country has become the fifth-largest economy in the world in the past nine years. India continues to leapfrog ahead as the global economy is under the cloud of recession, according to Anurag Singh Thakur, Union minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports. He was speaking at ‘The Next500 2023’ event organised by Fortune India. According to Thakur, the country has become the fifth-largest economy in the world in the past nine years. “In the last nine years of the Modi government, we have leapt from an unstable economy to the fifth-largest economy in…
The IMD added that in the coming week, the frequency and intensity of rainfall in Mumbai will be lesser compared to last week. Mumbai woke up to light drizzles and a cloudy sky on Sunday, as rains continued to lash the city from Saturday night. The Indian Meteorological Department’s Santacruz observatory recorded 7 mm of rain till 8.30 am during the day, while the coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 6 mm. Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Automatic weather systems (AWS) recorded 10.4 mm of rains in the city, 11 mm in Eastern Suburbs and 8.27 mm in western suburbs.…
Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat. They are desperate to leave for a safe place, describing conditions as hellish, but the unusual legal status of the island has left them feeling frightened and helpless. Early one morning in October 2021, a fishing boat was spotted struggling near the island of Diego Garcia. The vessel immediately attracted the attention of the island’s authorities – the territory hosts a secretive UK-US military base, hundreds of miles away from any other population, and unauthorised…
A task force has been formed in the US House of Representatives to combat what the US regards as the rising influence of China in the US territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific. Northern Marianas delegate Gregorio Sablan and American Samoa delegate Amata Radewagen have been named co-chairs. The House Committee on Natural Resources said the Indo-Pacific Task Force will begin regular meetings to conduct oversight on issues facing the territories and states. It will also provide policy recommendations on actions the full committee can take to advance US interests in the region and push back on the…
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday expressed apprehension that a chargesheet could be filed against him in cases investigated by central agencies, ahead of the opposition meet scheduled here next week. The RJD leader was responding to queries from journalists about the arrest of a Tamil Nadu minister by the Enforcement Directorate, which has drawn sharp reaction from the JD(U) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is convening the meeting. “I think we may see a spate of raids and arrests by these agencies in the run-up to the opposition meeting… Though we will emerge stronger in the…
India’s State-Owned Bank Requires No Form Fill-Up, Identity Proof To Exchange 2,000-Rupee Bank Notes
India’s largest state-owned bank, State Bank Of India (SBI), has announced that there was no need to fill up any form or submit identity proof for the exchange of 2,000-rupee bank notes. The bank, however, reiterated the one-time limit for exchanging denomination notes was 20,000 rupees. “The facility of exchange of rupees 2,000 denomination bank notes to all members of the public up to a limit of rupees 20,000 at a time will be allowed without obtaining any requisition slip,” the SBI said in a notification. “No identity proof is required to be submitted by the tenderer at the time…
A total of 244 antiques stolen from India prior to its independence in 1947 have been brought back to the country during the past 75 years, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. He said that out of the 244 antiques, 231 were brought back in the past nine years alone. “The process of bringing more of such antiquities is continuing on the fast track. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has accorded high priority to conserving our heritage and creating a new legacy,” added the minister. According to media reports, Indian officials are coordinating with diplomats…