Chairing the monthly Pragati meeting on Tuesday, Modi is learned to have told the top bureaucrats that such things are “unacceptable” and the system won’t work like this. Modi reviewed six infrastructure projects across railway, road and power sectors, spanning nine states with a cumulative cost of over Rs 30,000 crore. He said infrastructure projects
A Kentucky county closed its 225-acre Fox Run Golf Course after it averaged just 9,000 to 10,000 rounds annually. Now, the former golf property is being transformed into a major public park featuring trails, climbing areas, biking facilities, water features and family spaces. Around 70% of the site will remain preserved as natural greenspace for
Eddie Owens Martin, an innovative and unconventional artist, dedicated nearly three decades to transforming his land in Georgia into the vibrant, visionary art space known as Pasaquan. He intricately combined various cultural elements through his painted totems and impressive masonry. After years of exposure and deterioration, the Kohler Foundation intervened with a major restoration, breathing
German immigrant Max Schlemmer introduced rabbits to Laysan Island in 1903 for business and entertainment. These rabbits rapidly consumed vegetation, leading to the extinction of three unique landbird species. President Theodore Roosevelt established the Hawaiian Islands Bird Reservation to protect the remaining wildlife. Federal authorities later removed Schlemmer and eradicated the invasive rabbit population by
A family’s cherished ancestral land was taken over by a new power plant essential for fueling Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence data centers. The relentless din emitted by the facility compelled the family to leave their residence, prompting local residents to voice worries about pollution and degradation in quality of life. They are passionately advocating for
The prolonged shutdown has widened the region’s power deficit. Jammu & Kashmir’s peak electricity demand stands at about 2,500MW in summer and 3,000MW in winter. With both Baglihar units largely unavailable for most of the past week, Jammu & Kashmir faced a shortfall of nearly 900MW. Built on the Chenab river, Baglihar stages I and
Six arrests were made in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and two in Pulwama, also in south Kashmir. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in north Kashmir’s Sopore district, J&K Police said Tuesday, claiming the action had dealt a major blow to terror networks operating in the Union Territory.
Dr Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call on April 3, 1973. He called his rival Joel Engel from a New York City street. Motorola and Bell Laboratories pursued different mobile communication approaches then. Cooper’s call demonstrated a truly portable mobile phone concept. This event marked an early step in mobile communication evolution.
