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Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, figured a way for the IT hub to stay water surplus. On an average, 20.05 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water is required every year for domestic purposes, CES's technical report established. Of which about 16.04 TMC, about 80 percent, could be met just by treating sewage water, suggested the report. Add to this, the rain yield, which is about 14.80TMC a year and Bengaluru could easily meet its water needs, the report stated. Cut to 2023. Some apartment owners of Emmanuel Heights in Hosa Road, Sarjapur, proposed setting up a sewage treatment plant in October. Little did they know that it would take them almost six months to convince the others. «They all agreed only after the firm setting up the sewage treatment equipment put it in the agreement that they will buy all the treated water. Many people were adamant that not a drop of the treated water should be used inside the complex. Forget drinking, they did not even want the treated water for watering the plants, because they have the tulsi plant,» said Gopidas, a software engineer at Amazon who resides at Immanuel Heights. S Vishwanath, Bengaluru's go-to man for water conservancy and director of Biome Environmental Solutions is a long-time advocate of treated wastewater for drinking. According to him, it is now all in the mind, as science has already shown that it is perfectly fine to drink treated wastewater.

₹19.58 lakh crore. This was also more than the revised and original budget estimates, as per the latest disclosure made by the tax department, as per news agency PTI report. This is because the FY23-24 net collections of income and corporate taxes, constituting the bulk under the head "direct taxes," exceeded the initial budget estimate by ₹1.35 lakh crore (7.40 per cent) and 13,000 crore from the revised estimate.

Ekta Kapoor's film Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 received a lukewarm response at the box office. According to a report by Sacnilk, the movie earned around 12 lakhs in India net on its second day of release. The movie further had an overall 5.56% Hindi Occupancy on Saturday.

Also Read | Infosys shares trade lower after Q4 results 2024. Buy or sell? TCS saw the maximum erosion in market valuation of ₹62,538.64 crore to end at ₹13,84,804.91 crore.

ALSO READ: Chattisgarh emerges as top performer in ‘Digital India Week’ An FIR No 09/2020 was lodged when the previous Congress government under chief minister Bhupesh Baghel was in power in the state, based on claims by an RTI activist. Three years of investigation by the state EOW-ACB failed to substantiate the allegations of disproportionate assets against Singh and his wife, according to the court order.

Trai) has started discussions with some handset makers, telecom operators as well as platform providers like Google regarding rich communication services (RCS) messaging, which is gaining pace in India and also contributing to increasing online frauds and spam. «We are aware about the issue and have started discussions with stakeholders, including some handset makers. We will look into the issue and decide what needs to be done,» an official told ET on condition of anonymity. The main issue to be deliberated by the regulator is around differentiating between RCS messages and a normal SMS.

₹86,000 crore for the state-fun rural job scheme, the same as the revised estimates for FY24. “Monsoon is a major factor, which influences output of agriculture much more strongly for the crop sector. So, the monsoon forecast that we will have La Nina effect and rainfall will be 2% above normal is very good news for Indian agriculture.

'Congress received electoral bonds, is that also extortion,' asks Amit Shah "In Kashmir, (Peoples Democratic Party chief) Mehbooba Mufti and (Congress leader) Rahul Baba (Gandhi) used to say there would be bloodbath here once Article 370 is removed...Rahul Baba, five years have passed (since the abrogation of Article 370). This is the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

JNK India IPO announces price band at ₹395-415 per share; check issue details, key dates, more From the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2023, compared to the previous year ending on March 31, 2022, JNK India saw a 38.5% increase in revenue and a 28.84% rise in its profit after tax (PAT). The company plans to utilize the net proceeds for various purposes, including covering general corporate needs and meeting working capital requirements, among other objectives. JNK India IPO date: The public issue will open for subscription on Tuesday, April 23, and will close on Thursday, April 25.

«It’s #SuperSaturday at the Consulate! Hyderabad’s Consulate Team opened its doors on the weekend to help meet demand for visitor visas. 1500 applicants had their visa interviews today and will travel to the U.S. for business, tourism, or to visit family members! #USIndiaFWD,» US Consulate General Hyderabad announced in a post on X.

Premier Energies Limited, India’s second largest integrated solar cell and solar module manufacturer has filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with capital markets regulator, SEBI to raise more than Rs 1,500 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO consists of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 1500 crore and an Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 2,82,00,000 shares by the selling shareholders.

explains what a geopolitically unstable Arab world could mean for India’s oil imports, and subsequently the economy. Tata Consultancy Services, one of the biggest employers in the private sector, saw a major deduction in its workforce during FY24. The Tata Group-owned company's employee count decreased by 13,249 from the previous year to 601,546.

₹5,254 crore worth of Indian equities and the total outflow stands at ₹8,982 crore as of April 19, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. The total debt outflows stand at ₹6,174 crore so far this month. ‘’FPIs sold equity worth ₹16,452 crore through exchanges.

₹15 lakh on day one of its release as per industry tracker Sacnilk. Released on April 19, film LSD2 witnessed an overall occupancy of 5.48%.

Germany organised "Chai Pe Charcha with Modi ka Parivaar" to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Abki Baar 400 Paar' target as he seeks a third consecutive term. Indian Diaspora in Munich, who joined chai pe charcha, discussed ways to contribute to the Lok Sabha election from Germany. The BJP supporters gathered at the meeting also discussed plans to visit India and to campaign for PM Modi to achieve 'Abki Baar 400 Paar.'

2025 BMW i4, which is poised to receive significant upgrades to enhance its competitiveness in both style and equipment. Drawing inspiration from the recently revealed BMW 4 Series Coupe and Convertible, the i4 facelift is expected to showcase revamped front styling featuring new LED daytime running lights, updated headlamps, and a redesigned grille. At the rear, tweaks to the bumpers and the introduction of laser taillights, first seen on the BMW M4 CSL, are anticipated to elevate the sedan's aesthetic appeal.

Weekly Tech Recap: A lot of events shook up the world of technology this week from Elon Musk cancelling his high-voltage visit to India to Google tightening its stance on ad-blockers and Apple removing WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. Here's a roundup of all the latest happenings in the world of technology this week.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Saturday that the BJP would not win more than 150 seats. «These BJP people have kept saying that they will secure this many or that many seats, let me make it clear, they (BJP) won't get more than 150 seats. Not even a single seat more than 150,» he said while addressing a public rally in Bhagalpur. Rahul Gandhi promised to end the Agniveer scheme, stating that India does not need two types of martyrs.

Lok Sabha election 2024: The Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka on Saturday informed that an FIR has been lodged against state's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for the violation of Model Code of Conduct. Shivakumar was addressing apartment owners in Bengaluru's RR Nagara and has been booked under sections 171(B)(C)(E)(F) of the Indian Penal Code for bribery and undue influence on elections.

Bengaluru, After she was shifted to Bangalore North segment for the coming Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje is determined to prove a point or two and wants to ensure that BJP continues its winning streak here. Bangalore North has remained a BJP stronghold since 2004 and the 57-year-old is banking on the "Modi factor". She is facing Congress candidate and former Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev Gowda, who is putting up a spirited fight. Both belong to the Vokkaliga community. Karandlaje is a two-time MP from Udupi-Chikmagalur but was moved out after she faced a «Go back Shobha» campaign there from a section of her party. Karandlaje has been telling people how India is on the development path in the past 10 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Bournvita lost its crown in the malted drink category. GoI told ecommerce sites and other portals that Mondelez India-owned Bournvita and a few other brands should not be called 'health drinks' because the category isn't defined in the country's food laws. The trigger for this announcement was an influencer's post about the malted drink's sugar content last year. After the backlash, Bournvita, which is marketed as a health supplement for children, was forced to reduce sugar content by nearly 15%. Children find milk tasteless. So, decades ago, a new category of milk additives was born. In the 1970s, they were called milk food drinks (MFDs). MFDs were of two types: milk substitutes, which could be had by adding hot water (Horlicks being the biggest), and chocolate-flavoured milk additives, or chocolate MFDs, such as Ovaltine, which was popular in the 1960s. Then came Bournvita, Maltova, Nutramul, and Milo. In the mid-1990s, National Dairy Development Board unleashed the 'Doodh Doodh' campaign to give milk more oomph and vigour. While the ad and jingle added fun to milk, kids still wanted it to get more exciting. And the sale of chocolate MFDs continued to boom.