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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led around 8,000 people in taking a pledge for organ donation at the GIC ground in Agra on Saturday. Giving a clarion call to «donate blood when alive and donate organs after death», Mandaviya said the government has decided to give financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per month to all the poor people undergoing organ transplant. «Arrangements will also be made for their regular check-ups,» he said. The health minister said that by the end of 2024, arrangements for organ retrieval will be made in all hospitals and medical colleges of the country. Addressing a gathering at the GIC ground, Mandaviya said that there can be no greater service to mankind than donating organs to save another life. The Union health minister also inaugurated a super specialty block at Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), Agra and an organ donation registry. To register to donate organs, the only requirements are the Aadhaar number, and the Aadhaar-linked mobile number. Mandaviya highlighted that the super speciality block at SNMC is constructed in an area of 7,890 sq.

₹25 for 5km and ₹50 for 10km, with plans for nationwide expansion. The company’s co-founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, shared on social media platform X, stating, “Restarting Ola Bike in Blr today. This time, all electric and our own S1 scooters." Bike taxi fares are established at ₹25 for a 5-kilometer ride and ₹50 for a 10-kilometer journey, as mentioned by Bhavish Aggarwal.

Narendra Modi, on his seventy third birthday on 17 September at 11am, 2023 will dedicate to India the Phase 1 of India International Convention and Expo Centre, also called ‘Yashobhoomi’, at Dwarka, New Delhi. The Yashobhoom is touted to become one of the world's largest MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) facility.

SUV, along with a fresh variant and a special edition of the three-row Meridian SUV. The Compass SUV will now include a 4X2 option, known as the Black Shark Edition, with prices ranging from ₹20.49 lakh to ₹23.99 lakh (ex-showroom) for the top-end model with an automatic transmission. The starting price of the base Compass has been reduced by nearly ₹one lakh.

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India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), which is named YashoBhoomi, in Dwarka will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, which also marks the leader's birthday. He is also set to dedicate the extension of Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to a new metro station at Dwarka Sector 25. The operationalization of YashoBhoomi at Dwarka could bolster PM Modi's ambition to have a world-class infrastructure for hosting meetings, conferences, and exhibits in the nation. «The soon-to-be-inaugurated 'Yashobhoomi' at Dwarka has state-of-the-art features and unparalleled facilities. It will stand out as one of the top convention and exhibition centres globally,» PM Modi wrote in a Facebook post while sharing the pictures.

Puri Jagannath temple faced an unusual delay in receiving their morning bhog on Friday, as a strike by temple servitors disrupted the customary routine. Typically, the deities are offered their first meal at 8:30 am, but on this day, hunger pangs continued until 5:30 pm. This disruption arose from a protest by servitors in response to a priest's controversial entry into the shrine for conducting rituals, despite a ban imposed on him due to his alleged inter-caste marriage in 2017, according to a report in the Times of India. While the strike impacted the scheduled rituals, the temple's public darshan remained unaffected.

Lucknow division of Northern Railways has spent a staggering amount of Rs 69.5 lakh between 2020 and 2022 to catch just 168 rats, according to a report in the Times of India. This astonishing expenditure breaks down to approximately Rs 23.2 lakh per year or slightly over Rs 41,000 per rodent. The startling figures were disclosed in response to an RTI query posed by Chandrashekhar Gaur, an RTI activist based in Neemuch. Pest and rodent control activities within the railways fall under the category of primary maintenance. This primary maintenance is carried out on trains that belong to the respective railway divisions. Northern Railways comprises five divisions: Delhi, Ambala, Lucknow, Ferozepur, and Moradabad. It is noteworthy that Gaur's RTI inquiry was directed at Northern Railways, with only Lucknow division providing a comprehensive response to his queries. «So far, the Ferozpur and Moradabad divisions have not replied. The Ambala & Delhi divisions' replies scurried past the questions, much like a clever rodent would on seeing a trap,» the Times of India report added. However, even Lucknow division's response lacked information on the extent of damage caused by rodents. In this regard, the division's central public information officer stated, «details not available for damaged goods and items. No assessment of damage has been made.»

iPhone 15 series began in multiple countries on September 15. Interestingly, in less than one hour from the start of pre-orders, the iPhone 15 Pro Max had completely sold out, and most color and configuration options now show a 2-3 week waiting period. The report from the publication also noted that if customers are unable to purchase the larger iPhone during the pre-sale event, their options would be to try their luck next Friday when general sales commence, or alternatively, they may need to wait until at least October to acquire this device.

California State University, the nation's largest public university system, voted Wednesday to raise student tuition by 6% each year for five consecutive years to try to narrow a $1.5 billion deficit, a decision that some students called disheartening. The university's governing board voted 15-5 to approve the increases that will start across the 23-campus system in the fall of 2024. Annual tuition for full-time California undergraduate students will increase by $342 next year to $6,084. By the 2028-2029 school year, those students will be paying $7,682. The tuition hikes are needed to provide support to students, both through financial aid and programs to help them succeed academically, university officials say. The extra revenue is also needed to give more resources to faculty and staff and maintain school facilities, according to a report about the system's finances released in May. The report found the system with 460,000 students, many of them minorities and first-generation college students, has enough revenue to cover about 86% of what it actually costs to meet student, staff, and institution needs, leaving it with a $1.5 billion gap. «We are at a crossroads and if we don't do it now… it's going to get more and more difficult,» said Julia Lopez, a CSU trustee and the co-chairperson of the working group that wrote this report.

As Mumbai bids adieu to iconic red double-decker buses, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra shared an emotional post. The red double-decker buses, which have been an integral part of Mumbai's public transport system for more than 80 years, will go off the streets this week. Besides, the open-deck double-decker buses, which have served as sightseeing buses for tourists since the 1990s, will also disappear from the city streets in the first week of October.

An organization representing investment advisors is pushing the SEC to calibrate its regulations so that they don’t pose an outsize burden for small advisors.

Tata Steel announced a revival plan for its UK unit, securing a £500 million grant from the Rishi Sunak government to help fund the transition of the Port Talbot plant to more sustainable technologies. The announcement marks the end of years-long negotiations between Tata Steel and multiple British governments. The grant will help the Port Talbot Steelworks, the largest steel plant in the UK, shift to electric arc furnaces. The project is estimated at £1.25 billion, with the rest of the capital expected to be put up by Tata Steel. The project will also involve Tata Steel's balance sheet being restructured with the potential elimination of the current cash losses in the UK operations and non-cash impairment of legacy investments, the company said. «The agreement with the UK government is a defining moment for the future of the steel industry and indeed the industrial value chain in the UK,» said Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran.

Bloomberg. Workers called out of a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan, a General Motors Co. factory in Missouri, and a Stellantis NV plant in Phio after the midnight deadline for a new contract passed.

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power capacity over the 49 GW already planned or under construction to meet future requirements, power minister RK Singh said on Friday.

Geysers have revolutionized the way we access hot water, saving us precious time and effort. Whether it's a refreshing morning shower, a hot cup of tea, or sterilizing dishes in the kitchen, geysers have become indispensable. Crompton, a name synonymous with trust and quality in the Indian appliance market, offers a range of geysers designed to meet your specific needs.

NEW DELHI : Sterlite Technologies Ltd has invested $56 million and has officially opened its optic fibre and cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, which will also serve as its North American headquarters, the firm said on Friday. Sterlite’s investment as well as expansion efforts reinforces its commitment to the US market, specifically in meeting the demand for 5G, fibre-to-the-premises, and rural broadband solutions.

Sunny Deol's Gadar 2, Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 and Chiranjeevi's Bhola Shankar did exceptional business across languages, multiplexes and single-screen halls. And Atlee's SRK- starring Jawan, of course, reinforced the trend with first-day collections of ₹74.5 crore. With generative AI becoming pervasive, will deepfakes replace actors? Or bring deceased actors back to life? The current turmoil in Hollywood could well be the trigger.

Gurugram is tweaking its urbanisation model to build taller buildings. This makes for efficiency from a town-planning perspective, reducing the cost of building cities and lowering the impact on the environment than that caused by sprawl. Given the pace of urbanisation in India, municipal bodies are challenged to keep housing costs low while providing facilities such as transport.

Attorneys for 10 states and some Louisiana local governments hope a federal judge will block a new system for calculating rates for federal flood insurance