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A new partnership focuses on improving scientific solid waste management and training municipal officials to develop environment-friendly cities.

Delhi Food Safety inspections ahead of the festival season found expired products and unhygienic conditions at quick-commerce facilities, while 19 out of 59 desi ghee samples were declared unsafe for consumption.

The Union Environment Ministry is exploring AI, drones, satellites, and sensors to enable real-time air pollution monitoring, source tracking, and targeted enforcement across the NCR region.

Kolkata faces severe blood shortages despite official state inventories showing 16,500 units. Hospitals demand replacement donors from families, exposing critical gaps in urban health infrastructure and emergency access.

Delhi PWD has ordered the re-carpeting of Rohtak Road, drain desilting at Zakhira, and a cleanliness and lighting overhaul beneath the Rani Jhansi Flyover following a multi-agency inspection.

Heavy rain and Dasara holiday travel caused massive traffic congestion, waterlogging, and long delays across major roads, transport hubs, and outbound corridors in the city over the weekend.

A car crash on a deteriorating road in Pune has prompted residents to urgently demand full reconstruction, better traffic management, and action against heavy vehicles from the municipal corporation.

The 220 KV Kaligandaki Corridor transmission line has been repaired within 20 days using a temporary tower, restoring 176 megawatts of electricity production across seven hydropower projects following flood damage.

Gujarat faced a record 29,822 MW peak power demand surge, prompting emergency short-term purchases, coal coordination, and long-term battery and thermal capacity investments to manage deficits.

India faces an energy paradox as an AI-driven data center boom and climate volatility cause blackouts, while 1.8 billion units of clean energy are wasted due to transmission bottlenecks.