‘Food safety causing public health havoc’: Maharashtra FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe | Ahmedabad News

Tukaram Mundhe warns over food-safety violations AHMEDABAD: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Saturday warned that poor compliance with food-safety regulations is contributing to a growing public-health crisis, saying people often fail to connect illnesses with the food and beverages they consume.He said laws and regulations governing food safety already exist but…

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Russia backs India’s claim to UNSC seat, firmly shuts door on Germany & Japan

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (Photo: Reuters). Russia on Saturday backed a permanent seat for India and Brazil on the United Nations Security Council, while strongly opposing the same for Western countries.During his speech at the General Assembly, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said no additional seats at…

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Weekly Health Horoscope Predictions, September 27 to October 03, 2026: Tips for wellness and balance based on each zodiac sign

This week is about balance, not extremes.You may feel highly motivated one day and want complete rest the next. Instead of responding to every fluctuation by changing your diet, workout or routine, give the body some consistency.Sleep properly, eat on time, move regularly and pay attention to what drains you emotionally.AriesEnergy can improve as the…

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India’s barrier-free tolling explained: No more stopping as FASTag & number plate recognition will help collect toll automatically

This allows toll to be charged without vehicles stopping, slowing down or remaining in a designated lane. (Image for representative purpose) A few years ago, India introduced FASTag to make toll collection across its highways and expressways digital and cashless. Now, it is looking to make the process barrier-free or toll plaza free. Imagine zipping…

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‘Productive discussion’: EAM Jaishankar, Canada FM Anand discuss taking bilateral ties ‘to a higher level’

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand with Jaishankar NEW DELHI: India and Canada are preparing to take their bilateral relationship “to a higher level”, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said after meeting his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Jaishankar described the discussion as “productive”…

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Scientists engineered bacteria to make stronger silk fibres using mussel protein fragments, boosting tensile strength by up to 345% |

Scientists have engineered bacteria to produce a silk-based protein using a surprising ingredient: a protein fragment from mussels. The approach combines an artificially designed silk protein with mussel foot protein 5, or Mfp5, which the researchers found could improve the strength and toughness of the resulting fibres. According to the study published in Nature Communications,…

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‘What is the point of UNPLEASANT ANTi SMOKING REELS?’: Sanjay Gupta slams smoking posters of ‘Animal’, ‘Dhurandhar’, ‘Love & War’ |

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has raised questions about why Bollywood continues to associate smoking with a leading man’s image, particularly on posters. On Sunday, the director shared posters of Ranbir Kapoor from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal’, Ranveer Singh from Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’, and Vicky Kaushal from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love & War’, pointing out that all…

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In 2021, scientists threw 1,500 Christmas trees into a lake; three years later, they had completely transformed the ecosystem

What happens when thousands of Christmas trees are thrown into a lake? In southeastern Finland, scientists set out to find the answer by deliberately submerging 1,500 spruce trees in Lake Saimaa as part of an unusual experiment designed to study their impact on aquatic life.The project began in 2021, when researchers from the Finnish Environment…

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