Jitendra Singh launches commercial use of bio-based biodegradable PLA plastic

September 24, 2026 10:21 PM

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Jitendra Singh launches commercial use of bio-based biodegradable PLA plastic

Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today launched the commercial use of bio-based biodegradable plastic based on Polylactic Acid (PLA), marking an important step in India’s transition towards next-generation sustainable manufacturing.   The initiative under the Government’s BioE3 (Bio...

Mumbai gears up for smooth, safe Ganesh idol immersions
Mumbai: People carry in idol of lord Ganesh for immersion ceremony during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, late Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_21_2026_000015B)

September 24, 2026 10:04 PM

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Mumbai gears up for smooth, safe Ganesh idol immersions

Mumbai gears up to ensure the smooth and safe conduct of Ganesh idol immersion processions on Anant Chaturdashi, with more than 24,000 police personnel and over 25,000 civic officials and employees set to be deployed across the city tomorrow.     The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made...

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis

September 24, 2026 10:00 PM

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Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said that its forces had intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis. The coalition said the missiles were aimed at the Saudi cities of Taif and Yanbu. Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said in posts on X that further escalations and vio...

Bangladesh reports 1,782 new dengue cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours
2006 Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame This 2006 photograph depicted a female Aedes aegypti mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host, who in this instance, was actually the biomedical photographer, James Gathany, here at the Centers for Disease Control. You’ll note the feeding apparatus consisting of a sharp, orange-colored “fascicle”, which while not feeding, is covered in a soft, pliant sheath called the "labellum”, which retracts as the sharp stylets contained within pierce the host's skin surface, as the insect obtains its blood meal. The orange color of the fascicle is due to the red color of the blood as it migrates up the thin, sharp translucent tube. The fascicle is composed of a pair of needle-sharp "stylets". The larger of the two stylets, known as the "labrum", when viewed in cross-section takes on the shape of an inverted "V", and acts as a gutter, which directs the ingested host blood towards the insect's mouth. As the primary vector responsible for the transmission of the Flavivirus Dengue (DF), and Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), the day-biting Aedes aegypti mosquito prefers to feed on its human hosts. Ae. aegypti also plays a major role as a vector for another Flavivirus, "Yellow fever". Frequently found in its tropical environs, the white banded markings on the tarsal segments of its jointed legs, though distinguishing it as Ae. aegypti, are similar to some other mosquito species. Also note the lyre-shaped, silvery-white markings on its thoracic region as well, which is also a determining morphologic identifying characteristic.

This female’s abdomen had become distended due to the blood meal she was ingesting, imparting the red coloration to her translucent abdominal exoskeleton.

September 24, 2026 9:54 PM

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Bangladesh reports 1,782 new dengue cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours

Bangladesh has reported 1,782 new dengue cases and eight deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of dengue deaths this year to 209 and cases to 69,149, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Dhaka and Khulna divisions reported the highest numbers of new dengue c...

Around 96% of UPI merchant transactions remain unaffected by MDR

September 24, 2026 9:36 PM

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Around 96% of UPI merchant transactions remain unaffected by MDR

Government sources today emphasised that Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on person-to-merchant UPI transactions above two thousand rupees is not a Cess or Surcharge. Sources said not a single rupee of MDR goes to the Government.   They said that MDR stays within the payment ecosystem and around 96...