Vulnerable Chousingha spotted on Pune hills during urban mammal survey Pune: In what is believed to be the first confirmed sighting in over two decades, a four-horned antelope, also known as the chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis), has been recorded on Pune’s hills by wildlife enthusiasts.Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, it is the only…
Pune: Seeking to deepen the integration of art and culture into mainstream education, Spic Macay on Friday brought together leading industrialists, academicians and govt officials in Pune for its inaugural city-level advisory board meeting, aimed at expanding the movement’s footprint across schools and colleges.The meeting was chaired by eminent scientist Raghunath Mashelkar and attended by…
A section of the Pune-Bangalore Highway service road near Mhalunge was left waterlogged after rainfall Pune: Just two days of monsoon rain have once again exposed the fragile state of the city’s roads and drainage infrastructure, with residents flooding social media with images and videos of cratered streets, persistent waterlogging, uneven carriageways and utility chamber…
Shubham Sumit wins the Silver Conch for Best Indian Short Fiction Film for his FTII diploma film Small Clouds at the 19th MIFF Pune: Shubham Sumit had learned to imagine films much before he had ever watched one.Two decades ago, in Buxar (Bihar), Sumit used to lie on the terrace of his house on summer…
Pune: The state education commissioner has made school visit compulsory for all education officers, after only 11,532 institutions out of over one lakh were inspected last year.Education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh issued a circular earlier this week, giving officers a checklist of parameters to be inspected. It directed the officers to upload the inspection report…
Anand Deshpande, MD of Persistent Systems Pune: Customers don’t buy technology, they buy a solution for their problems, said founder, chairman and managing director of Persistent Systems Anand Deshpande on Friday.Deshpande was part of a talk on Scaling Technology Startups at Venture Center.He said identifying a problem and solving it is the right way to…
Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is set to launch a comprehensive, year-round counselling initiative for students to address rising concerns over mental health and substance abuse.The board is currently finalising a memorandum of understanding with the Muktangan Rehabilitation Centre.Moving beyond traditional exam-time assistance, the programme will focus on…
