Anjali Marar

Nearly 30 per cent of Israel’s water requirements are met by treating saline water. So, adopting similar steps for the vast coastline for Maharashtra is also being considered.

Officials at India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday said the monsoon will improve with conditions favouring its revival, developing towards this weekend.

Except for Warasgon, where the stock has hit rock bottom, the other three dams — Panshet, Pawana and Khadakwasla — continue to maintain at least 14 to 26 per cent of the stock, as on June 18.

Along with the waterfalls, Andarban treks and river rafting along Kundalika river, flowing through the area, have become popular among youngsters over the last two years.

The society called upon its over 1,000 residents to participate in this cause and hosted a day-long donation drive on Sunday, during which they managed to collect stationery and books for these children, who are from different parts of Maharashtra.

This is the fourth year the team has been offering summer internships to students studying at corporation schools, but they have been actively organising science talks and competitions for over a decade.

The southwest monsoon, which has become sluggish due to the sudden weakening of monsoon winds since June 11, has not made any progress northwards.

However, this year, since June 11, the Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) has remained stagnant along Thane, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Amravati, Gondia, Titlagarh, Cuttak, Midnapore and Bagdogra.

The training will benefit students pursuing two year courses in electronics, mechanics, electrical and motor mechanics.

Since ancient times, the place has been of great significance to the dynasty that ruled during 250-550 CE. It is the same dynasty that built the world-renowned Ajanta caves in Aurangabad.

The monsoon having covered over 40 per cent area of the country - south peninsula, north-east India and some parts of Maharashtra in the west - officials at India Meteorological Department (IMD) of Monday hinted at a possible weakening of the monsoon winds in the coming days.

Terracotta objects depicting images of gods, animals, humans along with amulets, scotches, wheels, skin rubbers, spindle whorls were discovered.

The students have been training under former IITians and experts in ‘Project Udaan’, which is run by city-based NGO Great Foundation.

Spread across three years, the experiment is being carried out in the ‘rain shadow’ region of Solapur.

While Indian researchers are often questioned about having ‘fewer’ patents to their credit than their international counterparts, the problem appears to be that of availability of fewer reviewers to check the huge number of patent applications filed every year in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the last day of the programme, themed “Beat Plastic Pollution” and aimed at uniting the world to combat single-use plastic, on the last day, on Wednesday. The celebrations started on June 1.

In the years when monsoon has made a timely onset over Kerala, that is June 1, it progresses and enters Goa and Konkan by June 7. This year, chances of a timely arrival are high.

Titled Jagna Masta Majecha, it will be a weekly programme aired every Wednesday with characters narrating lives centered around a young IT couple living in Pune.

Titled Jagna Masta Majecha, it will be a weekly programme aired every Wednesday with characters narrating lives centered around a young IT couple living in Pune.