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Topic: Noida

At 50, Noida doesn’t know what it wants to be—cosmopolitan city or industrial utopia

Planned as an industrial township in the 1970s, Noida has evolved. It’s no longer Delhi’s soot-covered cousin, with businesses producing goods to fuel the nation’s economic engine.

Noida elderly learning about Savera scheme from RWAs. ‘Better to rely on police than family’

Under the Savera scheme, police maintain a record of the senior citizens registered with them, and officers are sent to check on their homes regularly to ensure their safety.

Noida records its 1st Covid case, a 55-year-old woman, as cases surge again

CMO Narendra Kumar says the woman, from Sector 110 in Noida, has been placed under home isolation, with her husband and help testing negative for the virus.

Noida reacts to Pune child’s death. RWAs remove balcony flowerpots

While many residents across Noida societies welcomed the decision to not place flowerpots on balcony parapets, some expressed concern about where they will now keep their plants.

Smart boards & shiny new desks stuck in red tape, Noida school kids study on mats in principal office

Nearly 300 students continue to study in old structure which has only 4 rooms, including principal Archana Verma's office. She expects the new building's inauguration in ‘coming weeks'.

‘FIITJEE 2.0’: Coaching giant announces return by reopening Noida centre, months after fraud scandal

Hundreds of students were left in lurch in January when FIITJEE closed centres amid mass resignations of teachers who cited unpaid dues. DCP says case against FIITJEE with crime branch.

Ordered veg, got non-veg biryani, says woman in video. Noida cops call in eatery staff for questioning

DCP (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Avasthy says police have taken suo motu cognisance of the matter. So far, no FIR has been lodged, and the woman hasn’t given a statement.

Before YouTuber’s Lamborghini rammed into 2, it was famous in Noida for another reason

On 30 March, the Lamborghini rammed into 2 construction workers, injuring them. The YouTuber's friend, who was behind the wheel, was arrested from the spot and granted bail Monday.

Noida deploys 5,000 police personnel at mosques, other religious sites for Eid, Navratri

Other security arrangements include tracking of social media & interactions with religious leaders to maintain peace and order.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.