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BWSSB ranked among top five global water utilities at Madrid Summit 2026

BWSSB ranked among top five global water utilities at Madrid Summit 2026

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Bengaluru, The BWSSB has emerged as one of the top five global utilities at the Global Water Summit 2026 held in Madrid, Spain, officials said on Wednesday. BWSSB ranked among top five global water utilities at Madrid Summit 2026 The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board has “made history by becoming the only Indian water utility to secure a place” among the global top 5 in three major award categories, earning widespread recognition for Bengaluru’s innovative and sustainable water management practices, they said. The Global Water Summit 2026 took place from May 18 to May 20 in Madrid. According to a statement, BWSSB’s integrated approach to water conservation, wastewater recycling, reuse, and sustainable urban water governance-popularly referred to as its “five pillars” strategy-received significant international attention at the summit. The board was recognised for its contribution towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 , which focuses on ensuring clean water and sanitation for all. In this category, BWSSB featured alongside globally reputed utilities including Aguas Nuevas , Indah Water Konsortium , SANASA , and …

Google’s Gemini AI Assistant Gains Utilities Extension With Ability to Control Smartphone Tasks

Google’s Gemini AI Assistant Gains Utilities Extension With Ability to Control Smartphone Tasks

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Google’s Gemini AI assistant has finally been updated with a Utilities extension that allows it to control various tasks on a user’s smartphone. The Mountain View-based tech giant first announced this extension at its Google I/O event earlier this year. Utilities extension will let the Gemini AI assistant on Android devices control first-party apps and tasks such as alarm, timer, volume control, and camera. The extension has been spotted on some devices, however, a full rollout might take several weeks. Gemini Must Be Set as Default Assistant to Use Utilities Extension  The Utilities extension is available via the Gemini app for Android. However, since the feature works via the smartphone’s virtual assistant, users will need to ensure that Gemini is set as the default assistant for the device. Additionally, the feature currently works with prompts in the English language, so commands given in other languages are not currently supported. This extension solves a major pain point in the Gemini AI assistant, which was that it could not perform device-related tasks such as setting an alarm and timer …

Power utilities told to take up works to handle high energy demand in summer

Power utilities told to take up works to handle high energy demand in summer

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Principal Secretary (Energy) Sandeep Kumar Sultania, CMDs of power utilities, other senior officials participating in a meeting held in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD Principal Secretary (Energy) Sandeep Kumar Sultania has asked the four power utilities to focus on higher demand for energy in the State, particularly keeping in mind the summer season ahead by increasing the capacity of power transformers in the extra high tension (EHT) and 33/11 kV sub-stations. The senior executives of the power utilities apprised the senior official that they were estimating the increase in energy demand at 5% across the State and 15% in Greater Hyderabad during the coming summer season compared to the last summer season. Mr. Sultania told the authorities to install new power transformers wherever necessary, particularly in the areas identified where the demand was likely to jack up. He wanted all the summer preparation works to be completed by January 31 next. The Transco authorities informed the Principal Secretary that they were increasing the capacity of EHT sub-stations at R.C. Puram and …

Gemini AI Assistant Getting a Utilities Extension to Control Smartphone Functions

Gemini AI Assistant Getting a Utilities Extension to Control Smartphone Functions

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Gemini AI assistant is finally getting support for an extension that will allow it to perform various smartphone tasks. Dubbed the Utilities extension, it was first announced at the Google I/O and it can control first-party apps and functions such as alarm, timer, volume control, camera, and more. However, the Mountain View-based tech giant is rolling out the extension gradually and it might take a few weeks before all Android device users can see the capability. Gemini Utilities Extension Ever since the launch of Gemini as an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for Android devices, the chatbot has lacked some very crucial capabilities available with Google Assistant. For instance, it cannot open apps, click a picture using the phone’s camera, or set an alarm. To fix this issue, Google announced a new Utilities extension earlier this year. In its support pages, the tech giant announced that the extension is finally being rolled out to users. However, there are some limitations. The feature is only available via the Gemini mobile app on Android smartphones. For the feature …

Get 16 Powerful Mac Utilities With This $40 Bundle

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TL;DR: Enhance your Mac experience and unlock improved productivity for your business with this special deal. This pack of 16 macOS utilities from EnSili is now $39.99 (reg. $221) for a limited time. To make sure you and your team are making the most out of your Mac business computers, it’s important to get in touch with apps and features designed to do just that. With the Big Mac Utility Bundle, you get more than a few. This collection of 16 tiny apps from EnSili helps you automate loads of everyday tasks, meaning you and your team can get more out of every work day. Right now, you can get the whole pack for just $39.99 via TechRepublic Academy. Most of us have tasks we have to repeat every day at work or while running a business. Each repetition might only take a couple of minutes, but that time adds up. EnSili creates utilities that help you reclaim those wasted minutes. What’s included Say you want to run a promotion for your business. QR Wizard …

Employees of power utilities end strike after Fadnavis’s assurances | Mumbai news

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Strap: Several parts of state face outages up to 8 hours Employees of three state-owned power companies called off their strike on Wednesday afternoon after deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis assured them that the state government had no plans to privatise the electricity distribution sector. But by then, many districts, including parts of Pune, Nashik and a few areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), had faced power outages ranging from 2 to 8 hours. Nearly 1.25 lakh employees, affiliated to various unions, went on a three-day strike past Tuesday midnight. They alleged that if Adani Group was granted a parallel distribution licence in Navi Mumbai and Thane, where currently Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is supplying power, this would be the beginning of privatisation in the sector. “Odisha and Delhi have parallel licences. The electricity Act too has a provision on this. However, it will affect MSEDCL’s revenues. So, we will object to the company’s proposal to get the distribution licence in Navi Mumbai and Thane. We will use all the instruments …