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Bhubaneswar: Odisha emerged as a leading State in the country in the urban development sector, securing the first position for the successful implementation and service delivery under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. AMRUT 2.0, which was launched in October 2021 and extended up to March 2027, aims to ensure universal water supply, rejuvenation of water bodies and improved urban infrastructure across cities. According to an official statement, Odisha has em ...Read More >
Kendrapada: The body of a 59-year-old woman, half-eaten by a saltwater crocodile, was found in Kharasrota river near Bankupala village under Jajpur forest range on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Soudamini Mahala.On Monday, the crocodile attacked her when she was washing clothes and utensils in the river and dragged her into the waterbody. The incident went viral on social media. "The victim is survived by two sons and her husband," assistant conservator of forest (Jajpur), Santosh Kumar P ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: Even as the number of cases and deaths from amoebic meningoencephalitis continues to rise in Kerala, uncertainty persists over the exact mode of transmission and effective preventive measures. The deadly infection, which is caused by an amoeba that attacks the brain, has claimed 17 lives in the last nine months in the state, with seven reported this month alone. Initially, health experts believed that the infection primarily affected people who had bathed or swum in ponds, lakes, or ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The city corporation has now revised the fines for illegal sewage connections to the city's storm water drains, which eventually make their way into the major waterbodies. However, it remains to be seen if the fines would be enforced, as despite a 2017 amendment of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 allowing for fines from Rs 5,000 (residential) to Rs 2 lakh (commercial), the corporation officials told TNIE they have not collected any fine yet. Setting the alarm bells rin ...Read More >
Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a new initiative on Wednesday to link environmental conservation with economic prosperity in the state.To promote institutionalisation of carbon credit trading, Yogi asked the officials to rope in village councils, forest officials, farmers and residents in the plantation drive and create awareness about the benefits that are being offered by the govt.During the plantation drive in Triveni Forest of Ayodhya, the CM presented carbon absorption and ...Read More >
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi's public health department has launched an intensive drive to check mosquito breeding at historical sites and tourist places in the city. At least 55 such places were checked in the past few days and mosquito breeding was found at 16 sites, which were destroyed on the spot, MCD stated. The department claimed to have visited Humayun's Tomb, Delhi zoo, Qutub Minar complex, Lotus Pond, Sunder Nagar Nursery, etc. While 16 violators were served notices, prose ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that he was put under house arrest. "Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar deeply regrets to inform that the authorities have once again disallowed Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the Eidgah as well as at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar by closing the gates of the mosque and deploying police pers ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 7: Have you ever wondered if a wave could shake the Earth without a tsunami or earthquake? In September 2023, seismic stations across the globe picked up mysterious tremors repeating every 90 seconds for nine straight days. The signals were eventually traced to Dickson Fjord in East Greenland, where no eyewitnesses, not even a nearby military vessel, reported anything unusual. Now, a study published in Nature Communications has confirmed the culprit: not a traditional tsunami, but a ...Read More >
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