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Hundreds of residents of the Sushilpura area in Jaipur have fallen ill over the last few days, allegedly after sewage water got mixed with drinking water in Ward 45 of the locality. In home after home, residents reported similar symptoms: vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea, weakness and stomach ache. Local resident Pooran Mal Kumawat, 58, says he has been suffering from diarrhoea and weakness in his body for the last few days, while his wife, Baby Devi Kumawat, has been vomiting and suffering from di ...Read More >
Rini Sampath's campaign confirmed that 4,500 people signed her petition to qualify for the ballot. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Rini Sampath is the first South Asian on the ballot for Washington, DC Mayor * Her campaign focuses on fixing basic city services and lowering living costs * Her candidacy reflects growing South Asian political participation in the US Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Washington: Rini Sampath, a Tamil Nad ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday stressed the need to strengthen sanitation and drainage systems in rural areas, directing officers concerned to ensure regular and time-bound cleaning of village ponds and wastewater channels across the state. Chairing a review meeting of the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority here, the Chief Minister said maintaining cleanliness in villages must be a priority to prevent inconvenience to resid ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday stressed the need to strengthen sanitation and drainage systems in rural areas, directing officers concerned to ensure regular and time-bound cleaning of village ponds and wastewater channels across the state. Chairing a review meeting of the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority here, the Chief Minister said maintaining cleanliness in villages must be a priority to prevent inconvenience to resid ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stressed the need to strengthen sanitation and drainage systems in rural areas on Friday and directed officials to ensure regular and time-bound cleaning of village ponds and waste water channels. Chairing a review meeting of the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority, Saini said ponds should remain free from foul smells, and waterlogging in residential areas should be avoided. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stressed the need to strengthen sanitation and drainage systems in rural areas on Friday and directed officials to ensure regular and time-bound cleaning of village ponds and waste water channels. Chairing a review meeting of the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority, Saini said ponds should remain free from foul smells, and waterlogging in residential areas should be avoided. The chief minister instructed that cleani ...Read More >
India begins Census 2027 on April 1, 2026. This nationwide count is the first in 16 years and will be fully digital, using smartphones and online portals. For the first time since 1931, caste will be comprehensively enumerated. The census aims for faster data delivery and improved policy-making. This exercise will also generate significant employment opportunities across the country. After a gap of 16 years, the longest in independent India's history, the government launched the first phase of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 'highly mutated' COVID-19 variant, which is spreading fast in the US and parts of Europe, has triggered worldwide concern. However, experts said there is no immediate risk in India. Nicknamed 'Cicada', the BA.3.2 is on the list of COVID-19 variants being tracked by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Though cases due to 'Cicada', nicknamed for the insect's ability to disappear and then reemerge after years underground, are ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The government has notified a set of 33 questions to be asked during the first phase of Census 2027 -- Housing Listing and Housing Operations (HLO) -- a month-long exercise to be conducted between April 1 and September 30 as per schedules finalised by states and Union Territories, a top official said on Monday. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, said, according to a January 22 notification, enumerators will collect details s ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the people of Telangana's Mudigunta village in Jaipur mandal for transforming water conservation into a people's movement. During the 132nd episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', the Prime Minister commended the dedication of the villagers and noted that the construction of soak pits in a majority of households has significantly improved groundwater levels and sanitation conditions. Of the 443 households in the village, ...Read More >
Assets worth Rs 79.93 crore belonging to a Punjab-based company has been seized by the Enforcement Directorate as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an environmental crime involving large-scale water pollution. The attached properties include land, buildings, and plant and machinery owned by Malbros International Pvt Ltd. The provisional attachment was carried out by the ED's Jalandhar Zonal Office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The probe stems from ...Read More >
Jalandhar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, filed a Prosecution Complaint before the Special Court for PMLA at Jalandhar against Malbros International, Gautam Malhotra and others, in connection with a money laundering investigation related to an environmental crime. The charges were filed on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, said an official statement. The ED initiated an investigation on the basis of a crimina ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) As many as seven companies, including Yashoda Healthcare Services, Fusion CX and Orient Cables, have secured Sebi's approval to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs), data with the markets regulator showed on Tuesday. Other firms that received regulatory approvals are Turtlemint Fintech Solutions, RSB Retail India, SFC Environmental Technologies, and Lohia Corp. Together, these companies are expected to fetch over Rs 6,000 crore, market sources said. These ...Read More >
Jalandhar: In a money laundering probe related to an environmental crime, the Enforcement Directorate attached properties, including land, building and plant and machinery, worth Rs 79.93 crore belonging to a Punjab-based company involved in water pollution, an official said on Monday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, provisionally attached the immovable properties of Malbros International Pvt Ltd on Saturday in the money laundering investigation related to environmental ...Read More >
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced that the Delhi government will develop 17 model Chhath ghats along the Yamuna and withdraw all cases filed in previous years against devotees who performed Chhath Puja on the riverbanks. Addressing a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat, Gupta said the government has made extensive arrangements to ensure that this year's Chhath Puja is celebrated with the same devotion and grandeur as Diwali, in a clean, safe, and sacred environment. "Earl ...Read More >
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has ordered the immediate closure of the Bigg Boss Kannada studio in Bidadi, Bengaluru South, citing violations of environmental laws. The studio, run by Vels Studios and Entertainment, lacked required consents under the Water and Air Pollution Acts. Authorities warned of penalties for non-compliance and have sought local administrative support to enforce the order. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has ordered the immediate closure ...Read More >
Solar Industries (SOIL)'s operating performance was in line with consensus' estimate. EBITDA, at INR 5.3bn, jumped 19% YoY driven by robust defence and exports, compensating for the subdued performance in mining and infra segments, which were impacted on account of monsoon arriving early. Defence revenue rose 115% YoY to INR 4,180mn while exports and overseas grew 42.7% YoY to INR 8,260mn. EBITDA margins were largely stable QoQ at 24.8% (~150bps dent due to hyper-inflation in Turkey and FX fluct ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): A team of Nand Nagri Police Station launched a special drive against individuals involved in the sale of banned 'Chinese Manjha', amid rising incidents of injuries and nabbed two siblings with 325 rolls on Friday. With Independence Day (15th August) and Raksha Bandhan approaching, the Delhi Police has launched a special drive to curb the sale and use of hazardous Chinese Manjha -- a nylon-based kite string that has caused numerous injuries and fatalities involv ...Read More >
New Delhi: To give a push to Delhi's efforts to provide sewage connections to every household in the capital, central govt will provide Rs 800 crore to the city under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme 2.0.Officials said the money will be spent on strengthening the sewage network in the city's unauthorised colonies. They added that Delhi govt has planned to install around 2.5 lakh sewer connections in unauthorised colonies and other residential areas. The m ...Read More >
Mohali: In a major step towards environmental sustainability, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal Monday dedicated a state-of-the-art 15 MGD (million gallons per day) sewage treatment plant to the public in Sector 83 here. The project, developed at a cost of Rs 145.26 crore, is being hailed as the most advanced of its kind in India.Speaking to the media after the inauguration, Mann said the ultra-modern plant has been built using the latest advanced nutrient removal technolog ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday jointly dedicated an ultra-modern 15 MGD (million gallons per day) sewage treatment plant constructed with an outlay of Rs 145.26 crore. Interacting with the media after dedicating the plant in Mohali, the Chief Minister said latest technology has been used in setting up this plant, which will be further replicated in other parts of the state. He said the moti ...Read More >
Mumbai: Hooliganism under the guise of Marathi pride will not be tolerated in the state, CM Fadnavis warned on Friday. He said police had registered an FIR and taken action in the Mira Road incident where a businessman was beaten up by MNS workers for not knowing Marathi.Speaking to the media, Fadnavis said beating up someone over language was wrong. "We are Marathi and are proud of the language. Insisting that a person speak in Marathi is not wrong, but beating up a businessman because he does ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Incessant rainfall for over two days, which caused severe waterlogging, threw life out of gear in several parts of the capital city on Friday. Residents of several areas were left stranded in their homes as rainwater mixed with wastewater from nearby clogged drains gushed in. The most affected localities were Badagada, Laxmi Sagar, Nandan Vihar and Bomikhal, where clogged drains caused the rainwater to overflow and enter houses. Several people had to vacate their homes in anticipati ...Read More >
U.S. and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to finalise a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over U.S. dairy and agriculture remained unresolved. WHY ARE FARM GOODS IMPORTS SENSITIVE IN INDIA? Agriculture and its allied areas contribute just 16% to India's $3.9 trillion economy, but sustain nearly half of the country's 1.4 billion population. As farmers remain the most powerful voting bloc, Prime Minister Narendr ...Read More >
Hubballi: Around 25 households in UKT Hills, Hubballi, continue to receive foul-smelling, contaminated water. Despite repeated complaints to the corporation, no resolution has been found. Officials suspect pipeline work under the 24x7 drinking water project has led to sewage mixing with drinking water, but the exact cause remains untraced.According to a source, the area comes under Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) Ward 34. Around 80 family members are facing various health issues. T ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chennai's water bodies may be contaminated with Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever chemicals', but Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) says there is no mandate nor technology available to treat them, both in drinking water and wastewater. The submission was made by CMWSSB superintending engineer Sivakumar in an affidavit before the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The tribunal had registered a suo m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Industrial production activity in India moderated month-on-month with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing 1.2 per cent in May, against 2.7 per cent recorded in April, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data. In May, the growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity the were (-) 0.1 per cent, 2.6 per cent, and (-) 5.8 per cent, respectively. Also Read | 'I Stand Firmly With Diljit': Actor ...Read More >
New Delhi: The house-listing operations for the forthcoming census will begin from Apr. 1, 2026, marking the start of the first phase of the decennial exercise, the Registrar General of India has said. In a letter to Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories, Census Commissioner and Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said the House-listing Operations and Housing Census shall begin on Apr. 1, 2026. Before that the appointment of supervisors, enumerators and work distrib ...Read More >
Bangalore : Today, Dyson announced the results of its first Global Wet Cleaning Study, to investigate wet cleaning habits and behaviours, frustrations people face with their wet cleaning tools, and why our best intention might not be delivering the hygienic homes we expect. The global study uncovers that despite frequent cleaning by Indian households, current tools and habits could be making homes less hygienic, not cleaner. The study finds that hard floors dominate Indian homes, with 94.5% of ...Read More >
The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to make any proposed changes in the boundaries of administrative units before December 31, when they will be considered final for the census exercise. In a letter to all states and Union Territories, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan has said that for the Census, all villages and towns are divided into uniform enumeration blocks and for each block, an enumerator is assigned to avoid any miss or repetition ...Read More >
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