The rain in Dakshina Kannada district of coastal Karnataka began around 2 a.m. The rain was accompanied by loud thunder and lightning. The rain was a welcome relief from the intense heat of this summer. However, the humidity has gone up and people are sweating even more. | Photo Credit: Dhiraj Shetty Dakshina Kannada district … Read more
The Konkan Vikas Samithi, representing people of Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg regions, has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to merge Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, with the Indian Railways for its inability to augment infrastructure due to funds constraint. Filephoto | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Just as people in Coastal Karnataka are demanding merger of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., … Read more
Measures are needed to tackle an ageing population crisis, Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Whitty says. Source link
The panel was constituted by the Principal Bench of the tribunal after it took suo motu cognizance of The Hindu report titled ‘India’s sinking islands’ published on March 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: K.K. MUSTAFAH The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to issue notices to the Coastal Zone Management Authorities (CZMAs) in the coastal … Read more
Former CM and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu was arrested in connection with an alleged Skill Development scam. | Photo Credit: PTI Tension gripped different parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the arrest of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at Nandyal on Saturday. Scores of TDP … Read more
Fishermen have urged the Environment Department to redraw the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) of Chengalpattu district after taking their inputs. “The names of several villages are missing, high and low tide lines have been marked wrongly, spots meant for parking boats, drying fish and spaces for construction of additional houses have all been left … Read more
The check dam on Kudaganar river near Dindigul witnessed heavy flow on Wednesday thanks to the recent rain. | Photo Credit: G. Karthikeyan A low-pressure area that is likely to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal by Thursday is expected to intensify into a depression around Saturday. This would increase the rainfall over Tamil … Read more