Street lights on many arterial roads and highways in Kochi are dysfunctional. A scene from the Palarivattom-Edappally stretch on Thursday (March 20, 2025). | Photo Credit: John L. Paul Innumerable road corridors in Kochi continue to have dysfunctional street lights or remain without provision for such lights, despite efforts to replace 40,400 of them with LED … Read more
Artificial reefs in different shapes that ready for installation under the sea | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The State Fisheries Department has planned to install artificial coral reefs in 39 locations across two fishing villages in Nagapattinam district to boost fish production. With a budget of ₹11.79 crore, the project is part of the Union … Read more
Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State police to ensure that CCTV cameras with audio recording are installed in each room of all police stations in the next three months. In an order dated October 21, a single Bench of Justice G. S. Ahluwalia, hearing a … Read more
Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced plans to establish Telemetric Weather Stations (TWS) to monitor drought situation in the 100 most drought-prone tehsils in the State, including all tehsils in the seven districts of Bundelkhand region. “In a bid to effectively monitor drought conditions in Uttar Pradesh, U.P. government will establish Telemetric Weather Stations (TWS) … Read more
A model of the hanging solar fencing at Marayur forest division in Idukki. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Forest department has decided to install hanging solar fences at Marayur and Kanthaloor panchayats in Idukki to tackle man-animal conflict. According to officials, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has allotted a total … Read more