Carrying a big bag on his shoulders and armed with a battery-operated torch, K. Sadasivam, 63, boards a State-run bus on the less travelled route between Sullurpeta and Rayadoruvu in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The bus winds its way through a desolate 40-minute stretch to reach the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary even as the … Read more
Jayne Etherington said her daughter Caitlin fell ill after swimming in the sea off the Welsh coast. Source link
A fishing boat with 50 workers, which was stuck in the sea after the engine of the boat developed trouble, was rescued on Saturday. The fisheries department boat rescued Kavadi, a boat owned by Aravindakshan of Valappad, which ventured to the sea from Chettuva for fishing. The engine of the boat developed trouble at 19 … Read more
A Malaysian Airlines flight 370 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 227 passengers lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ATC), deviated from its planned flight path and crashed somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean in March 2014. An expensive multinational search for the missing aircraft lasted for three years due to the vast … Read more
Fishermen have been warned against going out into the sea off the coast of Kerala and Lakshadweep on Tuesday. The warning issued by the India Meteorological department said that there were chances of the weather turning rough in the sea on these two days. Coast of Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar and the western coast … Read more
India’s edible oil import bill rose 34.18 per cent to Rs 1.57 lakh crore in the oil year ending October 2022, while in volume terms it rose 6.85 per cent to 140.3 lakh tonnes, industry body SEA said on Monday. India, the world’s leading vegetable oil buyer, had imported 131.3 lakh tonnes of edible oils … Read more
Union Minister says geospatial initiatives are a “serious” endeavour and would have a serious social and political impact; points out that India’s problems are also its opportunities Union Minister says geospatial initiatives are a “serious” endeavour and would have a serious social and political impact; points out that India’s problems are also its opportunities Geospatial … Read more
Imports of vegetable oils, comprising edible and non-edible oils, fell 13 per cent to nearly 9.12 lakh tonnes during April due to lower import of crude palm oil, according to industry data. The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said in a statement that import of vegetable oils stood at 9,11,846 tonnes in April 2022 … Read more
Industry body Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India has pegged the groundnut production of Gujarat, the top producer of the oilseed at 38.55 lakh tonnes, up by 8.74% than the previous year. A team of SEA headed by GG Patel, convener, SEA Oilseed Crop Estimate Committee carried out the crop survey, informed SEA in a … Read more
