A public hearing held here on Wednesday on the proposals to revise electricity tariffs intermittently relapsed into shouting matches between sections of the participants, even as a general demand arose that the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) reject the proposals which include a first-of-its-kind ‘summer tariff.’ The hearing was the fourth and final one … Read more
The government must ban flavoured and disposable vapes, doctors say, to protect children against a growing epidemic of use in the UK. The British Medical Association says bold action is needed and vapes have no rightful place in young people’s lives. Children are being targeted with colours, branding and flavours such as bubble gum or … Read more
A team of Royal Academy of Engineering scientists say the risk from human faeces is increasing. Source link
Panelists at the International Energy Festival of Kerala 2024 have urged the State to fully explore e-mobility solutions. Small electric buses and micromobility options like e-bicycles and mopeds are cheaper and eco-friendly compared to conventional transportation systems, they opined. D. Dhanuraj, founder chairman, Centre for Public Policy Research said Kerala should promote electric ‘share autos’ … Read more
Bharat brand of chana dal (Kadalai paruppu) is being sold at ₹60/kg in one kilo packets at crowded marketplaces in mobile vans to help reduce its prices in the open market. The Union government’s exercise lacks transparency and seems like a political game where the ruling party at the Centre was trying to score … Read more
For representation. | Photo Credit: File The Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requested Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday for separate hearings on disqualification petitions filed against them, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena group argued that all petitions shared the same ground and could be heard together. Though the hearing … Read more
Following the rising prevalence of cybercrime, the City police have urged the public to exercise greater caution against emerging trends in cyber frauds. The Cyber Crime police have been receiving an increasing number of complaints over the past few years. The cases have steadily increased from 2,199 in 2018 to 2,258 in 2019, 2,888 in … Read more
Minister Sharan Prakash Patil says that the AIIMS can start functioning in the ESIC Hospital which is spread over around 50 acres of land in Kalaburagi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has said that the State government will urge the Union government to establish the All India Institute of … Read more
Thol. Thirumavalavan, VCK president, speaking at a conference organised by Social Awareness Society for Youth in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder Thol. Thirumavalavan, on Tuesday urged the Tamil Nadu Government to enact a legislation on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe sub-plan, similar to the one enacted by … Read more
The CPI and CPI (M) have stated that they are supporting TRS in Munugode only with an aim to defeat the BJP that is dividing people on communal lines and opposes its anti-people, anti-federal and autocratic policies. Speaking at an election meeting at Chanduru in Munugode Constituency on Thursday before the filing of nomination papers … Read more