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In Ramanathapuram district, there is mangrove plantation in an area of 600 hectare along the coastal regions of the district.While the Forest department has been trying to plant new saplings annually, it faces a major challenge in sustaining these saplings and developing them into mangrove forests due to the salinity in groundwater.This, according to forest department officials is due to the lack of backwater sites in Ramanathapuram and hence the growth of mangroves is much slower in these areas.The department is now trying to improve the success rate of the mangrove plantation drives by setting up an exclusive nursery for…

The ‘fake’ letter targeted Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy and alleged that he is demanding money from officers in the department. It was claimed that the officers have written a letter to the Governor and in turn the Governor had asked the Chief Secretary to look into the corruption charges.However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that there is no complaint or letter written by the Governor in this regard and the letter circulated to media and social media in this regard is bogus one created to bring disrepute to the government. He indirectly stated that it should be the handiwork of…

The Hockey schedule was approved by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).The men’s team is placed in Pool A along with reigning Asian Games champions Japan, and arch-rivals Pakistan. Bangladesh, Singapore, and Uzbekistan complete Pool A. Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand and Indonesia are the remaining nations competing at the Games and are placed in Pool B.With a chance to earn a direct qualification to next year’s Paris Olympic Games, the Indian men’s hockey team will open its campaign against Uzbekistan on September 24.After the opening game against Uzbekistan, men’s team will play Singapore on September 26 before locking horns with…

The official further said that these perpetrators went to the extent of launching online campaigns and advertisements on platforms like Google, wherein they provided fraudulent toll-free contact numbers associated with the ITC distributorship offers.The accused were identified as Nishant Gupta (27), Suraj (29), Deepak (27), Santosh (27) and Sunil Shakya (41).According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) Prashant Gautam, an FIR was registered on April 25 on the complaint of one Gulshan Chadha where he alleged that he received calls from unknown numbers who told him that they were executives of a reputed company.They further managed to convince the…

Joining the whole conversation is Amitabh, who gave out a very witty and amusing post in regards to the name change, saying that now the name has changed, then so should the text.Taking to his X account, Big B wrote: X-4732 Ab ‘T’ ban gaya hai ‘X’, toh badalna padega text (Now T (Twitter) has become X, then so should the text).”Fans were all amused by this bizarrely amusing tweet, to which netizens had many things to say.One netizen gave an equally witty reply: “Many things have changed in the past 54 years, except Amitabh Bachchan ji who to this…

Although this is a one-off research in India and the jury is still out on the extent to which EVs are harmful for the environment, it does prompt a re-look into the supposed utility and benefits of EVs – that is driving their uptake in the country helped on by adequate policy incentives – as well as their drawbacks.At the very least, there is a need to discuss and outline why EVs could possibly be not-so-great from an environmental standpoint, at least for now in the Indian context.What the IIT study says? According to the IIT study drawing on a…

In a letter to the Advisor, he said: “As responsible officers, it is our moral duty that public money shouldn’t be squandered and wasteful expenditure shouldn’t be accepted at any cost. “In this regard, a news item relating to the expenses incurred by the officers of Chandigarh Administration was brought to my notice. In the news item it was reported that officers stayed in five-star hotels in Delhi and travelled by business class in commercial flights. “After a careful consideration of present circumstances, from henceforth, it is directed that no air travel is allowed to Delhi. All officials travelling to…

The song, which has become a mark of the 1990s era, originally belongs to the 1995 film ‘Bewafa Sanam’ which was directed by the late Gulshan Kumar.For the same, Sonu is collaborating with Gulshan’s son, Bhushan Kumar.The two had a public spat in 2020 when Sonu made certain allegations with regards to the functioning of the Hindi music industry but putting that aside, the two recently reconciled and are now joining forces to take the listeners on a nostalgic trip with their upcoming collaboration.An industry source has said that the upcoming track which will be a cover of ‘Achha Sila…

L-G took appraisal of the campaigns and events planned by the district administrations and government departments in the run-up to Independence Day.“We all must work together as a single unit for the successful conduct of ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’, ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ across the UT and ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Jammu and Srinagar,” L-G said.“I am confident that this year too people in huge numbers will participate in Independence Day events.”He also directed the district administration and departments to organise activities under ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan’.L-G also asked for active involvement of common citizens, public representatives, youth clubs, civil society, self…

London, Aug 8(IANS) Love to get your skin tanned on a beach trip? Beware, it may have a significant effect on your skin’s microbiota composition, according to a study.Skin, the largest organ of the human body, is home to a vast array of bacteria, fungi and viruses — microorganisms that compose the skin microbiota and protect against pathogensProlonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is associated with damage to DNA in skin cells, inflammation and premature skin ageing, yet intentional sun-seeking behaviours remain common.Researchers at the University of Manchester, the UK, showed that sun exposure behaviour significantly affects the diversity and…