Picture a bank vault the size of Madhya Pradesh. Inside it sits not gold bullion or govt bonds, but clean water, breathable air, pollination services, flood barriers, carbon blocks, and medicinal plants — a portfolio of natural assets worth roughly $2.5 trillion every single year. Now imagine that this vault does not appear on any…
The agreement aims to accelerate VOC Port’s transition into a technologically advanced, globally competitive maritime gateway. The partnership focuses on training, sharing best practices, and integrating digital management tools, while bolstering the port’s existing green portfolio. Madurai: V O Chidambaranar Port Authority has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Port of Antwerp-Bruges International NV…
Patronage can’t stop transfers: Manohar Lal on CPWD posting culture NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at the long-entrenched ‘Delhi club’ within Central Public Works Department (CPWD), housing minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said that some employees had, over the years, mastered the art of staying posted in the capital for more than three decades with…
Madurai Corporation has received several complaints from residents regarding waste blocking the water flow at the Avaniyapuram channel. Madurai: Madurai corporation will float a tender for a robotic machine for the desilting of the Avaniyapuram channel. The machine will be used to shift the slushy soil from the channel to the compost yard in Vellakal….
Madurai: Residents of Anuppanadi Canal Street in Ward 46 near Balarengapuram have demanded immediate action against a garbage dump that has narrowed their road and left the neighbourhood reeking of foul smell.Residents say garbage dumped along the roadside has occupied nearly half the carriageway, posing health risks and making it difficult for pedestrians and motorists…
NDRF team engages in search operation Madikeri: A team of rescuers led by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday recovered the bodies of two villagers who went missing in the Hemavathi River near Neergund village in Shanivarasanthe hobli, close to Kodagu-Hassan district border.Nagaraj and Shivaraj, residents of Neergund village in Kodlipet hobli, went…
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is asking consumers to become its “eyes” on the ground by reporting food safety violations through its Food Safety Connect platform, which allows complaints to be lodged with…
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior surgeon Dr Haris Chirakkal, who drew widespread attention by highlighting deficiencies in the govt medical college hospitals during the previous LDF govt’s tenure, welcomed state govt’s latest initiative to reduce overcrowding and end the practice of patients being made to lie on hospital floors.In a social media post, Chirakkal praised health minister K…
Belagavi: Public works minister Satish Jarkiholi on Sunday said the state govt was seriously examining the long-pending demand to carve Chikodi out of Belagavi and grant it district status.Speaking to reporters during his visit to Chikodi, Jarkiholi said discussions had already taken place at the govt level regarding district status for Chikodi. He indicated that…
Hope Afloat: Back at sea after weeks of waiting, traditional fishermen are hoping conditions improve in the days ahead Mangaluru: After a 15-day delay, traditional (nadadoni) fishermen ventured into the sea Sunday but returned with a modest catch, heightening concerns over an uncertain fishing season and rising operational costs.Around 60 traditional boats set out at…