
250 kg of banned gutkha products seized in Auroville, 3 held
The Hindu
The Auroville police on Thursday arrested three persons and seized 250 kg of banned gutkha and pan masala products near the inter-state border. Following a tip-off on the movement of the contraband, a
The Auroville police on Thursday arrested three persons and seized 250 kg of banned gutkha and pan masala products near the inter-state border.
Following a tip-off on the movement of the contraband, a special police team intercepted a car at Kalaivanar Nagar on the Puducherry-Tindivanam Road.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











