93 DPCs for paddy to be opened: Collector
The Hindu
Farmers thank district administration for starting PACB-linked societies
Madurai
Madurai district administration has planned to open 93 paddy direct purchase centres in the district as the kuruvai crop harvest has begun.
Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar announced this at the farmers grievances day meeting held at the Collectorate on Tuesday. The physical meeting was held for the first time after February 2020. It has been held online for the past few months.

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.











