
Cauvery Theerthodbhava at Talacauvery on Oct. 17
The Hindu
•Meeting chaired by Minister in-charge of Kodagu to decide on whether to allow devotees to witness the divine occurrence as the public was barred from visiting the place in view of COVID-19 scare •Hea
•Meeting chaired by Minister in-charge of Kodagu to decide on whether to allow devotees to witness the divine occurrence as the public was barred from visiting the place in view of COVID-19 scare
•Health Dept to hold a special camp of conducting RT-PCR test on October 13 and 14 if it was made mandatory for visitors to the event
Shankar Bennur

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.











