Disaster management drill at Yeshwantpur railway station
The Hindu
South Western Railway tests efficacy of system
South Western Railway and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carried out a drill at Yeshwantpur railway station in Bengaluru on September 30 to test the efficacy of the disaster response mechanism.

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.











