
Final guidelines for school reopening by Oct. 5
The Hindu
Student transportation protocol to be in place
Final guidelines for school reopening will be ready by October 5, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said.
Addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday, the Minister said the process was nearing completion. The guidelines would be finalised after incorporating directives put forward by other departments. Talks with them were almost through.
Discussions would be held with teacher, student, and youth organisations over the next two days in online mode. District-level meetings headed by Collectors would also be organised in the coming days.

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.











