
Five IAS officers transferred
The Hindu
Five IAS officers were transferred and given fresh postings in a minor reshuffle on Saturday. A G.O. (Rt No.1639) was issued by Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma. Panchayat Raj & Rural Development
Five IAS officers were transferred and given fresh postings in a minor reshuffle on Saturday. A G.O. (Rt No.1639) was issued by Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma.
Panchayat Raj & Rural Development commissioner M. Girija Shankar is posted as the commissioner of civil supplies and ex - officio secretary to the government for consumer affairs and food and civil supplies.
Commissioner of civil supplies Kona Sasidhar has been posted as the commissioner of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development.

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.











