GHMC to go online to prevent vaccine irregularities
The Hindu
Staff to visit each trade and upload details on app
Post the allegations of irregularities, GHMC has from Tuesday onwards stopped issuing paper tokens for COVID-19 vaccination of the “super spreaders” as part of the ongoing drive. Instead, details of the persons to be vaccinated will be uploaded online, before allotting slot for vaccination, officials informed. Several issues have come to fore during the vaccination drive which had started on May 28 and was to continue for 10 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.











