Gram Sabha meetings mark Gandhiji’s birth anniversary
The Hindu
Collectors appeal to villagers to get vaccinated against COVID-19
Gram Sabha meetings were organised in all village panchayats in Thoothukudi district on Saturday as part of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Collector K. Senthil Raj participated in the gram sabha meeting held at Thiruppanichettikulam village panchayat under Srivaikundam panchayat union.

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.











