Kerala Assembly session to begin on Monday
The Hindu
Major bills up for consideration during the session, which will be on till November 12
The third session of the 15th Kerala Assembly will commence on October 4, Monday. The 24-day session will be dedicated to legislative business, Speaker M.B. Rajesh said.
Several important bills will be up for consideration during the session, which will be on till November 12.
The Assembly has to approve 45 ordinances that are in force, Mr. Rajesh said. During the previous session, the Chair, responding to a point of order drawing attention to the large number, had ruled that a special session should be convened exclusively to pass bills, which seek to replace ordinances.

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.











