
One held, 16 red sanders logs seized
The Hindu
Combing operations will continue, says task force SP
The sleuths of Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) have arrested one person and seized sixteen precious logs in two different raids conducted in the Krishnapuram forest section abutting Karakambadi Road here on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, task force Superintendent of Police M. Sundar Rao formed a team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Muralidhar and RSI Viswanath, which carried out a combing operation in the Karakambadi forest beat areas on Wednesday night.

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.











