
PF pension order handed over on retirement day
The Hindu
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Kochi, handed over pension payment orders to two employees of FACT on Thursday, the day they retired from service. PRAYAAS schemeThis was m
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Kochi, handed over pension payment orders to two employees of FACT on Thursday, the day they retired from service.
This was made possible by an initiative named PRAYAAS, which seeks to release PF pension on the day of superannuation of members.

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.











