
Quota for inmates of children’s homes in MGU’s colleges
The Hindu
Proposal for providing weightage of 15 marks for SPCs okayed
Mahatma Gandhi University has reserved one seat in its affiliated colleges for inmates of children’s homes and institutions functioning under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.
The decision was taken on the basis of a Government Order issued in 2012 that permitted one seat in each government and aided college for the undergraduate programmes.
The varsity has now implemented the order by reserving one seat in each college for the inmates of children’s home and similar institutions.

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.











