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DC Edit | India, Sri Lanka head to a win-win relationship

All the signs are pointing to the possibility of a major win for India’s foreign policy as the meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi went off swimmingly. The swivel away from China and a new direction in restoring old civilisational ties with India may have come not only because of the leadership change …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Fishermen conflict: Looking from the other side of the Palk Bay

New Indian Express

The umbilical cord When asked about the furore in Tamil Nadu triggered by the continuous arrests of Indian fishermen and seizure of their boats by the Sri Lankan Navy, Ravichandrarasa said they feel sorry for those getting arrested since most of them are poor daily wage labourers and not wealthy boat owners. “Thoppul kodi uravu”, which means connected through the …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Move to set up LNG terminal, mechanised fertilizer handling berth at New Mangalore Port dropped, says Union Minister

The Hindu

An initiative to set up a LNG terminal at New Mangalore Port on public-private partnership basis was dropped owing to the non-availability of sterile area in the port for the terminal, according to Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The Minister said that another initiative to set up a mechanised fertilizer handling berth with silo storage and …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

SL navy arrests 18 Puducherry, Tamil Nadu fishers for ‘poaching’

New Indian Express

KARAIKAL: A total of 18 fishermen from Puducherry and Tamil Nadu who ventured into sea from Karaikal in a mechanised boat on Sunday night were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy early on Tuesday for alleged poaching. According to sources, the group of 18 fishermen, after staying put at shore for nearly two weeks owing to restrictions enforced by the …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Fishermen in delta districts stay away from sea

The Hindu

Fishermen across the delta districts have refrained from venturing into the sea due to continued rough sea conditions, despite moderate to no rainfall in the region. On Saturday morning, Fisheries Department officials visited all fishing villages in Karaikal, Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam, issuing warnings to community leaders about rough seas ahead of Cyclone Fengal, which crossed the coast on Saturday. In …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

The warning in landscape fires

Hindustan Times

A study in The Lancet that estimates 2.5 million deaths in India between 2000 and 2019 were due to air pollution from landscape fires should bring home the severity of the human costs of forest fires and crop stubble burning. Post facto measures, such as the Graded Response Action Plan for NCR pollution, have proved painfully inadequate The intensity and …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Army Chief presents President's colours to four mechanised infantry battalions

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Recognizing the exemplary services of four Mechanised Infantry Units of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, on Wednesday presented the prestigious President's Colours to four battalions of the Mechanised Infantry during a solemn ceremony at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School, Ahilyanagar. On behalf of President Droupadi Murmu, the President's Colours were awarded …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

MCG imposes fines worth ₹30.1L on 705 entities for violating Grap norms

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has imposed fines totalling ₹30.1 lakh on 705 entities for violating Graded Response Action Plan norms since October 15, officials said on Tuesday. Since the implementation of Grap IV protocols across Delhi-NCR on November 18, Gurugram logged a peak air quality index of “severe” on November 19, according to data from the Central Pollution Control …

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1 month ago

1000 days of Russia-Ukraine war: Why infantry is crucial even in era of drones and missiles

Firstpost

Despite the surge in unmanned systems, artillery and air power, the gritty realities of close combat, territorial control and urban warfare have shown that infantry remains indispensable Servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BRM-1K infantry fighting vehicle towards Russian troops at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, …

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Protest in Rameshwaram over fishermens’ arrest by Sri Lanka, Stalin writes to EAM

Hindustan Times

Hundreds of fishermen staged a roadblock on the Pamban road bridge in Rameshwaram on Tuesday to demand the immediate release of 23 fishermen who have been arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy, even as Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin sought the Centre’s intervention to end regular arrests of Tamil fishermen. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin On November 9, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

NAMASTE Scheme to Enhance Sanitation Worker Safety in Telangana

New Indian Express

The Telangana government is set to implement the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme to enhance sanitation worker safety and dignity. The scheme will deploy trained young professionals within PMUs to oversee the implementation, with a state-appointed nodal officer responsible for managing the program in coordination with Urban Local Bodies. PMUs will be appointed by the nodal officer, …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Preserving the Legacy: K.G. Subramanyan's Enduring Impact on Indian Culture

The Hindu

The article celebrates the enduring legacy of K.G. Subramanyan, a renowned art critic and cultural commentator. The essays in the collection raise critical questions about the role of art in contemporary India, exploring themes such as the meaning of culture, the impact of commercialization, and the importance of preserving traditional art forms. The collection also examines the relationship between art …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia has captured Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance. How significant is the capture?

ABC

Ukrainian soldiers have spent the last two years fighting tooth and nail in the key front-line town of Vuhledar to resist repeated Russian attack. The advance of Moscow's forces means that Russian troops are now in complete control of the town — which Russia has long regarded as one of Ukraine's toughest fortified positions to crack. Russian forces had previously …

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3 months ago

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields

Hindustan Times

India is headed into winter in a few weeks, which is why it’s timely to recall that stubble burning accounts for 30-35% of Delhi-NCR’s air pollution during October and November. The practice has led to a persistent air quality issue that is driven by the burning of crop residue at this time, mostly in the neighbouring states of Punjab and …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Mir Alam Tank’s boats trapped in bureaucratic rigmarole

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The boating facility at the Mir Alam Tank in the Nehru Zoological Park has been non-operational for the past five months due to an overgrowth of water hyacinth. Officials of the tourism department, which manages the facility, wrote to the HMDA in April 2024 requesting it to deploy a floating trash collector to address the issue. Once these activities …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Military diplomacy in top gear with back-to-back exercises for three Services

The Hindu

In the last few months, India’s military diplomacy is at a hectic pace with back-to-back military exercises from countries far and wide for all three Services. Not far away, Phase-II of the Indian Air Force’s largest multilateral exercise Tarang Shakti is underway at Jodhpur with eight countries, including India participating with aircraft and 17 countries as observers. The Army’s other …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

DJB faces crunch in funds, sewer cleaning system hit

Hindustan Times

The funding for the government’s flagship project of mechanised cleaning of sewer system to tackle the menace of manual scavenging has been impacted as the Delhi Jal Board faces an acute financial crisis amid the ongoing tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party -led elected government and bureaucrats. Atishi In a letter written on August 12, water minister Atishi said that …

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4 months ago

Plans for parking lot under Patwardhan Park shelved

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: A day after Bandra West MLA Ashish Shelar said that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation would scrap its plan to construct a parking lot below the Raosaheb Patwardhan Park, BMC officials confirmed that the plan had been shelved months ago. Mumbai, India - March 12, 2023: Residents of Bandra-Khar gather inside the garden to intensify their protest against the BMC's …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sea Boats to Get Free Transponders on National Space Day

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: State government is planning to distribute free Indian Space Research Organisation -developed transponders to owners of all motorised and mechanised fishing boats. The transponders are expected to be distributed on the occasion of the National Space Day celebrations on August 23. Harendira Prasad said that once fixed on fishing boats, these transponders will enhance the safety of fishermen when …

Boat National Space Day Transponders

5 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 13 fishers from Pudukottai; CM Stalin writes to Centre asking for their immediate release

The Hindu

The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday arrested 13 fishermen of Pudukottai district for trespassing into the waters of the island nation. Stalin wrote to Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting to activate appropriate diplomatic channels to ensure the immediate release of all the arrested fishermen and their boats. Currently, the Sri Lankan authorities have detained 173 fishing boats and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fishermen announce indefinite strike from July 8; say merchants are not giving them a fair price for the catch

The Hindu

Fishermen associations in Rameswaram have announced an indefinite strike from Monday demanding the Tamil Nadu government to intervene and support them by getting them a fair price for the catch. Speaking to reporters, fishermen leader Sagayam said on Saturday that around 700 mechanised boats ventured into the Palk Straits for fishing from Rameswaram. During the annual 61-day fishing ban period, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers demand inclusion of urea, fertilizers in the kuruvai package

The Hindu

Representatives of farmers in Thanjavur district have sought the inclusion of urea and fertilizers in the Delta Kuruvai Cultivation Special Package Scheme 2024. Participating in the monthly agriculture grievance meeting in Thanjavur on Friday, they pointed out that in the past small and medium farmers benefited as the urea/fertilizers were distributed to them under the kuruvai package. Stating that the …

Farmers Package Scheme

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Open drains to be covered in a month: BMC commissioner

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation will cover all open drains along the roads and streets with slabs within a month to prevent mishaps and do away with manual cleaning, said BMC commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil on Tuesday. Patil informed that of the 1,380 km stretch of internal drains in the city, storm water channels on patches measuring around 27 km …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urges EAM to rescue Tamil Nadu fishermen from Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, on Tuesday wrote a letter to the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, urging him to secure the release of all fishermen apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy. In his letter directed to the EAM, Stalin said, "The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended one mechanised fishing boat bearing registration number IND-TN-12-MM-5138 and ten …

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DC Edit | India, Sri Lanka head to a win-win relationship

Fishermen conflict: Looking from the other side of the Palk Bay

Move to set up LNG terminal, mechanised fertilizer handling berth at New Mangalore Port dropped, says Union Minister

SL navy arrests 18 Puducherry, Tamil Nadu fishers for ‘poaching’

Fishermen in delta districts stay away from sea

The warning in landscape fires

Army Chief presents President's colours to four mechanised infantry battalions

MCG imposes fines worth ₹30.1L on 705 entities for violating Grap norms

1000 days of Russia-Ukraine war: Why infantry is crucial even in era of drones and missiles

Protest in Rameshwaram over fishermens’ arrest by Sri Lanka, Stalin writes to EAM

NAMASTE Scheme to Enhance Sanitation Worker Safety in Telangana

Preserving the Legacy: K.G. Subramanyan's Enduring Impact on Indian Culture

Russia has captured Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance. How significant is the capture?

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields

Mir Alam Tank’s boats trapped in bureaucratic rigmarole

India’s Military diplomacy in top gear with back-to-back exercises for three Services

DJB faces crunch in funds, sewer cleaning system hit

Plans for parking lot under Patwardhan Park shelved

Sea Boats to Get Free Transponders on National Space Day

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 13 fishers from Pudukottai; CM Stalin writes to Centre asking for their immediate release

Fishermen announce indefinite strike from July 8; say merchants are not giving them a fair price for the catch

Farmers demand inclusion of urea, fertilizers in the kuruvai package

Open drains to be covered in a month: BMC commissioner

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin urges EAM to rescue Tamil Nadu fishermen from Sri Lanka