A new study by researchers at the University of Delhi found microplastics in every species of freshwater fish sampled from the river, with fish collected from Delhi’s stretch carrying much higher contamination than those from upstream Haryana. NEW DELHI: For years, the Yamuna has come to symbolise sewage, industrial waste and toxic foam, but now…
An Indian-origin man from Kerala was killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a car showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on Monday, the Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed, Gulf News reported.The victim was identified as Shijin Paul, 27, from Kottarakkara in Kerala’s Kollam district.A relative told the outlet that Shijin succumbed to his…
File photo: DMK president M K Stalin (left) and Tamil Nadu CM Vijay (Picture credit: ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the TVK government’s maiden Budget, calling it a “waste” that merely repackaged schemes introduced during the previous DMK…
Listen to youth, read, learn, understand Parliament: PM Modi guides newly elected BJP MPs on grassroots connectivity Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hosted a breakfast meeting for newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MPs and those who recently joined the party, during which he guided the parliamentarians on various issues and shared effective ways to…
Microsoft is retiring Perspectives, its peer-feedback tool which the employees have used since 2018 to request peer feedback on their performance, according to an internal message reviewed by Business Insider. The retirement of the tool comes as the company is reworking on the broader approach to performance management. “The Perspectives tool is being retired,” the…
TN SSLC supplementary result 2026 out The Directorate of Government Examinations, or DGE, Tamil Nadu, has declared the Secondary School Leaving Certificate, or SSLC, supplementary result 2026 today, August 5. Students can now check and download their provisional marks memo through the official website, dge.tn.gov.in.To access the result, students need to click on the “RESULT”…
It is possible to modify rent agreements even after registration, provided the changes are made legally with the mutual consent of the landlord and the tenant (Photo: AI-generated). Rental agreements in India are often based on verbal understandings rather than formal paperwork. While such informal arrangements may offer flexibility to both landlords and tenants, they…
FSUI urges PM to deploy Indian Navy assets to protect Indian-flagged vessels & Indian seafarers in the Hormuz, Black Sea and Red Sea The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deploy Indian Navy assets to protect Indian-flagged vessels and seafarers in the Red Sea, Black Sea and Strait…
There is that one empty wall in the house that compels us to look at it, as if it is calling for something more.Whenever we walk past it, we keep meaning to “do something” with it, and somehow it stays the same for months, maybe years.The default fix is always the same for empty walls,…
As sea levels continue to rise at an alarming rate, coastal wetlands are facing unprecedented inundation. A staggering eighty-four percent of these essential ecosystems are currently experiencing loss on a national scale. The Gulf Coast wetlands are bearing the brunt of this crisis, largely due to human impact. Still, there’s hope—many wetlands could shift inland…