A team of scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) had studied an unnamed glacier in one of the less explored regions in the upper Kali Ganga valley (Uttarakhand) and found that the glacier had abruptly changed its main course.
The Finance Minister also announced a number of new schemes and initiatives for Jammu & Kashmir which included launch of Tejasvini and Hausala schemes of J&K Bank, Shikhar and Shikara schemes of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and SIDBI cluster development fund for Rs. 200 crore
The Fertilizer Dashboard that has been operational since the past about two months, and the Control Room which has been working 24×7 for effective coordination between States and the Centre for ensuring adequate fertilizer availability in various districts, the Minister said.
He further emphasized that all new initiatives and best practices by the CEOs for election related activities should be regularly disseminated through media for enhanced outreach.
Police said information in this regard was received from a local resident that a woman had been found hanging from a tree in the Sangti area of Summerhill.
The State Pollution Control Board organised the public hearing to grant environment clearance to Hindalco Industries Limited for Maliparbat Bauxite Mine at Kankaramba under Pottangi block of Koraput district.
The commissioning of these projects would lead to the generation of employment opportunities for over 3,461 persons in the state. The projects approved by the panel were from diverse sectors like Steel, Food Processing and Petroleum, said officials.
The department had decided to tag three problematic tuskers in Chandaka wildlife sanctuary, Khordha and Dhenkanal with radio collars to track their migration path in a bid to curb the incidence of pachyderm depredation in human habitation areas.
Odisha registered more COVID-19 recoveries than new cases as 245 people recuperated from the disease as against 212 fresh cases. This is for the 20th successive day that the State’s recoveries have surpassed the daily tally.
The bench told the lawyer that “if you say your client faces threat to life from the Mumbai Police, then what is the hope for other people.
