The delegation visited waste collection, segregation and recycling facilities, including India's largest Bio-CNG plant, to understand practices that could be adapted to Howrah's local needs.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asserted on Friday that ensuring the welfare and empowerment of small farmers was central to strengthening global food security and sustainable agricultural growth.
At least seven people have died after a massive fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Madhya Pradesh's Indore due to gas cylinder explosions, an official said.
The latest fatality was identified as Algu Choudhary (70), who was admitted to Aurobindo Hospital on January 9 after suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhoea. He later developed respiratory complications and passed away during treatment.
The latest fatality has been identified as Anita Kushwah (65), who had been undergoing treatment for over a month at Bombay Hospital, where she was on ventilator support.
The unofficial reported death toll has now reached 28.
Rahul Gandhi today met families affected by water contamination tragedy in Indore. He slammed the BJP-run Madhya Pradesh as well as Central governments for the deaths.
The CM expressed these views while addressing participants on the last day of the two-day ‘Madhya Pradesh Startup Summit 2026’, held at Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal.
The deaths linked to contaminated tap water in Indore are not merely a tragic municipal failure; they expose a deeper contradiction at the heart of India’s urban governance.
In the order dated January 3, Malviya asserted that people had died after consuming “contaminated and dirty water supplied by the BJP-run municipal corporation” in Indore.
