Month: June 2026

Vizag port authority accredited as ‘L2 Green Port’ for sustainability initiatives

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Vizag port authority accredited as ‘L2 Green Port’ for sustainability initiatives

Visakhapatnam Port Authority’s green belt area on the Port premises. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT VISAKHAPATNAM The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) has achieved a major sustainability milestone by securing the ‘L2 Green Port’ accreditation from the Centre of Excellence on ESG & Circularity. The national-level certification recognises the major port’s structured initiatives in environmental protection,…

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Karnataka High Court gives relief to 84 workmen retrenched from service 17 years ago

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Karnataka High Court gives relief to 84 workmen retrenched from service 17 years ago

A view of the High Court of Karnataka In a relief to 84 workmen retrenched from service nearly 17 years ago, the High Court of Karnataka has directed a private pharmaceutical company to pay a lump sum compensation of ₹3 lakh to each of the retrenched workmen for terminating them from service without seeking permission…

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Panel grills Centre on OMCs’ failure to absorb oil shock

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Panel grills Centre on OMCs’ failure to absorb oil shock

Both Opposition and ruling party members raised concerns about the impact of the U.S.-Iran stand-off on the Indian economy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by BJP leader Bhartruhari Mahtab, on Thursday (June 4, 2026) questioned the government on why, despite making hefty profits, the Oil Marketing Companies…

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Five Eyes alliance warns that China is targeting personnel via fake job ads

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Five Eyes alliance warns that China is targeting personnel via fake job ads

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China is targeting personnel linked to the English-speaking Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K and the U.S. — on job websites to get access to classified or sensitive information, the group said on Wednesday (June 3, 2026). In a bulletin,…

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U.K. fire crews battle blaze at Tata Steel’s plant in Wales

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U.K. fire crews battle blaze at Tata Steel’s plant in Wales

Emergency fire crews on Thursday (June 4, 2026) continued to battle a blaze at Tata Steel U.K.’s steelworks at Port Talbot in south Wales, which a workers’ union said had caused “substantial damage”. The Mid and West Wales Fire Service rushed several firefighters to the site on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) evening and soon confirmed…

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BWSSB plans global water innovation hub for Bengaluru

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BWSSB plans global water innovation hub for Bengaluru

Ram Prasath Manohar V. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is exploring the creation of the Bengaluru Global Water Innovation Network (BGWIN), an international platform to place Bengaluru as a global water innovation hub.  As part of the proposal, the BWSSB plans to establish a Centre of Excellence with a dedicated…

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Sudan, DR Congo top world’s most neglected crises: Norway aid group

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Sudan, DR Congo top world’s most neglected crises: Norway aid group

Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia top the list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, a prominent Norwegian aid group said on Thursday (June 4, 2026), noting that nationalism and rearmament campaigns grabbed attention in wealthy countries. Sudan, which since 2023 has been ravaged by a bloody conflict between two rival generals…

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Mali junta bans motorcycles outside cities and creates military zones to reduce militant attacks

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Mali junta bans motorcycles outside cities and creates military zones to reduce militant attacks

The military government of Mali has banned the sales and use of large motorcycles outside major urban areas. | Photo Credit: AFP The military government of Mali has banned the sales and use of large motorcycles outside major urban areas and established military zones that are off limits to civilians in an attempt to reduce…

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