Month: August 2026

Chennai takes sides | Conservancy workers seek permanency; residents demand action on open dumping

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Chennai takes sides | Conservancy workers seek permanency; residents demand action on open dumping

While conservancy workers continue to press for permanent jobs, residents in parts of the city have called for stricter action against open dumping, even as some areas have seen improved garbage clearance following complaints and privatisation of collection services. The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), meanwhile, has launched a 40-day source-segregation awareness programme targeting 50,000 households…

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West Bengal CM flays ‘Azadi’ slogans at Jadavpur

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West Bengal CM flays ‘Azadi’ slogans at Jadavpur

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited Jadavpur for a public recital of the national song Vande Mataram, which saw thousands of people join the Chief Minister. File. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday (August 28, 2026) participated in an event near the Jadavpur University campus, where he criticised…

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BJP’s challenge is the BJP itself, says Ram Madhav

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BJP’s challenge is the BJP itself, says Ram Madhav

The newly appointed national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav, has worn many hats, from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) spokesperson in the early 2000s to party general secretary in charge of States like Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, head of the conservative think tank India Foundation, and foreign policy commentator. He shares…

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57 lakh active workers await e-KYC under VB GRAM G

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57 lakh active workers await e-KYC under VB GRAM G

The number of active workers left behind is significant when viewed against comparative employment generation under MGNREGS and VB-G RAM G in July. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The e-KYC verification rate of registered workers stood at 71% two months after the launch of the new rural employment scheme, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for…

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TANSTIA urges government to increase limits for self-certification of land

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Chennai takes sides | Conservancy workers seek permanency; residents demand action on open dumping

The Directorate of Town and Country Planning should modify the area ceiling for self-certification to 25,000 sq. ft. for land and 20,000 sq. ft. for industrial steel building construction, said S. Vasudevan, president of the Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA), in a memorandum submitted recently to the Revenue Augmentation Committee constituted by…

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Singareni’s short-supply of quality, quantity coal forces Genco to seek 5 MT supply from CIL, MCL

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Chennai takes sides | Conservancy workers seek permanency; residents demand action on open dumping

HYDERABAD The Telangana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TG-Genco) has requested the Ministry of Power for supply of additional 5 million tonnes of coal to its thermal generation stations with approval of the Ministry of Coal. In a communication addressed to the Secretary to the MoP recently, Chairman and Managing Director of TG-Genco S. Harish stated…

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A shared disaster, beyond borders and geopolitics

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A shared disaster, beyond borders and geopolitics

On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at approximately 8.44 a.m. Nepal time, what initially appeared to be a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the Nepal-China border. It triggered the collapse of an enormous glacial slab, which plunged a kilometre below to the valley floor, resulting in devastating flash floods. The United States Geological Survey later confirmed that…

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