As part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials conducted door-to-door cleanliness awareness drives across Hyderabad.
The campaign aims to promote designated public dustbins, and citizens are advised to dump garbage on them instead of littering the roads.
A Twitter video shared by Hindu Raja Gayan on February 10 shows the rescue of an eagle entangled in Chinese manja on a tree in Vadodara. After multiple efforts, rescuers were finally able to retrieve the bird.
The eagle suffered multiple cuts, was given first aid and rushed to the forest department for further treatment.
A Twitter video shared by Ajay Thipaiah on February 11 shows forest fires occurring at Aldur Range of Chikkamagaluru district. Reportedly, Fires in eight locations have been spotted and spread fast due to winds.
The total Chikkamagaluru forest area is 71,863 hectares.
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Health Melas are to be organized at 1.56 Lakh Ayushman Bharat – Health & Wellness Centres on the 14th of every month. AB-HWCs and LHMC, New Delhi organized cycling event to enhance physical and mental well-being awareness and promote environment-friendly conveyance.
We appreciate the initiative, as health is not just physical but also mental!
Guwahati’s Air Quality has dropped over the last month for various reasons. Today, Guwahati seems covered in white as the dust storm looms over the city.
Guwahati’s air quality has stayed in the ‘Very Poor’ category for a month as per the daily Air Quality Index (AQI) bulletin published by the Central Pollution Control Board.
Air pollution has increased to an alarming level, forcing many city-bound flights to divert due to low visibility from a thick dust cloud.
The new Zuari Bridge was inaugurated on December 29, and traveling between North and South Goa will never be the same again. The crucial connection over the river – which was the old Zuari bridge – was plagued by traffic snarls and was a nightmare, especially during the tourist season.
But after the new bridge was inaugurated, according to Goa Times, they found commuters were pleased, traffic cops happy, and a general sense of ease.
A Twitter video shared by Auraiya Police on February 8 shows a 98-year-old man, a resident of village Navi Mohan of Thana Sahayal, who traveled to Lahrapur Bank to collect his pension. Due to old age, he faced inconvenience in walking. Observing the situation, a police officer from Auraiya offered to drive the elderly man home in his official vehicle.
His admirable act of generosity moved internet users.
Sponge iron industries in India are located in clusters in the state of Chhattisgarh and utilize about one-third of the total coal consumed in central India, thus making it a significant source of air pollution in central India.
Sponge iron plants are ‘red category’ industries, which means they have very high pollution potential and can cause serious health hazards. The manufacturing process releases extreme heat and smoke containing oxides of sulphur and carbon, unburnt carbon particles, and silica.
This video is of an industry situated in Sendri, Bilaspur.
SSLV-D2, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) new rocket, successfully placed three satellites into the intended orbit shortly after its launch from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, this morning.
The rocket soared into the skies from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre with three mini, micro, and nano satellites at 9:18 am and placed them into a 450 km circular orbit around the Earth during its 15-minute flight.
Amidst heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army and Air Force on February 9 airlifted a pregnant woman in critical condition from a hamlet in the Kishtwar district of Jammu division.
Responding to a call, Army troops rushed to the village of Nawapachi and carried the woman on a stretcher through snowfields. The IAF flew a MI chopper to Nawapachi and airlifted the woman to the district hospital in Kishtwar for specialized treatment. The people of Nawapachi expressed gratitude towards the Army and the IAF, and some of them also raised slogans praising the two forces.
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