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Rare freshwater swamps in the Western Ghats are on the cusp of extinction
8+ min ago (468+ words) But, these ‘Myristica swamps’ that represent “one of the most primitive” ecosystems in India, are under siege from logging and conversion into paddy fields or tea plantations and areca nut, oil palm, and teak farms, cautioned a paper published in…...
Single-window system for Ganesh mandals in Belagavi
13+ min ago (99+ words) Belagavi police establish a single-window system for Ganesh mandals to streamline permit requests during festivities. Published - September 01, 2026 10:35 am IST - Belagavi Belagavi police set up a single-window system on August 31 for organisers of Lord Ganesh festivities (Ganesh mandals) to seek permits…...
Kozhikode Aboobacker, composer and noted Mappilapattu veteran, passes away
27+ min ago (211+ words) Published - September 01, 2026 10:20 am IST - Kozhikode Noted music composer, singer, and master tablist Kozhikode Aboobacker, affectionately known as ‘Avukkakka’, passed away on Tuesday (September 1, 2026). He was 80. Aboobacker, widely admired across South India for his prolific contributions to Mappilapattu, a traditional Muslim…...
Can jurists be appointed as Supreme Court Judges? | Explained
20+ min ago (479+ words) Article 124(3) of the Constitution lays down three routes through which a person may qualify for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge — a person must have served as a High Court Judge for at least five years, practised as an advocate…...
Software update for LPG agencies signals intent as e-KYC deadline extended to Sept 7
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (266+ words) Published - September 01, 2026 09:32 am IST - HYDERABAD A software update for cooking gas agencies on non-eKYC stocks and a communication late evening pushing back the August 31 deadline till September 7 for LPG households to complete biometric authentication provided clarity on the road ahead…...
NIMHANS opens reimagined crèche for children of staff in Bengaluru
43+ min ago (290+ words) Updated - September 01, 2026 10:04 am IST - Bengaluru NIMHANS inaugurated ‘Aata Paata’ (play & lessons), a reimagined crèche for the young children of its staff, with a focus on creating a child-friendly environment that supports play, exploration and early development, in its campus in…...
Why was a ‘peptide party’ banned in Bengaluru? | Explained
52+ min ago (247+ words) Updated - September 01, 2026 09:55 am IST The key point is that the human body naturally produces many peptides; common ones in the public domain include insulin and endorphins. Synthetic proteins have also been created in laboratories for therapeutic uses — even these are…...
Commercial LPG prices hiked by ₹10 per cylinder
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (161+ words) Reversing course after two months of decline, prices of the commercial variant of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder were hiked by approximately ₹10 for every cylinder across the country on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) while that of the domestic variant remained unchanged. The…...
What two districts can teach India about dealing with rural waste
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1528+ words) Published - September 01, 2026 09:00 am IST - MAJULI/BENGALURU On April 30, 2025, Bibhash Bormedhi looked on as a tonne of waste left Majuli on a boat across the Brahmaputra river. This was a first for the world’s largest river island. “This was the first…...