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Samples collected in connection with the death of 10 elephants in three days this week in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve are being sent to the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh and the forensic laboratory in Sagar, an official said on Friday. On Tuesday, four wild elephants were found dead in Sankhani and Bakeli under the Khitoli range of the reserve, while four died on Wednesday and two on Thursday. “We are sending all the samples we have collected from the field as well as organic, like viscera, liver, kidney etc to the IVRI in Izatnagar in UP’s Bareli as well as the MP forensic laboratory in Sagar,” Additional Principal Chief Conservator of… Read More »10 Elephant Deaths In 3 Days In Madhya Pradesh, Samples To Be Tested

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is currently accepting applications for officer-level positions. Candidates who meet the requirements can submit their applications via the official UIDAI website. The deadline for application submission is December 24. The recruitment drive aims to fill vacancies of deputy director and senior accounts officer. Eligibility Criteria Deputy Director Essential: Candidates must be officers from the Central government who are in equivalent posts regularly within their parent cadre/department or have three years of regular service at Pay Matrix Level 10 according to the 7th Central Pay Commission (Rs 56,100 – Rs 1,77,500), or five years of regular service at Pay Matrix Level 9 (Rs 53,100 – Rs 1,67,800), or six years… Read More »UIDAI Hiring For Various Officer-Level Positions, Salary Up To Rs 1.77 Lakh

The skyrocketing pollution in Delhi – which was reported to have the highest pollutant levels in the world the day after Diwali – is directly impacting people’s health, with 69% of families in the capital and the National Capital Region (NCR) reporting at least one person suffering, a survey has revealed.  AQI (Air Quality Index) on the night of Diwali on Thursday also reached 999, which is the highest recordable level, in several parts of Delhi and NCR.  The survey, by LocalCircles, which received over 21,000 responses from residents of Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad, revealed that 69% of families have one or more members with sore throat or cough, 62% have at least… Read More »7 In 10 Families Have At Least 1 Person Suffering: Delhi Pollution Survey

Punjab on Friday witnessed the current season’s biggest spike in farm fires with 587 total cases being reported across the state. According to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data, 3,537 farm fire cases occurred in Punjab from September 15 to November 1. Among the districts, Sangrur reported 79 cases, Ferozepur saw 70 farm fire cases, Tarn Taran 59, Amritsar 40, Bathinda 34, Kapurthala 43, Mansa 47 and Patiala 40. Fazilka, Rupnagar, and Pathankot reported each incident of a farm fire. The previous highest spike of the current season was reported on Thursday with 484 cases, with Sangrur district reporting a maximum of 89 cases followed by Ferozepur with 65 cases and Mansa with 40 cases. Notably,… Read More »Punjab Reports 587 Farm Fires Today, Highest Single-Day Spike This Season

The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius blocked access to social media on Friday, just days ahead of a general election, as tensions mounted over a wire-tapping scandal. Mauritius has been gripped by the release of secret recordings of phone calls by politicians, journalists, members of civil society and even foreign diplomats that began to emerge online last month. On Friday, the office of Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth said it had ordered internet service providers to block access to the most widely used social networks. The blockage is due to last until November 11 — the day after the election — according to telecoms operator EMTEL. “Following the publication of certain audio tracks on social… Read More »Mauritius Blocks Social Media Access Before Polls Over Wire-Tapping Scandal