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Great Britain’s biggest household energy supplier is calling on its customers to use less electricity this week during the deepest solar eclipse in almost 30 years.Octopus Energy has urged customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm this Wednesday as the moon is expected to block up to 95% of the sun over parts of Britain.The eclipse is expected to knock out the last of Great Britain’s solar power generation for the day, at the same time as the country’s fifth heatwave of the year is likely to increase demand for electricity to run air conditioning,…

ONGC, Shell Energy India set to explore deepwater blocks, LNG sourcing opportunities Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Shell Energy India Private Ltd have signed a non-binding MoU to explore joint opportunities in deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration. The two companies will also look at opportunities for LNG sourcing, ONGC said on Monday.The agreement was signed on August 10 and provides a framework for the two companies to assess potential areas of cooperation across India’s energy sector. It does not commit either company to any specific investment or project.Under the proposed collaboration, ONGC and Shell Energy India…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Joseph Vijay passed the floor test with the support of 144 MLAs, winning the vote of confidence in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, proving his majority in the state.Congress, CPI, CPI (M), VCK and IUML extended support to the government while the BJP maintained its “neutral” stance. Anbumani Ramadoss-led PMK, which has four MLAs, said it was “abstaining.” Vijay was opposed by 22 MLAs in the state Assembly.The DMK front staged a walkout, reducing the total strength of the House during the voting. The number of MLAs supporting Vijay…

The colony has also introduced a QR code-based waste collection system. NEW DELHI: What if the waste generated by a household never reached a landfill? In south Delhi’s Navjeevan Vihar, more than 280 families are showing that simple habits, community participation and smart waste management can turn everyday garbage into a resource.According to news agency ANI, the colony has adopted a “zero waste to landfill” model under which residents segregate wet and dry waste at source. Kitchen waste, including vegetable and fruit peels, is converted into compost within the colony and used for gardening, while dry waste such as plastic…

Led by Vatal Nagaraj of the Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha and Manjunath Deva of the Kannada Rakshana Vedike, more than 60 activists gathered at the toll plaza around 10.20am, raising slogans against Tamil Nadu and marching towards the border. KRISHNAGIRI: Bus services were affected between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for three hours on Monday due to a protest by pro-Kannada organisations at the Attibele check-post on the Bengaluru-Chennai National Highway demanding immediate construction of a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu and condemning the TN govt’s opposition to the proposal.Led by Vatal Nagaraj of the Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha and…

Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati being welcomed at the Odisha Conference of Youth, in Bhubaneswar on Monday Bhubaneswar: The fourth edition of Odisha Conference of Youth (OCOY 4.0) began here on Monday and brought together more than 150 young delegates from all 30 districts to strengthen youth-led climate action and leadership.Organised by Youth4Water Plus campaign in partnership with UNICEF Odisha, the state govt and over 50 partner organisations, the theme of the three-day conference is “Building Next Generation Climate Leaders.”Inaugurating the conference, governor Hari Babu Kambhampati urged young people to move beyond awareness and emerge as changemakers in their communities. Stressing…

COIMBATORE: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in Coimbatore has registered a case against five officials of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation (TNFDC) for forgery and misappropriation of funds totalling Rs 16.52 lakh.The case was registered against TNFDC officials S Kolanjinathan, former manager (currently assistant director of fisheries, Mettur dam), K Sathyamoorthy, former manager, S Rajan, former deputy manager, S Sahayaraj, former junior accountant and N Sureshkumar, assistant manager. Following specific intelligence about the misappropriation of funds in TNFDC, DVAC officials launched an inquiry on July 21.According to DVAC, Sathyamoorthy, Rajan and Sahayaraj have been withheld from retiring…

The team also seized a car and a mobile phone Silchar: Assam Rifles and police seized 8.224 kg of morphine worth ₹13 crore and arrested a suspected peddler in Sribhumi on Monday.The seizure was made in Badarpur during a joint operation with Cachar and Sribhumi police as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking, officials said.The team also seized a car and a mobile phone. The suspect and the seized items were handed over to Sribhumi police for further investigation and legal action.Officials said the operation highlighted coordination among Assam Rifles and Cachar and Sribhumi police in dismantling inter-district…

Enraged villagers protest in Ammathi over the rising human-elephant conflict Madikeri: Annappa, 40, an agricultural labourer who sustained grievous injuries in an elephant attack at Yadur village near Ammathi, succumbed to his injuries late on Sunday night. He had been undergoing treatment in a critical condition at the District Hospital in Madikeri.Meanwhile, enraged villagers staged a protest on Monday against the alleged failure of the forest department and the govt to control the escalating human-elephant conflict, which continues to affect villages in the region. They demanded a permanent solution to the recurring problem.Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna met the victim’s family…

An Anganwadi worker and her two children were discovered deceased in a water storage tank. HISAR: A 31-year-old Anganwadi worker and her two children were found dead in a 10-foot-deep water storage tank at their farmhouse in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, with police registering a case against her husband following allegations of domestic harassment and abetment.The case took a new turn after an alleged final video recorded by the woman surfaced. Sudesh said in the video that she had administered poisonous spray to her two children before consuming it herself and jumping into the water tank.Sudesh, a resident of Mehuwala village…