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Vadodara: With environmental clearances often emerging as a hurdle for development projects, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) chairman H K Dash on Friday held a meeting with senior civic and district officials to streamline the process of approval and compliance.Officials discussed practical challenges in processing environmental clearance proposals and stressed the need for better coordination among departments handling infrastructure, irrigation, mining and industrial projects.The meeting also reviewed provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, including the environmental clearance process, project categorisation, compliance monitoring and the roles of various authorities at different stages.A key focus was on ensuring that…

Varanasi: Odisha deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Thursday visited the International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi and reviewed its research, innovations and technologies aimed at promoting sustainable and climate-resilient rice-based agri-food systems. During the visit, he toured key research and laboratory facilities and interacted with scientists and staff to discuss agricultural innovation, capacity building and partnerships.The visit focused on ISARC’s research, innovations and technologies aimed at promoting sustainable and climate-resilient rice-based agri-food systems.During the visit, the dignitaries toured key research facilities, including the Speed Breeding Facility, Varietal Cafeteria, Mechanization and Post-Harvest Unit,…

The state’s incentive share for second-crop paddy procurement has already been released in full to Supplyco – AI image Thiruvananthapuram: Centre has allocated Rs 209 crore towards its share of the minimum support price for paddy procured in Keralam, food and civil supplies minister Anoop Jacob said on Friday.The state’s incentive share for second-crop paddy procurement has already been released in full to Supplyco. The central allocation will enable the govt to clear the pending paddy payments to farmers, the minister said. Centre confirmed that the amount would be released on Friday. The allocation follows the minister’s visit to Delhi…

The place at Kundu Road, where the incident took place Kolkata: A 64-year-old man, a small time former trader, allegedly stabbed his 56-year-old wife to death in their Kalighat home before ending his own life by consuming sleeping pills mixed with alcohol and slashing his wrists on Thursday.Both individuals were rushed to SSKM Hospital, where attending doctors declared them brought dead.According to police, they were alerted about the incident at 4B, Kundu Road, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Kalighat Police Station, on Thursday evening.The officer-in charge found a crowd of locals gathered outside the residence. The wife, identified…

The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to move forward. The decision on Friday by Chief Justice John Roberts, issued as a stay, will allow US President Donald Trump’s $400m (£297m) project to continue as the high court mulls over a case aiming to halt it entirely. The stay will remain in place pending further action from the court.The case, originally filed by a preservation group that argues the project would become irreversible unless stopped immediately, was appealed to the high court after a federal appeals court had ordered work to halt earlier this…

Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa said many H-1B visa holders have fake degrees. Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa recently said that he’s aware that 20-25% of people who come to the US on H-1B are frauds. In a podcast with Mark Halperin, the India-born Silicon Valley investor spoke about H-1B abuse and Green Card limbo. “See, what happens is that with every government program, there’s also corruption. First of all, you have people faking their resumes. So you have these body shops who bring people in, and it’s cheap labor. So it’s a fact. It happens … Probably about 20-25 per…

Six men have denied historical offences relating to alleged sexual abuse and rape of children as part of a grooming gang.Nine men aged 54 to 76 were arrested in July as part of Gwent Police’s Operation Oak investigation into women’s reports of being sexually abused as children in the 1980s and 1990s.The defendants, all British citizens, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday, where six entered not guilty pleas.All of the men were released on conditional bail, and a trial date for January 2028 was set by Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke. It is expected to last up to 20 weeks.Those who…

Carl Rushworth: A confident take from an Arsenal corner in the first half, but will be disappointed in how he dealt with the second Arsenal goal on his Premier League debut. Rushworth was also beaten by a scuffed Odegaard shot for the third. 5Milan Van Ewijk: Lost the ball for the Arsenal opener and his team were up against it after going behind in the 15th minute. 4Bobby Thomas: A tough night for the Coventry centre-back, but he did react well to clear when Rushworth parried a shot in the second half. 5Aurele Amenda: A big block to deny Bukayo…

Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra produced his best performance in more than a year but was pipped to the post by the rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage for the top spot by a mere nine centimetres in the Lausanne Diamond League meet in Lausanne on Friday (August 21, 2026).The 28-year-old Chopra’s 88.05m throw in the second round, which fetched him the second spot in the nine-man star-studded field, was his best after the 88.16m he recorded while winning the Paris Diamond League in June 2025. It was also his season’s best throw.However, the 23-year-old Pathirage continued his juggernaut this…

Good news, Cancer, the day has a bright and useful flow. The Moon supports your focus, while Jupiter opens luck through timely judgment. It’s possible that things don’t come with the roar of a celebration, but they’re moving towards the correct direction. You’re more confident, clearer, more able to act when you’ve been waiting.This is one of those days when small decisions bring bigger results later. A call returned on time, a meeting attended with full attention, a family matter handled gently, all of it adds up. You won’t need to force momentum. It’s already there, like a river after…