Algal bloom risk rises in Chilika lagoon under low nitrogen-phosphorus conditions: CCMB study | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Researchers at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) have found that cyanobacterial communities in Chilika Lagoon, Odisha, undergo seasonal genetic shifts. This discovery could improve monitoring of harmful algal blooms and guide conservation planning in vulnerable water bodies.The study, published in Environmental Advances by Manisha Ray and Govindhaswamy Umapathy, reconstructed 83 cyanobacterial…

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Show-cause axe on JU placement officer | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The anti-ragging committee of Jadavpur University has decided to issue a show-cause notice to the placement officer from whose office sensitive information of an RTI was leaked to some engineering students, who harassed another third-year engineering student. The third-year engineering student filed an RTI to know about the data related to the placement cell.“The…

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ISARC’s natural farming training across HP districts | Varanasi News

Varanasi: To promote sustainable, low-cost farming practices to address rising input costs and climate challenges, the International Rice Research Institute – South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi in collaboration with the department of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh, conducted a series of training programmes and field visits on natural farming across Mandi and Kangra districts from April…

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‘Connivance or negligence’? HC flags concern after allegation of phone in jail | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court has raised concern over allegations that an undertrial was able to access a mobile phone in jail and called for “serious introspection” by Haryana home department.Justice Sanjay Vashisth made these observations while allowing a bail plea in a narcotics-related case, where the petitioner was accused of being linked to…

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High Court: Hate speech allegations: Gauhati High Court directs Assam CM to respond to PILs; petitioners demand action against alleged hate speeches | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Gauhati High Court Tuesday directed the state govt and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to respond within four weeks to a bunch of PILs seeking action against the CM for alleged hate speeches against minority communities in the state.A bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, while hearing three PILs…

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