Sealing driving in Nilgiris
Following the Supreme Court on Thursday directing the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 11 resorts and hotels constructed on the elephant corridor of Nilgiris in violation of law, authorities on Friday have started issuing notice to them.
Modi on World Biofuel Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a Tulsi Plant by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan watched by Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan during the World Biofuel Day celebration at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday, August 10, 2018 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
At the World Biofuel Day celebration at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi said more use of biofuel will increase farmers’ income and create employment. He said the government has fixed minimum support price of 14 crops at 1.5 times the cost of production. He added that ethanol production to rise to 450 cr. litres in next 4 years from 141 cr litres; to triple import savings at Rs 12,000 crore.
Kerala CM Vijayan reviews flood crisis
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reviewing the flood situation, in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: KSDMA
With the death toll in the Kerala floods rising, CM Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting to review the flood situation, in Thiruvananthapuram. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin at 8 am, thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds are likely to affect Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Wayanad districts.