The Chennai Metropolitan Development Agency (CMDA) is responsible for drawing ‘master plans’ for the city and permitting the conversion of waterbodies and farmlands for development. However, CMDA has misinterpreted the Town and Country Planning Act and reclassified individual survey numbers, resulting in buildings standing inside waterbodies. Experts also blame CMDA for shrinking water bodies...
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Read MoreRealme C67 5G, powered by MediaTek chipset, is a new budget smartphone in India. It features a 50MP main camera and a 5000 mAh battery. The smartphone comes in two variants and will be available on Flipkart. It has a 6.72-inch full HD+ display and runs on Android 13 operating system. The device also...
Read MoreThe water resources department (WRD) with several hundred crore of rupees is mandated to restore Chennai’s major rivers, Adyar and Cooum, by removing encroachments. Despite spending `788 crores, over 6,000 encroachments, including 4,700 on the Adyar, remain. The poor implementation of the department’s action plan resulted in the recent floods that submerged Thideer Nagar...
Read MoreVarun Dhawan is set to collaborate with his father, David Dhawan, for the fourth time in an upcoming comedy film, scheduled to start filming in April 2024. The family-oriented theatrical release, produced by Ramesh Taurani, explores the humorous complications in the protagonist’s love life.
Read MoreVrinda Rathi made history as India’s first woman Test umpire in the one-off Test between India and England at DY Patil Stadium. She cleared the umpires exam conducted by the Mumbai Cricket Association in 2014 and the BCCI’s exam in 2018. Rathi has officiated in 13 WODIs, 43 WT20Is, and was promoted to the...
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India’s space minister, Jitendra Singh, highlighted the cost-effectiveness of India’s space missions compared to the Russian lunar mission Luna-25. He revealed that the unsuccessful Russian mission cost Rs 16,000 crore, while India’s successful lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 cost only around Rs 600 crore. Singh emphasized that India’s space program relies more on cerebral resources and...
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The Indian bowlers will come under sharp scrutiny in the team’s effort to merge the immediate task of series-levelling and the distant target of finding an ideal combination for next year’s T20 World Cup during the third and final match against South Africa here on Thursday.
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