Turning menace into money
The Hindu
Alappuzha municipality teams up with Madurai-based firm to supply dried water hyacinth stems
The Alappuzha municipality has joined hands with Haritha Keralam Mission to mint money out of a menace.
The civic body recently turned to water hyacinth, regarded as the most troublesome aquatic plant, to fetch money and bring about a positive change in the lives of people living on the banks of its vast network of canals.
ACB files case against IPS officer N. Sanjay in Andhra Pradesh. The official is accused of manipulating the tender processes for awarding contract for development and maintenance of AGNI-NOC portal, and conducting awareness meetings for SC/STs. It is alleged that the total value of properties stolen, or involved in the case is estimated at ₹1,75,86,600.