Bengaluru lake activists say shrinking buffer zone disastrous for tech capital | Bengaluru News

Recent Views 3 Bengaluru: Reducing the lake buffer zone in Bengaluru will only invite more urban flooding and increase dependency on outsourcing water from different sources, according to land and water experts.Experts and lake activists have questioned the govt on why buffer zones should be reduced and are now asking Karnataka Conservation and Development Authority…

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Uttarkashi floods: Villagers get 5k cheques; say amount ‘too less, lost everything’ | Dehradun News

Recent Views 5 UTTARKASHI: Five days after the flash flood flattened Uttarkashi’s Dharali village, residents were given cheques of Rs 5,000 each as “immediate relief” Friday. Calling the relief money “grossly inadequate” given the scale of destruction, many refused to accept it, saying it was an “insult to our suffering.” “We have lost everything, our…

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Linda McMahon’s 50-state education tour: A push for local control or a cover for federal influence?

Recent Views 3 US Secretary Linda McMahon launches nationwide tour to support education decentralisation. (AP Photo) US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has announced the launch of a nationwide education tour under the banner “Returning Education to the States.” The initiative involves visiting all 50 states, with the aim of highlighting state-led education models and…

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