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An article from August 25 new york times (The New York Times) titled “What Maine Lobster Fishermen Tell Us About the Election” claims that “… when it comes to climate change, Maine’s lobster fishing communities may well be America’s own canary in the coal mine,” which means Maine's hurting lobster fishing industry is an early indicator of the dangers of climate change. [emphasis, links added] This is wrong. Several data show that Maine's lobster industry is doing well. Amid mild warming over the past century, record lobster catches have been set over the past decade despite a significant decline in…

Last updated: August 29, 2024 5:37 pm (IST)Screenshots from the video show a grandmother and son being beaten by police. (Image source: X/@HansrajMeena)The incident occurred in October 2023, when the woman and the minor were summoned to the police stationFive policemen were suspended on Thursday after Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district allegedly assaulted a woman and her grandson, a senior official said.The action came a day after the State Assembly shared a video that allegedly showed a female GRP official beating the woman and her young grandson with a stick. Opposition parties also claimed that…

Last updated: August 29, 2024 5:03 pm (IST)Pawan Kalyan is the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.The Varalakshmi Vratams group will be held on August 30 at the sacred Kukuteswara Swami Temple in Pithapuram.Andhra Pradesh Deputy Minister Pawan Kalyan plans to give Shravanam gifts to the women of Pithapuram. He plans to give a grand gift to women participating in Shravanam puja rituals, especially the Varalakshmi Vratams held in his constituency.The main members of Varalakshmi Vratam are married women who perform this ritual for their own happiness and to seek the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for the health and longevity…

Communities devastated by recent hurricanes hope to recover quickly. But for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, which was hit by Hurricane Ida in 2021, recovery has been slow. The Category 4 hurricane arrived in southern Louisiana on August 29, 2021, destroying the homes of dozens of tribal members and damaging grocery stores, churches and former school buildings in the community. Most residents decided to rebuild, hoping to use technology and materials that would better withstand future storms. But progress has been slow—the first homes won’t be rebuilt until 2023—and now, three years after the hurricane, Kristina Peterson of the nonprofit Lowlander…

Putting on a virtual reality headset can transport you to faraway lands. But it can also give you a sense of how your own community may change as the climate warms. Khalil: “When you see something in an immersive environment that no other technology can replicate, it hits you inside.” Juliano Calil is the founder of Virtual Planet Technologies. The company works with cities and nonprofits to develop interactive VR films depicting sea level rise and other climate impacts. In Santa Cruz, California, where the company is headquartered, his team created a VR experience that shows how coastal erosion, extreme…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made provocative remarks as she allegedly warned that violence and riots may break out in other states if attempts are made to foment trouble in Bengal.Vineet Jindal, a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court, filed a complaint against the TMC supremo with the Delhi Police Commissioner.Read more: 'Malicious campaign': Amid row, Mamata says she did not speak against doctors, draws fresh vitriol from BJP”A complaint has been filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee under Sections 152, 192, 196 and 353 of the IPC with the Delhi Police Commissioner. A copy…

Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls in three phases starting from September 18.Sources revealed that the commission has directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide a post of SP and SSP in Srinagar, Baramulla, Handwara and Kupwara by 5 pm on Thursday by the Indian Police. (IPS) officers as existing officers have been transferredNews18 has learned that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has transferred and posted several senior superintendent of police (SSP) and superintendent of police (SP) level officials in the poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir.Sources revealed that the commission has directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to…

A doctor living in Lucknow finally realized that he had been cheated of Rs 48 lakh and lodged an FIR. (Representative/Shutterstock)Lucknow doctor who was cheated out of Rs 48 lakh after two suspicious calls believes he is under investigation by authoritiesScammers are coming up with all kinds of innovative ways to deceive the gullible. While people are now aware of OTP scams and becoming more cautious, these scammers are proving themselves to be ahead of the curve.The recent case of a doctor in Lucknow who was defrauded of Rs 48 lakh shows that these online thugs can even impersonate law…

planner: Vani MehrotraLast updated: August 29, 2024 2:32 pm (IST)Lamp posts in Koppal, Karnataka (Image source: social media)Lampposts installed on the streets of Koppal in Karnataka are set to be removed amid controversy over their depiction of Hindu religious symbols. The Koppal district administration in Karnataka has ordered the removal of lampposts decorated with Hindu religious symbols installed on the streets of Gangavati taluka near Anjanadri hill, believed to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.The development comes after controversy arose over the depiction of Lord Ram's bow, Lord Hanuman's mace and Lord Venkateswara's symbols on the decorative lamps. Lamp posts…

Ross Pomeroy At the turn of the new millennium, Germany launched an ambitious transition to renewable energy. The “Energy Transition” has initiated a massive expansion of solar and wind energy. By 2022, carbon emissions will be reduced by 25% compared to 2002, which is commendable. But while the Energiewende cuts pollution by building renewable energy, it also phases out Germany's safe, carbon-free nuclear power plants, a long-term goal of environmentalists concerned about the significant (but actually small) dangers posed by nuclear energy. ). The result is a waste of energy for both consumers and the environment, according to a new…