Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka at a review meeting with officials on power situation, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday asserted that the power distribution companies were ready to efficiently handle 19000 MW demand this summer and directed officials and staff to remain alert till the end of...

4 min readNew DelhiMar 19, 2026 04:14 AM IST In September last year, the Latin American country Peru, a rare litigant at an Indian court, declared at the Delhi High Court – “this matter will involve heavy intoxication arguments”. The fight was over exclusive protection over the Geographical Indication (GI) of the grape-fermented brandy from...

In a striking example of community-led ecological restoration, a garbage-choked canal in Cuddalore has been revived and transformed into a beautiful mangrove stretch. The 3-km-long stretch of the Buckingham Canal under the Pichavaram range was once clogged with plastic waste and debris. Today, it hosts around 3,000 mangrove saplings planted along its banks, restoring both...