Sustained July rain helps revive Pune paddy plantation after June scare, 80% area covered so far | Pune News

Pune: Persistent July rains have brought major relief to paddy growers in Pune district, reviving the kharif season after a rain-deficient June. Agriculture officials said nearly 48,000 hectares — over 80% of the normal 60,000-hectare paddy area — had already been transplanted, with the remaining acreage expected to be covered within a week.Inadequate June rainfall…

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Shubman Gill suffers finger injury, KL Rahul leads India on Day 1 of warm-up game vs SLC XI | Cricket News

India Test captain Shubman Gill was rested on the opening day of India’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo after sustaining an impact injury to his right ring finger during training on Thursday.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the decision was purely precautionary, with the medical team closely…

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‘G.D.N.’ EXPLAINED: Cast, plot and what audiences are saying about R Madhavan’s biopic on ‘Edison of India’ |

After the grand success of R Madhavan’s 2022 film, ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, the team is coming up with another biographical drama, ‘G.D.N.’ which is a biopic of iconic Indian inventor, agriculturist and philanthropist G D Naidu. As the film has hit the big screens today, let’s take a look at the film’s cast and…

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In 1974, a German fisherman released thousands of baby catfish into a Spanish river; 50 years later they are threatening native wildlife as an ‘ecological time bomb’

German biologist and recreational fisherman Roland Lorkowsky released thousands of juvenile Wels catfish into Spain’s Ebro River in 1974. His goal was simple and positive: to create a world-class sport fishery by introducing one of Europe’s biggest freshwater fish. But today, the Wels catfish has become one of the dominant predators in many Spanish waterways….

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