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Viral: IFS officer explains importance of mangroves, netizens are thankful

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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is observed annually on July 26 with an aim to increase global understanding of the significance of the mangrove ecosystem as distinct, precious, and delicate environments. Celebrating the special occasion, IFS officer Parveen Kaswan took to Twitter to explain the importance of mangrove. 

Sharing an explanatory video to understand how mangrove protects people from Tsunami, Cyclones and storms, the IFS officer wrote that mangroves are nature’s own disaster manager. He further mentioned that mangroves act as a buffer and reduce the impact of cyclones and storm surge, they break the wind force, provide habitat to animals during cyclones and also reduces pollution. 

Explaining the mechanism, the IFS officer elaborated that mangroves create a maze and dense habitat. With species that are salt tolerant and have special adaptations, mangroves act like buffers which slow down wind and consume energy. After passing the mangroves, the storm dampens. Sharing another picture which shows mangrove forest and prominently its rood, Parveen Kaswan explained that those roots are called prop roots. He added that in the mangrove ecosystem they are adventitious support roots. They grow down from lateral branches in a way to support trees, while doing other root functions. Furthermore, roots buffer against damage to coasts and enhance biodiversity and carbon sequestration. 

Narrating another picture, the IFS officer wrote that the roots seen in the picture are pneumatophores. He noted that the mangrove ecosystem has a high amount of soil, moisture and salt. In an effort to take air, the trees built special aerial roots. These roots come out from the ground and can grow upto 30 cm. Successively, the air is then supplied to all parts of the trees. He further explains that as thick as the mangrove belt is, more effective it will be in resistance to cyclones and other disasters.

Reacting to the IFS officer’s explanation, a social media user commented that nature is amazing and no one can match the way mother nature has created all the things. Another social media user wrote that deforestation is the biggest issue confronting the nation. She added that development needs to be planned with least cutting of the trees. 

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PM Modi to hold roadshow in Patna today during his 2-day visit

The campaigning for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections, scheduled to be held on May 13 ended on Saturday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today hold roadshow in Patna. The next day, he will address at three different electoral rallies in Bihar.

The prime minister’s first official visit to the state capital since the historic Gandhi Maidan event in March 2009 is this one. A few years ago, he paid an official visit to this place for an event organized by the Bihar Assembly.

All around the city, there are foolproof security systems in place. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra declared that driving on the roadshow route will be banned and that drone flying will be strictly prohibited in all localities.

The roadshow will go through populated areas like Fraser Road, Exhibition Road, Kadam Kuan, and Sahitya Sammelan before ending at Udyog Bhavan near Gandhi Maidan. It will start at the Income Tax office roundabout, which is a few hundred meters from the state BJP headquarters.

Along the route, barricades have been up on both sides of the road, and businesses, which are numerous, are probably going to stay closed. The SSP has also announced that personnel would be stationed on the rooftops of numerous buildings to maintain a close watch.

Just one day before the fourth round of voting in the state, with three more to go, the prime minister’s blitzkrieg has the BJP, as expected, thrilled. There have been billboards and posters up at several locations asking people to attend The Modi Show.

The city’s residents are renowned for their deep love for the prime minister. We ask people to show their appreciation by putting flowers on their doors to welcome PM Modi, who is the first to tour Bihar, said local BJP MP and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is running for reelection from the Patna Sahib seat.

Late on Saturday night, Prasad went door-to-door with state BJP president Samrat Choudhary and Bihar’s deputy chief minister, among others, to assess the level of preparation for the roadshow.

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Case filed against Allu Arjun, Jagan Reddy’s party MLA for poll code violation

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Actor Allu Arjun and MLA Ravi Chandra Kishore Reddy of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) have been accused for allegedly breaking the Model Code of Conduct in Andhra Pradesh Nandyala. In the days leading up to the Andhra Pradesh elections, they were charged with violating the Model Code of Conduct by permitting a sizable public assembly to take place in the MLA’s house.

A case has been filed against MLA Reddy and Allu Arjun for violating the poll code after it was alleged that they invited the latter to the meeting on Saturday without first obtaining permission.

In Andhra Pradesh, a FIR was filed for allegedly breaking Section 144, just as the state prepared for Monday’s (May 13) elections.

Deputy Tehsildar P Ramachandra Rao of Nandyala Rural, who is in charge of managing elections in the Nandyala seat in Andhra Pradesh, filed the case.

Allu Arjun stated earlier on Saturday that he went to Nandyala to support his friend and is not a political party supporter, following his meeting with Reddy at his home in front of a sizable crowd of fans.

The Pushpa actor said, he came here on his own. Among his friends, in whichever field they are in, he will step up and help them if they need his help. It doesn’t mean he is backing or supporting any political party, said Allu Arjun.

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visits Hanuman temple in Connaught Place ahead of roadshow

Arvind Kejriwal visited the Hanuman Temple in Delhi’s Connaught Place and hold a roadshow in South Delhi.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited a temple the day after receiving interim bail, and he will host massive roadshows throughout the nation’s capital later today. Following his release, Kejriwal made his first public speech in which he encouraged people to save the country from dictatorship.

Kejriwal has been given bail by the Supreme Court until June 1st in order to campaign in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. One of the main figures in the INDIA alliance that was established to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the elections is Arvind Kejriwal.

More than a thousand delighted supporters greeted the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party as he left Tihar Jail on Friday night. He addressed the assembly, saying, they have to save this country from dictatorship. He said he is fighting against it with all of his might.

He held a roadshow in South Delhi and paid a visit to the Hanuman Temple at Connaught Place, Delhi, today. Later in the day, the Chief Minister is also expected to address a press conference at the Delhi office of the Aam Aadmi Party.

The party is now expected to present Kejriwal in all of its polling campaigns around the country; the fourth phase of voting is set for May 13. On May 25, voting will take place in New Delhi for all seven Lok Sabha seats.

As word of Kejriwal’s release circulated, celebrations erupted among the INDIA bloc parties; his AAP referred to it as a triumph of truth.

Truth can be troubled but not defeated. The decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court is welcome. The dictatorship will end. Satyamev Jayate, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh posted on social media X, formerly Twitter.

However, Home Minister Amit Shah made an effort to minimize his release.

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