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Michigan farmer John Boyer bought back his family’s 131 acres after the land changed hands over decades. In 2026, he sold its development rights to the Little Traverse Conservancy through a conservation easement, ensuring the property cannot be divided for housing or commercial development. Boyer hopes the farmland remains protected for generations.

To Make Old Diesel Vehicles BS-VI Compliant

The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also announces that her party will contest all elections across the country, however big or small, on its own

According to police, the influx of people visiting Antarwali Sarati has been increasing. In the meantime, a bandh was announced in Jalna on Thursday to extend support to the protest. 

BJP MP Anil Baluni said rebasing did not begin with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, the present exercise was the ninth such revision since Independence, and there were five revisions when the Congress was in power

An anti-noise campaigner was assaulted on Tilak Road in Pune. The accused, Santosh Chavan, president of Janjagruti Pratishthan, was arrested by police. This incident occurred amid ongoing debates about Ganeshotsav sound system usage. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condemned the violence and stressed peaceful dialogue. Police have provided security to the assaulted campaigner.

More than a century after five railroad bridges were built in 1906 to carry coal through West Virginia’s New River Gorge, an $11.8 million project is now restoring them for public use. The work will repair the historic Rend Trail, replace ageing wooden bridge structures, improve safety and accessibility, and reconnect the 3.2-mile trail with nearby community routes. The National Park Service expects the project to take about 16 months, with the full trail expected to reopen next fall.

Action was taken after inspections by officials of the Environment Surveillance Centre of the Board in Eloor found unauthorised effluent discharge through the stormwater outlet pipe into the river