City corpn cleaning 2 lakes
Coimbatore: The city corporation has commenced the preliminary works at Periyakulam and Selvachinthamani lakes as a part of the lake restoration and rejuvenation project under the smart city mission.
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
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Curbing carbon emission won't hamper growth: Green activist
Reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption will not hamper India's development, said climate change expert Jayant A Sathaye in Coimbatore on Saturday. Economical, social and technological development,
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Tomato prices soar as climate change hits crop
Chennai/Madurai/Trichy: The wholesale price of tomatoes in the state has gone up by Rs 10 after the recent assembly election. It now costs Rs 30-35 at the Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai. This is
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Pre-monsoon tiger census at Anamalai to start on May 23
Coimbatore: The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) will conduct a pre-monsoon wildlife census this month and have invited NGOs, volunteers from colleges and environmentalists to take part in it to ensure a transparent
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Codissia to host national conference on energy and environment
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (Codissia), in association with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), would organise a two-day national conference on
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Fish in Ukkadam turn green, heavy effluent discharge into lake to blame
Coimbatore: Fishermen in the Ukkadam Big Tank were in for a shock when they found the fish turning green due to the algae bloom in the lake. Senior scientists said this was the result of high discharge
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Rare plant specimens are now just a click away
Coimbatore: More than 6,000 specimens at the 105-year-old herbarium in the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) can now be accessed by the click of a mouse, as the institute plans to
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Farmers seek measures to reduce man-animal conflict
Coimbatore: Almost 800 farmers gathered in front of the South Taluk office on Saturday afternoon demanding that the government takes steps immediately to protect their lands and crop from being destroyed
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Javadekar launches book on impact of climate change
Coimbatore: A book about the impact of climate change on Shola Trees in Nilgiris, titled 'Pictorial Guide on Shola Trees' was released by union environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday.
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2000 solar street lights enable corporation to save Rs33.52lakh in last 3 years
COIMBATORE: The civic body may not be doing too well on the LED project front, but it has made large strides in tapping solar energy, installing 2000 solar street lights within city limits. This has enabled
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Two air quality monitoring centres to be set up in Coimbatore
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will set up 24x7 care air centres at two locations in the city in a month's time to monitor the ambient air quality. While approvals and sanctions have been acquired