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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Rice farmer grows crop with 60% less water, awarded
COIMBATORE: The Indian Rice Research Institute, Hyderabad, has awarded a farmer from Dharapuram for adopting drip irrigation system in rice cultivation, thereby reducing water consumption by 60%. Parthasarathy
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Civic body set to scale up solid waste management
COIMBATORE: The civic body is likely to set up a bio-methanization plant, a vermin-compost plant and a construction and demolition waste plant soon, said V P Thandapani, additional director of municipal
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Man-made forest fires hurt Coimbatore’s ecological system
COIMBATORE: Intentional man-made forest fires have begun haunting the district after a two year gap. The district has already witnessed three major fires in less than a fortnight. The forest department
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Fried chicken, snack brand under food safety scanner in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: Food safety officers have begun collecting samples from KFC outlets and Pepsico's Kurkure following a high court directive ordering the food safety authority to check for the presence of bacteria
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Poor waste management puts Coimbatore to shame
The cotton city has fared poorly in the cleanliness test done by the Union ministry of urban development. It has ranked 196th for managing waste among the 476 cities studied as part of the Swachch Bharat
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Coimbatoreans get to breathe some clean air
If a recent survey is to go by, the quality of air in Coimbatore has improved in the last two years, despite the rapid growth and development. The survey conducted by the Union ministry of environment,
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Despite fast-paced growth, citys air quality has improved: Survey
It is a pleasant surprise that while the cotton city is growing at a fast pace, with development projects sprouting up across the city, the national ambient air quality survey (NAAQS) shows that Coimbatore's
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Coimbatore bizmen to raise funds to save tiger
COIMBATORE: A group of entrepreneurs from the city has come together to raise funds and increase awareness on the conservation of tigers. They will launch their initiative 'Wild Tiger Foundation' on Wednesday,
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Farmers don't benefit from waste recycling plant in Erode town
In 2009, the Erode Municipal Corporation had set up an organic manure manufacturing facility. But, the project to recycle waste from the district has failed to benefit farmers of Erode and surrounding
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TNPCB to test water after dead fish found on banks of Cauvery
SALEM: A team of officials from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) collected water samples from the River Cauvery near Mettur dam in Salem district on Monday, after fishermen found dead fish on