ECR 2.0: How new rules can bring a sea change
While driving down East Coast Road towards Puducherry, have you ever noticed the highrises to your right? Those buildings, towering over OMR at a distance, could well be a reality on the scenic ECR with
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Plan to map water tables using satellite images to protect, replenish aquifer beds
PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry administration on Tuesday proposed to map water tables in the Union territory using satellite images and evolve comprehensive schemes to protect and replenish aquifer beds. They
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Amirthi forest range to become new eco-tourism destination
VELLORE: Soon, the Amirthi forest range would find a spot in the map of eco-tourism in the state. To attract nature lovers and promote eco-tourism in the Amirthi forest Range located on the northern
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Veerankuppam panchayat bans sand-mining in Palar
VELLORE: Residents of the Veerankuppam panchayat on Monday staged a demonstration on the Palar Riverbed demanding the closure of a government-approved sand quarry for bullock carts. The villagers put
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Govt to build toilets for 55,000 households in UT
Puducherry government has drawn up a massive Rs 120 crore plan to build toilets for 55,000 households in the union territory without the facility under the Swachh Bharath Abhiyan scheme, Chief Minister
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Puducherry to get new traffic plan: Bedi
Puducherry: The Union territory of Puducherry will unfold a traffic management plan in the coming days, said Lt governor Kiran Bedi. Interacting with reporters at her official residence Raj Nivas on June
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Bengaluru has lost 79% of its water bodies: Study
Once bountiful, Bengaluru's lakes have shrunk drastically. Statistics back this. Over the years, the city has lost 79% of its water bodies. Chhattisgarh capital Raipur fares the worst in the country (80%)
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‘Ponnaiyar river bed being destroyed by sand mafia’
PUDUCHERRY: Sand mafia continue to mine sand illegally and indiscriminately from Ponnaiyar River along the Puducherry-Tamil Nadu border despite a ban by the National green tribunal (NGT), alleged a Puducherry-based
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Green substitute for plastic carry bags to hit Puducherry market
An eco-friendly firm will launch photodegradable bags in an effort to substitute ecologically-hazardous plastic carry bags here and adjoining districts of Tamil Nadu. SM Green Solutions (SMGS), Chennai,
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Water conservation need of the hour
PUDUCHERRY: The significance of recognising bioregions and overcoming territorial boundaries in preserving and conserving water was emphasised at a meeting jointly hosted by the US Consul General and a