Poacher held in Kanyakumari dt
A man was fined Rs 15,000 for hunting a bird and another one, who let fire spread into the forest area, was imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 in Kanyakumari
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A long trip to save the planet
Mission oriented: Shrenik Rao in New Delhi on Sunday. On a holiday from his teaching assignment at Napier University in Scotland, educationist-cum-filmmaker Shrenik Rao is cycling from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to spread awareness about environmental issues. Madhur Tankha shares his ideas and experiences along the trip.
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Offshore farms to harness wind energy
An expert committee has suggested that offshore farms to harness wind energy may be set up at Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Maharashtra, Kerala-Konkan and Gujarat, Rajya Sabha was informed today. Minister
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Anti-nuclear protesters’ siege at sea today
Madurai, 7 Oct: Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), spearheading the stir, would lay siege to the sea at about 500 metres
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Pollution studies on the road side paddy fields of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
To study the effects of pollution on road side paddy fields, three paddy fields situated at Kuttikkulam, Elamankulam and Rajathanthirikkulam near National Highway-47 passing through Kanyakumari distri
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Sea of protests at Thoothukudy port
In fresh protests, the Peoples Movement Against Nuclear Energy agitating against the Koodankulam nuclear plant, plans to lay siege to the Thoothukudy port Saturday. Fishing villages from Kanyakumari to
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Census finds 57 elephants in Kanyakumari
Nagercoil: Fifty-seven elephants, including 13 calves, were found in Kanyakumari district during a two-day elephant census conducted by the Forest Department, a senior official said on Monday.
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Saving the vanishing tiger (editorial)
The advertisement campaign that there are only 1411 tigers left in India has attracted wide attention. It has also moved a large number of hearts. People from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh want to know the root of the problem.
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Green cover scheme launched
As a part of measures to ensure the environment free from pollution and to provide green coverage, Forest Minister K.T.Pachaimal has launched a new scheme — planting of saplings on both sides of road throughout Kanyakumari district on Sunday. The scheme, to be implemented by the Departments of Highways and Forest, was launched at Aralvoimozhi-Chenbagaramanputhur highway for balancing the global warming and to provide green cover in the district. Under the programme on both sides of national and State highways, one lakh saplings would be planted in the district.
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42 species of birds found in Kumari
A RECENT survey conducted in saltpans and other water bodies in Kanyakumari district by the Department of Forest confirmed the presence of 6,051 birds from 42 species. The avian monitoring was undertaken with an objective of ascertaining the number of birds in the water bodies and protecting rare species in the district.
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Windmills start pumping in much needed power
Westerly winds have started blowing in the district With the setting of the much awaited westerly winds, sweltering heat and power cuts have almost vanished to a great extent in Tirunelveli and the neighbouring Kanyakumari district. The giant metallic turbine blades of nearly 3,000 windmills of Muppandal have started rotating to generate clean and green energy to effectively bridge the gap between demand and supply.
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Pollutants, encroachments suffocating Pazhayar river
Pazhayar, the lifeline of Kanyakumari district, has lost its pristine glory owing to renovation work not having been carried out in the river for the past several years. The river is polluted and encroached, and the check-dams along with sluices are damaged in many parts owing to negligence by the authorities concerned. The early Kings of Venad were conscious of the potential of Pazhayar which originates from the forested area of Surulacode, carries small streams from Mahendragiri peak and flows through Thovalai and Agastheeswaram taluks.
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Kudankulam plant not to draw water from Pechipaarai dam, Tamirabharani
Fresh water for ensuring unhindered operation of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) will not be drawn from the Pechipaarai dam or the Tamirabharani, the outgoing Site Director, M. Kasinath Balaji, has said. “Since we've installed two desalination plants to meet the drinking water requirements of Anu Vijay township (where KKNPP personnel reside) and also the KKNPP site, we will never draw water from the Pechipaarai dam in Kanyakumari district or the Tamirabharani, lifeline of southern districts, at any point of time in future.
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Neyyar water: “Kerala sticking to its stand”
Tamil Nadu is repeatedly requesting the Centre to advise Kerala to conclude an agreement on sharing of the Neyyar river water and release it to the State, pending finalisation of the agreement, according to Public Works Minister K.V. Ramalingam. Apprising the Assembly on Friday of various steps taken by the government for securing water for 9,200 acres of ayacut in Vilavancode taluk of the Kanyakumari district, the Minister said that the State had, using toposheets of the Union government,
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Spatial analysis of groundwater potential using remote sensing and GIS in the Kanyakumari and Nambiyar Basins, India
Remotely sensed data can provide useful information in understanding the distribution of groundwater, an important source of water supply throughout the world. In the present study, the modern geomatic technologies, namely remote sensing and GIS were used in the identification of groundwater potential zones in the Kanyakumari and Nambiyar basins of Tamil Nadu in India.
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Separate ministry for water sought
THE Tamil Nadu Environment Council(TNEC), a statewide collective of NGOs, demanded a separate ministry for Water and Water Resources protection. At the valedictory function of their Environmental Cultural Yatra, which began at Kanyakumari on October 19 and ended in Chennai on Thursday, TNEC presented their demands to the government.
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Court order on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari Dist.for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plant
Court order on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari District for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plants. See also http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/newsletter/Kanya_Kumari.htm
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Kids take out rally against nuke plant
Fishermen’s children from the coastal villages of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts, who took out a protest rally against the Koodankulam nuclear power project (KKNPP) at Koodankulam on
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Farmers' protest turns violent
Police use force to disperse them. A protest organised by farmers against the Kerala government's stand on the Mullaperiyar dam issue turned violent in Theni district on Wednesday and the police used force
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Anti-nuclear protest enters 100th day at Kudankulam
CHENNAI: The anti-nuclear protest that has stalled the commissioning of the multi-crore nuclear plant at Kudankulam entered the 100th day on Thursday. The protestors from Tamil Nadu's southern-most districts,