Groundwater level has increased by 0.6 metres
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5
PCB clueless on source of dumping of chemicals About 2.48 crore litres of effluents generated by nearly 55 industrial units in Eloor and Edayar are let out into the Periyar River daily after primary treatment, against the prescribed norm of ‘zero discharge’ by industries to prevent pollution of rivers. According to the official data available with the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, there are 270 industrial units in the Eloor and Edayar region.
British High Commission-supported project to promote use of renewable energy The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), an international organisation offering technical consultation, training, and information services for capacity building and support to local governments in the implementation of sustainable development will soon come out with an action plan to reduce carbon emissions in the city.
The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tirunelveli Collector to file a report on offshore emergency preparedness training at Nakkaneri in relation to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). A specially-constituted Division Bench of Justices P. Jyothimani and M. Duraiswamy, which is hearing a batch of writ petitions for and against the nuclear power project, said the Collector, who had been impleaded as a respondent, should file a report on the emergency preparedness exercises.
Lorry operators could not be permitted to transport even crusher dust, a product of the stone mining industry, to any place much less to other States without a valid transit permit, the Madras High Court Bench here has held. Justice D. Hariparanthaman passed the ruling while dismissing a writ petition filed by a road transport company owner to forbear the government as well as police officials in Tirunelveli district from preventing the transport of crusher dust to Kerala.
Thanks to forest personnel who have successfully checked poaching Here is really a heartening news for nature lovers as the Indian gaur population at Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) has increased significantly during the past few years as the forest personnel have successfully checked poaching by hunters from Kerala through continuous vigil from their permanent camps in the highly inaccessible evergreen forests.
People of Tiruvarur district on Wednesday appealed to GAIL India Ltd to take up onshore oil and gas exploration in Mannargudi and Thiruthuraipoondi blocks of the district without affecting the cultivable lands and their livelihood. Speaking at a public hearing organised by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for onshore oil and gas exploration (exploratory drilling) by GAIL India Ltd at Mannargudi, people said most of the farmers in the district are small and marginal farmers.
An emergency meeting of leading political parties convened by Communist Party of India (CPI) in Tirupur on Wednesday has resolved to conduct agitation in protest against the proposed move by Kerala government to construct dams across various inter-state rivers that bring water to Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board would issue consent for the operation of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) only after the conditions stipulated are complied with. It submitted this in its counter before the Madras High Court on Tuesday to a writ petition by Fisherman Care, praying the court for a direction to the board’s Member-Secretary to personally inspect the KKNPP with experts and issue an order of consent to the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC.)
‘The concept of alternative energy is just catching on’ It is not just industries here that are going in for renewable sources, such as wind power, to meet their energy needs. Some of the retail outlets have also started exploring the green energy options. Recently, Chennai Silks installed a stand-alone, rooftop wind and solar power plant to generate electricity to operate one division of a showroom here.
102 tonnes of garbage generated in Srirangam, Tiruvanaikovil Garbage removal is a daunting task for Tiruchi Corporation, especially with regard to the temple town of Srirangam. Despite being one of