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
It will benefit trade and industry that are reeling under power crisis Industries in Coimbatore region, which are hit by power shortage and had demanded commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project at the earliest, welcomed the announcement by the State Government on Monday that efforts will be taken for commissioning of the power project.
Those providing lands on rent to such units will also be punished The district co-ordination committee, which was established based on the Madras High Court order to monitor the polluting industrial units, has decided to initiate criminal action against the owners of illegal textile processing units and those providing lands on rent to set up such units.
Trade and industry bodies of the region appeal to the Centre Welcoming the decision of the State government to open the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) with immediate effect, the trade and industry bodies of the region have appealed to the Centre to allocate the entire quantum of power generated at the plant to the State to tide over the power crisis.
Tons of wires, some burnt and some half-used with the copper jutting out, dozens of old mobile phones abandoned on shelves of hostels, hundreds of broken capacitors and plenty of old P3 computers — these are merely some things that comprise the vast mass of e-waste generated from colleges, a real treasure trove for recyclers.
Report is aimed at helping the State government know its overall position Energy and power-related sources account for over 75 per cent of the emissions in Tamil Nadu and it is imperative for the State to adopt an overall renewable energy strategy to reduce the carbon intensity of power generation and lower its overall emission footprint, states a report on Tamil Nadu's carbon footprint.
If India's gross domestic product growth could reach 7.5 per cent from 3.5 per cent over the years without further addition of nuclear energy, the country can achieve similar growth in 100 years without nuclear power, said former Naval chief Vice-Admiral (Retired) L. Ramdas on Saturday. Vice-Admiral Ramdas, who was part of a team of writers, artists and intellectuals who visited Kudankulam on March 15 and 16, told reporters that nuclear plants contributed to only 2.5 per cent of power requirements, while the rest came from non-nuclear plants.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday called upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct the Union Water Resources Ministry to delete “objectionable sub-clauses” from the draft Dam Safety Bill 2010. In a letter to the Prime Minister, she recalled her previous communication, sent in July 2011, in which she had urged him to ensure that certain modifications/additions to the draft Bill were carried out so that interests of the State were protected. Then, it had been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources.
Seeking to end the impasse over the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue, the Jayalalilthaa government in Tamil Nadu on Monday gave the go ahead to the controversial project and announced a Rs. 500 crore special development package for the area where it is located. “In accordance with (today’s) Cabinet decision, immediate steps will be taken (to facilitate commissioning) of the plant,” Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said in a statement, breaking her silence over the issue.
Tamil Nadu's scorecard for the decade is well ahead of the national average Tamil Nadu, acknowledged widely as one of the progressive States, has lived up to this image through its enhanced performance, over the last 10 years, in most of development parameters except sanitation.
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate steps to stop mining operations by encroachers on government lands. “If the State or the authorities concerned do not take any steps to stop such illegal mining, then the court shall have no option but to presume that the persons concerned are also interested in continuation of such illegal activities,” the First Bench comprising Chief Justice M.Y.Eqbal and Justice T.S.Sivagnanam observed in its order while dismissing three writ petitions.