Affidavit on behalf of Union Territory of Puducherry in the matter of a news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 Global Forest Watch" which appeared in the Indian Express, April 13, 2024. The report dated April 25, 2025 said that there is no loss …
The workplace is increasingly being used as a setting for health promotion and preventive health activities; not only to prevent occupational injury, but to assess and improve people's overall health. This study aims at developing and implementing a healthy workplace model in a software industry of Puducherry.
Chief Minister N Rangasamy today laid foundation of Rs 2.55 crore drinking water supply scheme in Thondamanatham village in Oussudu reserved constituency marking the initiatives of the government to relieve the villagers of acute water supply problem. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister said that his government was keen …
Minister of State for Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri Y. S. Chowdary informed Rajya Sabha that towards possible development of long-term solution solution, data collection and documentation of shore erosion has been carried out at different stretches in the states of Tamil Nadu (Poovar …
Two private medical colleges in the Union territory of Puducherry have been dumping biomedical waste into water bodies, polluting the environment and exposing residents to health hazards, an environmental organisastion has alleged. Huge piles of solid waste materials, including biomedical waste, were being dumped into the Malparikkalpet Tank, near Manapet …
“Revenue officials hand-in-glove with sand mafia in Villianur”. The Village People Protection Movement on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption among a section of the Villianur revenue and administration department officials for conniving in illegal sand mining activity along the Sangarabarani river. “Sand worth Rs 20 crore is …
Three high-level committees, private consultancy giving shape to it The Puducherry landscape might soon be dotted with solar-powered households, government buildings and public lighting under a plan to make this grid-lined former French enclave a ‘solar city.’ The ‘solar city’ initiative, spearheaded by the Renewable Energy Agency of Puducherry (REAP) …
PUDUCHERRY: A water users' forum has taken a strong exception to the Puducherry government's decision to provide house sites to the Scheduled Tribe people by converting lands classified as ponds, irrigation channels and community forests. An RTI query filed by the Bangaaru Vaickal Neeraadhara Koottamaippu revealed that the government had …
A survey was made on certified organic farms in the country to ascertain the real benefits and feasibility of organic farming in terms of the production potential, economics and soil health in comparison to the conventional farms. The study revealed that organic farming, in spite of the reduction in crop …
Environment engineer of the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee N. Ramesh has won the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) for his efforts to improve the environment in and around his village of Pillayarkuppam off the Cuddalore Main Road. The award, instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, is given to …
Puducherry has filed the present petition under Demand Side Management Programme for seeking approval of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories for implementation of Demand Side Management (DSM) based Efficient Lighting Program (DELP) in UT of Puducherry.
The South Asia convention on Coastal Management convention jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment and Pondicherry-based PondyCAN identified the need for the South Asian countries to share experiences and approaches and the need to learn from each other. RELATED CONTENT A toolkit for integrating disaster risk reduction and …
Puducherry citizens inspired to reclaim its beaches: Chief Secretary. In the environment movement, more time is being spent on identifying the problems and not enough on governance and improving the decision making, said Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment (India). Now, everyone whether they are …
In an attempt to put an end to rapid human-induced sea erosion that is plaguing a number of areas on the eastern coastline, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to convene a meeting of Member Secretaries of the Coastal Zone Management …
New Delhi : Karnataka has topped the first ever ranking of state governments on the basis of their performance and implementation of the midday meal scheme with a total score of 77.79 per cent, followed by Punjab (76.81 per cent), Daman & Diu (71.40 per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (71.31 …
The formulation of a new Industrial Policy with the goal to create a pollution-free, less water intensive and employment-oriented sustainable industrial growth has been engaging the attention of the Government for quite some time. Accordingly a draft Industrial Policy 2012 had been formulated and notified vide No.026800/DID (Ind. & Com.)/2012-A, …
Continuous measurement of GHGs in India - A presentation by N.K. Indira, P.S. Swathi. B.C. Bhatt, Dorairaj, R. Kirubagaran and V.K. Gaur at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
The draft action plan on climate change by Union Territory of Puducherry. It highlights various approaches and activities formulated for adopting six missions under NAPCC to mitigate the climate impacts. See also: State and National Climate Change Action Plans of India West Bengal state action plan on climate change Orissa …
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Wednesday restrained Chemfab Alkalis Ltd., Kalapet, Puducherry, from carrying on any construction activity for expanding its production capacity and directed the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee to ensure that the unit not be operated without consent and clearances. Passing an interim order on an …
Scrub typhus is prevalent in India although definite statistics are not available. There has been only one study on scrub typhus meningitis 20 years ago. Most reports of meningitis/meningoencephalitis in scrub typhus are case reports. A retrospective study done in Pondicherry to extract cases of scrub typhus admitted to hospital …
Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus is endemic to a geographically distinct region, the so-called tsutsugamushi triangle, which includes Japan, Taiwan, China, and South Korea. It also occurs in nepal, northern Pakistan, Papua new …
