Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s green power generation has increased with a high contribution of hydro power in the last two days. Heavy rain in the Nilgiris district helped contribute to the high hydro power generation. Along with wind and solar, the total green power generation crossed 38%. Tamil Nadu’s hydro power …
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s green power generation has increased with a high contribution of hydro power in the last two days. Heavy rain in the Nilgiris district helped contribute to the high hydro power generation. Along with wind and solar, the total green power generation crossed 38%. Tamil Nadu’s hydro power …
This Report for the year ended March 2016 has been prepared for submission to the Governor of Karnataka under Article 151 of the Constitution of India for being laid in the State legislature. The Performance Audit Report contains 11 Chapters dealing with Administration of National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries. Issues …
With the breeding season of the Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) almost at an end this year, the need to preserve what’s left of its habitat in the Nilgiris has never been greater. Researchers said that the bird’s prime nesting grounds are located in the evergreen forests that come under …
More than 35 families residing in Kanneri Mandhanai in the Nilgiris, the proposed site for the construction of a dam, fear displacement even before being given alternative houses or compensation. The village where the Sillahala Dam is to come up at Rs.7,000 crore by 2022 is at Sree Ram Nagar …
In view of the extreme summer expected this year, the Forest Department and NGOs have joined hands to discuss plan of action to prevent human-animal conflicts in forests coming under the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu. The meeting primarily discussed measures to be taken to reduce instances of wild …
COIMBATORE: The process of mapping landslide-prone zones in the Nilgiris, which began three years back, has reached its final stages. The complete map is likely to be submitted before the Nilgiris district collectorate in the next four months, said senior officials attached to the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Nilgiris, …
After the Supreme Court, in February 2016, vacated the interim order of the Madras high court that no 'certificate of titles' are to be given under Forest Rights Act, the Nilgiris district administration has initiated the groundwork to survey lands being enjoyed by tribes and forest dwellers in the Nilgiris. …
In the 1990s Murthy was a terror. He killed at least 20 people in Kerala's Wayanad and was a nightmare for residents of the nearby areas. But soon after the Kerala government declared him a 'killer', he migrated to the Gudalur forest division in the Nilgiris. Well, the Murthy in …
Residents of Coimbatore, who suffered long hours of power cut a few years ago, have started tapping solar energy to meet the power requirements. According to information available with Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, the region, which covers Coimbatore, Tirupur and The Nilgiris districts, has close to 700 solar …
Chennai: The last thing N Raveendran, a Madurai-based naturalist, expected to see when he participated in the vulture census in the forests of the Nilgiris was a Himalayan griffon vulture. He sent a photograph he took of the juvenile specimen to experts, who confirmed that the bird was indeed a …
The Palghat gap is a low mountain pass in the Western Ghats that is located between Nilgiri Hills to the north and Annamalai Hills to the south. As a result of geological processes, the widest gap in the mountainous region was formed years ago and has affected the distribution of …
Coimbatore: A book about the impact of climate change on Shola Trees in Nilgiris, titled 'Pictorial Guide on Shola Trees' was released by union environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday. The minister also released a new organic growth enricher on the same day. The book authored by scientists …
To commence in Anamalai from January 4 Even as officials and volunteers commenced the annual tiger census at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris, the Reserve has been declared ‘out-of-bounds’ for tourists from December 16 to December 23. Officials have roped in as many as 88 volunteers, and 36 …
CHENNAI: For A Indrajith and his grandfather A Boopathy November 21 was a most memorable day, as they got a chance to record one of the rare migratory birds - a blue and white flycatcher (cyanotic cyanomelana) - at Kotagiri in the Nilgiris. Bhoopathy said his grandson, a 14-year-old birdwatcher, …
Tamil Nadu Butterfly Society has recorded 271 species in State The Nilgiri tit butterfly is rarely spotted and even less photographed. But members of the Tamil Nadu Butterfly Society (TNBS) have done both. They have photographed it at Kallar in The Nilgiris. “This is the second time in the last …
Use of Ketoprofen to be discontinued in Erode, Coimbatore, The Nilgiris After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes to save the vulture population in the three western districts. Despite …
After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes to save the vulture population in the three western districts. Despite the first batch of the drug being supplied to all the …
Increasing incidences of pest outbreaks, prolonged periods of drought, change in the pattern of rain distribution, and rising number of hailstorms are harbingers of climate change for the already struggling tea industry sector. “Climate change will definitely have a great impact on tea ecosystems and affect photosynthesis and crop productivity. …
A programme to create awareness on vultures, and an exhibition were organised in The Nilgiris to mark the International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday. The first Saturday of September is observed as the International Vulture Awareness Day. The programme was organised by Arulagam (an environment protection organisation) at Smyrna Home …
Kadanad Panchayat in Ooty Panchayat Union in the Nilgiris district has become a trendsetter of sorts in waste management. The panchayat administration with support from the District Rural Development Agency had launched a set of initiatives in segregated waste collection and local processing of waste that are now bearing fruit. …
