Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Officials say it will help board manage waste in a better manner and ensure proper disposal The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has called for expression of interest from consultants for conducting gap surveys for bio-medical and e-waste in the State. The consultant should study the gap between generation …
The competition is the first of its kind in the State and second in the country On a hot Sunday morning recently, drivers slowly accelerate their vehicles to take position one after another behind the start line. The organisers move around vehicles making sure everything is in place, the track …
From 5,500 MW in 2016-17, capacity addition plummetted in the subsequent two years, leaving 4,000 SMEs that supply components to turbine makers, shaken From a euphoric 5,500 MW in 2016-17 — when wind energy companies rushed to commission their projects so as to get their foot in before certain incentives …
TRICHY: Even as 90% of the garbage bins positioned in the city have been taken off already, the city corporation plans to remove the remaining bins too and in the process become the first city in the state to become bin-free. The civic body will take the decisive move from …
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike staff part of the team Members of the Regional Monitoring Committee (South) of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and officials from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) took stock of waste collection practices in Katpadi, Vellore district. A team of officials led by member of Regional Monitoring …
Madurai sizzles at 41 degree Celsius; Chennai records 36.9 It is not even April and many districts in the State are in the grip of oppressive heat. On Thursday, temperatures in Madurai and Karur districts touched 41 degree Celsius. Salem was almost as hot at 40.8 degree Celsius. Tiruchi and …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Defence of Environment and Animals (IDEA) Vs The State of Tamil Nadu dated 08/03/2019 regarding defacement/disfigurement on rocks, hills, hillocks in Tamil Nadu. Two weeks time has been given to the State of Tamil Nadu to appraise SC …
Coal Minister Piyush Goyal Monday dedicated to the nation a 1,000-megawatt (MW) thermal power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (NTPL) and a 150-MW solar power projects of NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) in Tamil Nadu. "Piyush Goyal...has dedicated the 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power station of Neyveli Tamilnadu Power …
With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to curb forest fire. B.N. Anjan Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, Palakkad, along with senior personnel visited the Mudumalai and …
The devastating fire that ravaged more than 90 hectares of forest land in the buffer and core zones of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has been brought under control, said Deepak Srivastava, Chief Conservator of Forests-Coimbatore, holding additional charge as Field Director, MTR. Talking to The Hindu , Mr. Srivastava …
CHENNAI: From neurons, electrons to environment, the Science at the Sabha 2019 organised by The Institute of Mathematical Sciences will have four scientists specialising in different fields help break down four different concepts for the science lovers. The program, which is a part of the Triveni outreach of IMSc, will …
The Supreme Court Monday refused to allow reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, which was at the centre of massive protests over pollution concerns, but granted the company liberty to approach the high court. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman allowed Tamil Nadu's appeal against …
There was a near complete closure of all businesses in Gudalur on Tuesday, with people staging protests against the proposed amendment to the Tamil Nadu Forest Act of 1882. Police officials said that almost all shops and businesses were closed throughout the day. Transport services too were hit, with auto-rickshaws …
The Supreme Court on Monday closed down the Vedanta-Sterlite copper smelter plant at Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi by setting aside an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which gave conditional nod for the plant to begin operations on December 15, 2018. A bench of Justices RF Nariman and Navin Sinha …
State government tables Bills in Assembly to amend laws for levying fines The State government on Wednesday introduced Bills to amend laws relating to powers of municipal corporations, municipalities and panchayats to levy fines on those violating the ban on single-use plastics. The Bills propose the imposition of penalties ranging …
Coimbatore: Twenty residents from Nedunchezhian Navalar Nagar near Veerapandi petitioned the collector on Monday about a factory that has been discharging foul-smelling smoke. Smoke from the firm, which functions round-the-clock, is affecting the health of 100 families living in and around the area, the residents said. “The oil company has …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corpn. Ltd Vs S. Joel & Others dated 04/02/2019 regarding diversion of 0.055 hectares of forest land in Srivaigundam Village in Thoothukudi Division for construction of an intake well for "drinking water purposes". But allegation …
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency announced the final Tamil Nadu solar energy policy 2019. The policy intends to include solar energy in demand side management, energy conservation, energy efficiency, smart grids etc.the policy also talks about encouraging public-private partnerships, joint ventures etc. to accelerate solar energy projects, manufacturing facilities, and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S. Pugazhendhi & Others Vs Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 01/02/2019 regarding pollution of groundwater and remedial measures to be taken at Cuddalore industrial area in the State of Tamil Nadu. NGT directs a joint team …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. Edwin Wilson Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 01/02/2019 regarding measures to protect the trees planted at public places and along the avenues in Chennai. The grievance in the application is that laying of concrete and cement …
