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 …
An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment Ministry has deferred the revised Master Plan for the Kattupalli port proposed by M/S Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Limited (MID CHENNAI: An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment Ministry has deferred the revised Master Plan for the Kattupalli port …
The Expert Appraisal Committee has given its approval to reduce the Ennore plant’s capacity to 2x660 MW.V. GanesanV_GANESAN Committee calls for raising a green belt on 92 acres of land at facility The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has approved the reduction in …
Inadequate summer rain this year and increased offtake take a toll Inadequate rain this year and increased dependence have taken a toll on the groundwater table in the city. The average groundwater level has dipped by one metre in Chennai in June compared to the same period last year, according …
CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued an ultimatum to Tangedco: Retrofit five thermal units in Tuticorin on or before December 31, 2020, or be prepared to shut them down permanently. The CPCB has sent a copy of the letter to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board chairman as …
People warned against approaching quacks for treatment The Health Department has intensified anti-dengue operations across the district by pressing into service 40 special teams in all the 20 unions in the district. Two teams will be in-charge of each union. The special teams formed under a health inspector will visit …
Inadequate summer rain this year and increased offtake take a toll Inadequate rain this year and increased dependence have taken a toll on the groundwater table in the city. The average groundwater level has dipped by one metre in Chennai in June compared to the same period last year, according …
PIL petition says survey, removal of encroachments not carried out in the last 10 years With a view to protecting all 39,202 waterbodies in the State, as mentioned in the government’s policy note for the year 2017-18, a public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court …
This was mentioned in a counter-affidavit filed by NHAI director in the High Court in response to a batch of PILs and writ petitions challenging the project CHENNAI: Contradicting the claim of Tamil Nadu government, the project implementation director of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) submitted in the Madras …
Chennai coast will undergo a permanent change when proposed Kattupalli Port expansion plan begins to take shape. CHENNAI: Chennai coast will undergo a permanent change when proposed Kattupalli Port expansion plan begins to take shape. Imagine the combined size of 825 football fields, that is kind of sea reclamation envisaged …
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government had ordered closure of Sterlite’s copper smelter in Tuticorin on the issue of pollution. But, data from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) indicates that Sterlite Copper smelter accounted for a mere 1% of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) emissions while thermal power plants operating in …
Auditor’s report says indiscriminate discharge of water from Chembarambakkam lake burdened the Adyar river The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been scathing in its criticism of the government’s handling of the Chennai floods of 2015, going so far as to categorise it as a “man- made disaster”. …
Order of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dated 10/07/2018 in the matter of P. Ramanathan Vs Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli & Others regarding permission to conduct the “Light Music” and “Patti Mandram” with the assistance of sound service till the completion of Veethi Ula of Arulmigu Sankaranarayna Swamy, …
The Tamil Nadu government will implement a Rs 150 crore project to prevent pollution of Noyyal river in Tirupur, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said today. Making a suo motu statement in the state assembly, he said compound walls would be constructed along the banks of the river in the Tirupur …
In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The report tabled in Tamil Nadu assembly on July 9, two-and-a-half years after the floods that killed 300 people, claims there was …
CHENNAI: After announcing ban on “use and throwaway plastics” with effect from January 1, 2019, the Tamil Nadu government recently issued orders exempting a number of items such as plastic bags that constitute or form an integral part of packaging in which goods are sealed prior to use at manufacturing/processing …
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Tamil Nadu government and the state pollution control board on mining major Vedanta's plea challenging the state's order to permanently shut down its Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin. At least 13 people were killed and several injured on May 22 …
It applies to plastic cups, plates, spoons and straws also The Thoothukudi Corporation has announced a ban on single-use plastic from August 15. The ban applies to plastic cups, plates, spoons and straws as well. The move comes after Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced in the Assembly that all …
Erode: Residents of Senathipathipalayam, Rangampalayam and Kasipalayam on Wednesday alleged that illegal dyeing units in their area had been polluting Pitchaikkaranpallam canal by discharging untreated effluents into it. It is to be noted that the canal merges with the Cauvery near Pallipalayam, thereby polluting it also. Pointing out that there …
The Tamil Nadu government had ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns. The National Green Tribunal on Thursday will hear a plea moved by metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s order …
CHENNAI: Out in the park and worried about your mobile phone running out of charge? Visitors to at least three of the eight parks being renovated under the Smart City project won’t have to worry about this as the parks will have mobile phone charging points powered by solar panels. …
