Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
CHENNAI: This Friday, students of Rosary Matriculation Higher Secondary School will have a guest faculty coming over to speak on climate change, while the morning assembly at Shree Niketan Matriculation Higher Secondary School has a teacher and student giving an update on the daily happenings at Copenhagen Climate Summit. Environment …
Sangeetha Neeraja SOUTH CHENNAI HEAPS 4,500 METRIC TONNES OF GARBAGE EVERY DAY AT THE SITE THAT WAS ONCE HOME TO FLORA AND FAUNA; GROUND WATER CONTAMINATED Though the ground water level is high, the water cannot be used due to its bitterness PALLIKARANAI marsh, a bio-diverse ecosystem that houses 106 …
Chennai: Now, think twice before buying your second car. With the city facing a severe shortage of parking space, the transport department is thinking about introducing the concept of seeking information on whether you have legitimate space to park your second vehicle before allowing its registration. According to transport commissioner …
V Gangadharan THE State government on Thursday decided to establish Chennai River Authority under Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin to clean up Cooum and other rivers in the city. The decision came after Stalin and government officials who visited Singapore recently to study its river restoration project explained the …
T. Ramakrishnan Eco-restoration works to be carried out in Cooum, other watercourses of the city S. Ramasundaram, Principal Secretary (Public Works), presenting a publication on Singapore to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the Secretariat on Thursday. M.K.Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, and K. Deenabandu, Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, are …
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has announced the reclassification of areas of Kottivakkam, Palavakkam and Neelankarai villages under the Coastal Regulation Zone. A release from the CMDA said that the lands within 500 metres from the high-tide line of the Bay of Bengal in the three villages of the …
The purpose of the present study was to describe the pattern of Spatial Pollution Rose pattern in the neighbourhood of thermal power stations in Neyveli, near 200 km south west of Chennai.
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: A scheme meant to benefit farmers in setting up groundwater recharge structures has hit a roadblock. The State government has decided not to grant fresh approvals till 50 per cent of the beneficiaries establish the structures. Reason: only about 15,000 artificial recharge structures have come up whereas …
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Ltd. venture to have three units of 500 MW each ALL ATTENTION: (From left) M. Rafeeque Ahmed, chairman, FICCI-TNSC; C.P. Singh, Chairman, TNEB; K. Balasubramanian, Member-Generation, TNEB; and P. Murari, adviser to the president of FICCI (second from right), at an exhibition in Chennai on …
THE long-time dream of residents for an underground drainage system in Tambaram got a step closer to reality on Tuesday with the laying of the foundation stone by Tambaram MLA SR Raja and municipal chairman E Mani. Being implemented at a total cost of Rs160 crore under assistance from the …
Chennai: For S Indra Kumar, a machine operator-turned-environment activist, charity begins at home. No chemical, save the soap he uses, enters his home. And no waste is ever let out. This makes his modest dwelling in Pammal, the southern suburbs of Chennai, a
Huge quantity of water gushed into Hasthinapuram Alarming: The breached portion of the outlet point of Sembakkam Lake. TAMBARAM: In a repeat of incidents that took place during monsoon the previous years, encroachers damaged a portion of the outlet point of a lake near Tambaram. The damage to the outlet …
As the North-East monsoon became vigorous over coastal Tamil Nadu and active over interiors of the State, it has wreaked havoc in many parts and killed 13 people till Friday. A depression has been formed in the Comorin region and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts more rains in the …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will take action if anyone can show that the Centre has issued an order in favour of Kerala on the Mullaperiyar issue. According to a press release, the government has clarified that without evidence that the Centre has officially granted Kerala the right to survey …
New Delhi: From now on, all waste paper generated at any Airports Authority of India (AAI) office in Delhi and NCR will be recycled and sold back to the organization as visiting cards, folders, file covers, etc. AAI
The government claims that the special economic zones will bring in investment, increase exports and economic activity, and create employment. The Nokia Telecom SEZ near Chennai is often held up as a stellar success of such claims. A closer look at the figures indicates that Nokia
Progress: Tourism and Culture Secretary V. Irai Anbu (second from right) inspecting the tourism development works in Kolli Hills in Namakkal district on Tuesday. NAMAKKAL: Tourism and Culture Secretary V. Irai Anbu reviewed the progress of various tourism development works being carried out in the Kolli Hills here on Tuesday. …
Chennai, Sept. 30 A unified law covering the entire gamut of food processing industries is set to take effect this year-end, Mr Ashok Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, has said. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will implement the provisions of the Food Safety and …
