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 …
Lead exposure has long been associated with deficits in IQ among children. However, few studies have assessed the impact of lead on specific domains of behavior and cognition. The authors evaluated the associations between lead and different domains of neurobehavior and their relative sensitivity to lead.
In a major step towards boosting India's capabilities to study oceanography, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the time-tested workhorse of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is all set to place the 960 kg satellite, Oceansat-2, in a sun-synchronous orbit tomorrow. This will be India's 16th space mission from the …
New Delhi: On September 9, 2009, get set to switch off extra lights at 9pm for 9 minutes. The 99999 initiative is yet another unique way to encourage citizens to pledge their support to fight climate change. The climate change campaign has found support from an unlikely quarter, a collective …
New Technology To Boost Mileage By 20%, Lower Co2 Emissions By 15% FORD India is looking to introduce its EcoBoost engine technology in its new cars. The company claims the new engine will raise fuel mileage by 20%. EcoBoost, which uses gasoline turbocharged directinjection technology, has already been launched by …
Plastics not bio-degradable and hit groundwater table Eco-Friendly: Mayor M.Subramanian distributes paper bags made of recycled paper to shopkeepers on the Marina beach in Chennai on Wednesday. CHENNAI: Close to 1,500 paper bags made from recycled paper were distributed by Mayor M. Subramanian at the Marina beach to spread awareness …
Jairam Calls For Emulating Beijing On Emission Control Beijing: China has agreed to include India in a three-nation (China, Japan and South Korea) joint mechanism on climate control, minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday.
Search on for a 33-year-old man of Maraimalai Nagar Precious seizure: Personnel of the Forest Department inspecting the seized items on Thursday. TAMBARAM: Personnel of the Tambaram Range of Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Thursday seized the skin and antlers of spotted deer in Maraimalai Nagar and are searching for …
An easier and online method of monitoring pollution caused by factories has arrived in the state. Reshoo-e-System, a Chennai-based company, today launched the Online Dust Analyser
ALTERNATIVES: Government-run shops such as the Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan have devoted a portion of their shelf-space for organically grown products. CHENNAI: It was, perhaps, the widely travelled and the well-educated who re-introduced the concept of organic food in Indian restaurants. Today, tour operators ensure that their customers are satisfied, by …
Can the proposed ban on plastics on the Marina by Chennai Corporation be extended across the city? Major issue: In the absence of proper disposal, plastics end up chocking waterways. CHENNAI: Plastic is perhaps the most widely used material. Though it amounts to only 3.7 per cent of the total …
D. Radhakrishnan Project expected to be completed by the end of 2010 Focus on safe disposal: A truck carrying garbage entering the municipal dump yard at Theetukkal near Udhagamandalam.
The first unit expected to go on stream by October 2010 A GREAT EFFORT: A boiler drum that was erected at Vallur Thermal power project in Chennai on Tuesday. CHENNAI: The lifting and erection of a 216-tonne boiler drum at a height of 72 metres by BHEL marked the crossing …
K. Manikandan ILLEGAL ACTION: Extraction of water from farm-wells has a bearing on the groundwater level in the neighbourhood. A tanker lorry being filled with water in IIT Colony, Narayanapuram, in Pallikaranai.
Perchlorate (View the MathML source), which is used as an oxidizer in jet and rocket fuels, pyrotechnic devices and explosives, is a widespread contaminant in surface waters and groundwater of many countries. Perchlorate is known to affect thyroid function. Despite the compound
In session: The council meeting in progress on Thursday. CHENNAI: A total of 59 resolutions, including one approving a Rs.1,400-crore scheme to desilt and deepen 21 canals in the city, were adopted at the Chennai Corporation council meeting on Thursday. Mayor M.Subramanian said that tenders would soon be called for …
Jamshedpur: Now, kids can look forward to meeting new friends at Tata Steel Zoological Park this autumn. Zoo authorities have decided to bring in a pair of ostriches this September from the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai.
M.S.Swaminathan launches Ragi Malt of Kolli Hills Nutrition rich: Member of Parliament M.S.Swaminathan launches the Ragi Malt of Kolli Hills at a function in M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai on Tuesday. CHENNAI: Agricultural scientist and Member of Parliament M.S.Swaminathan on Tuesday suggested that the government consider including small millets that are …
