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 …
K. Manikandan Veeraraghavan lake takes the cake in destruction AWAITING ATTENTION: The damaged outlet point of Veeraraghavan Lake in Tiruneermalai. CHENNAI: Residents and environmentalists in the southern suburbs of Chennai have alleged that local bodies and government agencies are inactive on the damage caused to waterbodies in this area. There …
Chennai, April 30 E.ON Energy Ltd and Baard Energy from Niedersachsen State in Germany are exploring possibilities to set up offshore renewable energy projects in India, the Minister for Economics, Labour and Transport of Niedersachsen, Germany, Mr Phillipp Rosler, has said. At a meeting organised by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, …
The first phase of IIT Madras Research Park, a global centre for research and development for companies, is likely to be completed by July, after a two-year time over-run. Professor Ananth, Director, IIT Madras, told Business Line that the first phase would comprise four lakh sq feet, one-fourth of the …
India on Monday successfully launched a new-age all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite, RISAT-2 that would not just significantly enhance the country's capability for earth observation but could also be used for surveillance purposes. The 300-kg, 44-m tall RISAT-2, which has been built in association with Israel Aerospace Industries, can take high-resolution …
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS Safai Karamchari Aandolan study in 8 districts shows practice continues; to knock court doors on Tuesday DESPITE the Madras High Court order on November 20, 2008 which called for the prohibition of entry of sanitary workers into the sewerage system, manual cleaners are being made to …
Udhagamandalam: With artificially ripened mangoes flooding this hill station, the civic authorities swung into action on Sunday to check the trend. Led by the Municipal Health Officer Poonkodi, a team carried out a surprise inspection inside the municipal market. It was found that a large quantity of mangoes had been …
Order passed on a public interest litigation petition CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Porur town panchayat to remove the garbage dumped between two schools at Porur, on the city
K. Manikandan Slight damage was done to the bund because of road widening works: officials A portion of the Veeraraghavan lake was scooped for a road widening work recently. TAMBARAM: A section of residents of Tiruneermalai and Chromepet have voiced concern at the damage to the bund of Veeraraghavan Lake, …
Environmental audit was conducted in a small scale electroplating industry located at Ambattur in Chennai. The unit is engaged in hard chrome plating on various automobile components.
Thiruvallur Collector gives assurance to petitioners CHENNAI: Thiruvallur Collector G. Sundaramoorthy said that adequate funds were available for undertaking various development works in lakes and water bodies in the district and urged local panchayat leaders to make use of them to benefit the farming community. Speaking at the World Water …
K S ANANDAN CHENNAII The Rs 450 crore Numeric Power Systems Ltd, a leading player in power electronics and UPS systems in India, is implementing a forward integration project to add additional solar energy generation, entering into LED solution and precision air conditioning. The Chennai-based company will be setting up …
World Water Day observed Udhagamandalam: Under the aegis of the Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam, World Water Day was observed here on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the secretary of the association, G. Janardhanan, underscored the need to conserve groundwater and maintain water sources properly. Stating that water management should be …
CHENNAI: Energy security issues are likely to become more important than ever before in these times of great uncertainty caused by the global recession, Reinhold Babel, representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, a Munich-based agency that seeks to promote peace, democracy and development. In his special remarks at the opening …
Udhagamandalam: The Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam has emphasised the need to encourage planting saplings belonging to the shola species in the town. In a memorandum sent to the Project Director, Hill Area Development Programme (HADP), the Secretary of the Association, G.Janardhanan, said that under the HADP a scheme should …
