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 …
India suffered a $3 billion loss to its economy from severe rainfall and flooding in November and early December, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said in its monthly report on global catastrophes. "New economic developments in Asia are taking place in flood plains and marsh lands with scant attention to drainage, …
The latest El Niño weather phenomenon is now the biggest and most powerful it has ever been since records began. The cycle of warm and cold temperatures - which is caused by warm water from Australia spilling out across the Pacific Ocean - has already caused havoc across the world …
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Gandhi said, "It is a question of putting the blame always...the west did it. They may have done it 100 years ago. India is one of the main players in destroying the climate." AT A time when India has taken a firm stand at …
The rains, that have broken a 100-year-old record with one day's rainfall covering a month's average, also flooded areas in Vadapalani, Valasaravakkam and Nandamvakkam. With torrential rains in Chennai disrupting normal life, Indian environment experts attending the Paris climate change summit today said the downpour in the city was an …
Downpour carves out islands of misery; citizens rise to challenge The incessant, record-breaking rainfall in the city and its suburbs could reduce this burgeoning metropolis by the coast into islands of misery, but not break the resilience of its people. With rivers swelling and submerging bridges and lakes in the …
Civic infrastructure worth at least Rs. 2,000 crore is estimated to be damaged due to rain in the city. The Chennai Corporation has started compiling a list of facilities damaged in the rain, which include roads, streetlights and drains. The damage to civic infrastructure in each of the 200 wards …
CHENNAI: Within a couple of hours of receipt of memorandum on the losses caused by heavy rains in Tamil Nadu from Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated Rs 939.63 crore for dealing with the situation arising from the floods. The PM’s office said that a …
Tamil Nadu continued to experience monsoon fury, with heavy rain pounding various parts of the state under the influence of a well marked low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, as the death toll from rain-related incidents climbed to 59. There seemed to be no respite from the downpour with …
Taking suo motu cognisance of a public interest litigation petition, the Madras High Court has called upon officials of the Road Transport and Highways Department to inform the court whether any impact study has been conducted over felling of thousands of trees while laying roads for a project. Hearing the …
CHENNAI: A larger bench of the Madras high court will hear two petitions, which sought directions to the authorities to regularize encroachments near water bodies in Menambedu, Korattur and Kolathur villages near Chennai. The petitioner, T K Shanmugam, said the PWD had issued notices evict to people living near the …
Presentation by Dr. Vinish Kathuria of IIT Bombay at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015
CHENNAI: After the success of rainwater harvesting technique, Tamil Nadu government is planning to put to use the excess rain water let out in the storm water drains by linking it to water bodies. Chennai Corporation sources told Express that a consultant is now preparing a detailed project report so …
CHENNAI: A month from today will mark a decade since the tsunami devastated the country's eastern shoreline, including the city's coast, and vast parts of South Asia, killing more than 2,30,000 people. If the tsunami were to strike now, the impact would be much more catastrophic because of environmental violations …
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench has restrained the Chennai Corporation from dumping garbage on the banks of the Cooum river in Nolambur. The Bench, comprising its judicial member Justice M. Chockalingam and expert member R. Nagendran, passed the order based on a petition from V. Prabhakaran, of Nolambur. …
Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the size of the first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, are awaiting …
At least 17 hostel students pursuing medicine in Stanley Medical College in Washermenpet were admitted to Stanley Medical College Hospital (SMCH) on Tuesday with fever and respiratory problems. The students said the problem was due to polluted water dispensed to those living on premises. The students were admitted in the …
The influx of visitors from the north-eastern regions and States such as Odisha, where malaria is endemic, is a cause for concern to public health officials. The State has been registering a gradual drop in malarial cases since 2010 but it will be several years before the disease is taken …
Unscheduled power cuts in the city have resulted in a surge in the use of diesel generators. This has, in turn, led to a rise in air and noise pollution in several localities, residents say. Dealers in diesel generators confirm that sales have spiralled upward, a trend they say in …
In Delhi, 64% newborns die within the first 28 days The National Capital had the worst Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) among the four metropolitan cities between 2010 and 2012 with 30 newborns dying for every 1,000 live births, a new report has said. A substantial 64 per cent die within …
The Chennai Corporation would build 348 'namma toilets' in the city, Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy said on Tuesday. "The work on 38 'Namma toilets' would be commenced this week. We will also take steps to improve the conditions in the 850 existing toilets in the city", the mayor said. The …
