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 …
Special Correspondent CHENNAI: The next time you pick up a Washington Apple or a bar of Swiss chocolate, think again. You might have just unwittingly harmed the cause of saving Mother Earth. If you realise the amount of fuel burnt to transport these commodities to the local supermarket, you would …
Special Correspondent HYDERABAD: For the second time this year, the Andhra Pradesh government released Krishna water to Chennai from Kandaleru reservoir of the Telugu Ganga project on Wednesday as a Sankranti gift to the residents of the city. The sluices of Kandaleru in Nellore district were opened on the festival …
CHENNAI: Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL), part of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), has commissioned a reverse osmosis-based desalination plant along the Bay of Bengal, to make its Manali refinery self-sufficient in water supply and usage. The plant, built at a cost of Rs 231.34 crore in Tiruvallur district near Chennai, will …
Even as 48 fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported in Chinna Kanch-eepuram on Sunday, the threat of the epidemic spre-ading to other villages, and even Chennai, looms large. While the regional district municipality officer confirmed drinking water contaminated with sewage as the cause for the outbreak on Thursday, and promises …
R. Rajaram TIRUCHI: A comprehensive master plan of the zoological park to be established inside the Reserve Forest (RF) at M.R. Palayam near here has reached the final stage of preparation and would be submitted to the State government within this month. The Forest Department has incorporated a wide range …
Staff Reporter CHENNAI: Irrigation tanks, which had become defunct in the wake of urbanisation, could be revived if there is community participation, emphasised speakers at the meeting organised by Neer Exnora in the city on Sunday. Speaking at the
Staff Reporter CHENNAI: Irrigation tanks, which had become defunct in the wake of urbanisation, could be revived if there is community participation, emphasised speakers at the meeting organised by Neer Exnora in the city on Sunday. Speaking at the
Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: In an effort to monitor the levels of highly-toxic Carbon Monoxide in the ambient air, CO analysers will soon be installed at five locations in the city. The equipment will be installed in Anna Nagar, T. Nagar, Vallalar Nagar, Adyar and Kilpauk. Equipment of the Chennai …
Staff Reporter Chennai: A five-kilometre walk along the Marina beach was organised by the Coast Guard on Sunday to promote awareness of environmental protection. The walkathon is organised every year prior to the Coast Guard Raising Day that falls on February 1. About 2,000 people including Coast Guard, Army, Navy …
S.Vydhianathan CHENNAI: The State government has directed District Collectors of flood-hit areas to complete the distribution of compensation to the affected farmers before January 5. The Agriculture Department, which had assessed the crop damage, had sent a proposal to the government recommending that Rs 372.71 crore be distributed as relief …
K.Lakshmi Dredging work has been put on hold till the end of northeast monsoon The pipeline laying work from Minjur to Madhavaram pumping station completed The work to lay 10-km pipeline from Madhavaram to Red Hills is pending on a few stretches TAKING MORE TIME: Work on the pipelines that …
taff Reporter From individuals, educational institutions and NGOs VIRUDHUNAGAR: The Department of Environment has invited applications from individuals, educational institutions and non-governmental organisations to select winners for its Environmental awards 2008. In a statement, the Collector, K. Raghupathy said that individuals, educational institutions and educationalists could apply for the award …
Indian Maritime University inaugurated Launch: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi presenting souvenirs to Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport T.R. Baalu (left) and Union Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation G.K.Vasan, at the inauguration of Maritime University in Chennai on Wednesday. CHENNAI: Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi on Wednesday urged …
Zubeda Hamid | Chennai, TO get to school and write her halfyearly examination, eight-year-old S Indumati has to still wade through waist-high water everyday. Two weeks after the cessation of rains in the city, parts of Thoraipakkam on Old Mahabalipuram Road remain inundated. Large tracts of stagnant water can be …
A. Srivathsan Detailed samples show presence of heavy metals CHENNAI: Groundwater within a 5-km area around the Perungudi solid waste dumping yard is contaminated beyond acceptable limits, a research done by IIT-Madras shows. Detailed samples of solid waste, soil below the dumping site, the leachate trickling from the waste and …
Spreading awareness: (From left) S. Elango, Director - Public Health, Government of Tamil Nadu; Dinesh Bhatnagar, Additional Director-General of Health Services, Government of India; V. Shantha, Chairman, Cancer Institute, Adyar, and Vineet Gill Munish, NPO, WHO India, at the regional advocacy workshop (southern region) on
