Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Environmental clearance will be obtained before starting Kuthambakkam plant: Corporation. The Chennai Corporation has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that environmental safeguards and approvals for the proposed solid waste management facility at Kuthambakkam would be obtained before starting any construction activity on the identified land. Corporation commissioner Vikram Kapur …
Experts from IIT-Madras and engineers from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Thursday collected water samples from Tondiarpet, where oil from pipelines has polluted groundwater. The 10 samples that were taken by the environment division of the civil engineering department of IIT-M will be subjected to gas chromatography-mass …
Taking a serious view of the oil leakage from pipelines maintained by oil companies in north Chennai, the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Wednesday ordered that top officials of Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas come and explain the steps taken by them to avoid any mishap. The …
CHENNAI: You now have a chance to strike gold with your garbage. In a desperate attempt to promote source segregation, the city corporation will hold a lucky draw every month and offer 1.5g gold to one resident of a ward where garbage is segregated in homes. The project, expected to …
Holding that contamination of drinking water by the oil leak in North Chennai posed serious environment and health hazards to the people, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the petroleum ministry to spell out the measures initiated to rectify the issue. “We direct the Union petroleum ministry to …
CHENNAI: Detroit biggie Ford on Tuesday became the first automaker to join a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting programme recently established in India. Participation in the India program builds on Ford's leadership in greenhouse gas reporting. The company already participates in similar programs in the United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Brazil …
Houses where cases of dengue, malaria reported have been traced. The Chennai Corporation has identified 46 wards where dengue and malaria were reported in the past year. These localities will be subjected to intense mosquito control activities. The addresses where cases of dengue and malaria were reported have been traced …
Chennai Metrowater has started a survey across the city to measure the effectiveness of rainwater harvesting structures. Efforts are also on to sensitise people towards the need to harness rainwater. As part of this campaign, the water agency has been conducting checks in various parts of the city, including added …
The short evening spells might have brought some respite from the soaring heat, but doctors say chances of dengue are high during such brief spells. Nevertheless, government hospitals here claim they are well-equipped to face any emergency as officials deny any 'mystery fever' stalking hinterland. Even as Chennai Corporation has …
The Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response to a PIL seeking abolition of diesel subsidy and creation of an environmental police department to crack down on polluting vehicles as part of measures to improve the air quality in cities across the country which have become “virtual gas chambers.” A …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a reply from the Centre on a PIL seeking abolition of diesel subsidy and creation of an environmental police department to crack down on polluting vehicles as part of measures to improve the air quality in cities across the country. Besides, the PIL had …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre on a PIL that showed Delhi’s air contains critical levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, estimated by the WHO to be more than 30 times of the permissible global standards. Issuing notice to the Centre and Central …
Riding a bicycle seems to be a thrilling quest. When a boy learns it thoroughly he thinks that he is the “hero” of his street. He rides from one street to another and knows almost all the shortcuts of his area like the back of his hands. It is a …
The City Municipal Corporation has asked citizens to go for rainwater harvesting structures, as it faces acute water crisis. Interestingly the Corporation’s main office at Kottai does not have such a facility. Though two structures were available on the one-acre premises, both were not in use for the last several …
The groundwater table in Chennai has seen a dip of 0.6 metres in the last one year owing to the lack of adequate rain coupled with heavy extraction, according to Chennai Metro Water. Metro Water sources told Express the groundwater table came down by as much as 0.30 metres in …
Titled as 'The Chennai Residential Real Estate Report', it also said the housing loan market of Chennai was expected to be Rs 800-900 crore, calculated on a monthly basis The demand for housing in Chennai is expected to be in the range of 30,000-35,000 units annually, driven mainly by IT …
Many projects in the city are being constructed without obtaining environmental clearance, which is mandatory under the Impact Assessment Authority Notification 2006, said Environment and Forest Department sources. Sources told Express that as per the notification, a project proponent or applicant can’t commence activity, except fencing of the site and …
Delhi residents think the climate is changing, environmental issues are worsening and that government should regulate polluting agents, a survey released on Monday found. Of 1,114 people surveyed by The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) in Delhi, 99 per cent felt the temperature was changing and 85 per cent felt the …
New Delhi: India’s economic development has led to the worsening of air quality in major Indian cities, according to the results of a survey by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The transport sector was ranked the highest followed by factories in …
Although organic food shows a low penetration of 17 per cent among households in India, experts believe that in Chennai awareness about it is slowly growing. An organic food revolution is slowly catching on in Chennai as more and more people turn to agricultural products grown without the use of …
