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 …
State's annual e-waste likely to touch 35,000 tonnes in 2 years Chennai ranks fourth among the top 10 e-waste generators in the country Huge amount of imported e waste in Chennai CHENNAI: For the past three years, the month of June has been the only time when Jai Krishna and …
CMRL accused of going back on its promise to give satisfactory compensation package CHENNAI: With Chennai Metro Rail Limited beginning to acquire the small portions of private land required for the project, roadblocks seem to be emerging due to disputes over the compensation package. Members of the Alandur Railway Station …
CHENNAI: The outbreak of E.Coli that has claimed 30-odd lives in Germany and other European countries is a grim pointer of the extent of damage these organisms floating in the environment can cause. And Chennai has reason to be concerned, for a study conducted in the city has clearly indicated …
CMRL accused of going back on its promise to give satisfactory compensation package CHENNAI: With Chennai Metro Rail Limited beginning to acquire the small portions of private land required for the project, roadblocks seem to be emerging due to disputes over the compensation package. Members of the Alandur Railway Station …
CHENNAI: The Centre for Waste Management (CWM) of Sathyabama University, in association with the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), have started off a bio-diesel production centre on the campus of the University. The cooking oil waste generated at the University
Escalation of material cost one of the reasons CHENNAI: Escalation in the cost of construction material, the elections and a demand for a minor change in design have led to a delay in the implementation of the Rs.815-crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme to strengthen minor drains …
There are 20 monorail systems in Asia; Metro networks are in operation in 178 cities around the world CHENNAI: With the State government recently announcing a proposal to construct a crisscrossing network of monorail corridors in the city that would be 300 km in length, Chennai has been put on …
The State government will press the Centre for implementation of the Kochi Metro Rail project on the Chennai or Bangalore model. A high-level conference, convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and attended by E. Sreedharan, Chairman of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), and Union Minister of State for Food …
Integrated multi-modal transport system on the anvil CHENNAI: The plan to cover the Chennai Metropolitan Area with a network of monorail corridors has made a comeback with the State government on Friday announcing a proposal to build
CHENNAI: The elevated stretch from Koyambedu to St Thomas Mount, a part of the ambitious Metro Rail project in Chennai, is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 and the underground stretch of Metro Rail from Washermenpet to Saidapet may be completed by the end of 2015, according …
The World Bank has approved a $975-million (around Rs 4,368 crore) loan for developing the first phase of the eastern arm of the Rs 77,000 crore Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project in India. The 1,800-kilometre Eastern DFC is being constructed for freight specific transport of commodities by Indian Railways between …
Climate change and associated increases in climate variability will likely further exacerbate global health disparities. More research is needed, particularly in developing countries, to accurately predict the anticipated impacts and inform effective interventions. Building on the information presented at the 2009 Joint Indo–U.S. Workshop on Climate Change and Health in …
Chennai A US-based thin film solar module manufacturer is exploring the possibility of setting up a facility in Tamil Nadu with an investment of $500 million (approximately R2,255 crore) in the coming months. The multi national company is looking at housing the state-of-the-art facility in about 250 acres of land. …
CHENNAI: The Chennai Auto Ancillary Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Company (CAAIIUC) held an interactive meeting with the unit holders of the Ambattur Industrial Estate on Saturday, to discuss various issues including stop sending treated water into Cooum river and Korattur lake. Infrastructure problems in the area and measures taken towards it …
CHENNAI: Ten slum colonies in the city, including the one at Ambedkar Nagar, will be declared smoke free by the year-end. Prasanna Kannan, WHO consultant, speaking to Express, said,
KULITHALAI: Farmers should use the latest technology such as solar drier, polyethylene bags, pest trapper for storage of agricultural produce particularly paddy, said resource persons and storage scientists at the inauguration of the two-day training on imparting storage techniques to farmers, here on Tuesday. The training organised by the Central …
CHENNAI: Now that a new government has assumed office in the State, the question that many residents of the city seem to be asking is: Will the Chennai Metro Rail project be pursued at the same pace and meet the deadline? The previous AIADMK government (2001-06) had preferred a monorail-based …
K.Lakshmi and Aloysius Xavier Lopez. It will involve 32 km between Nemilichery and Minjur CHENNAI: The groundwork to take up Phase-II of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project began recently with its inclusion in the list of works to be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) this financial year. …
It is being executed through Special Purpose Vehicle. It would be completed within 24 months from the date of commencement. No toll will be collected on this road CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued work orders for the commencement of the Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP). …
