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 …
It's easy to achieve 10 p.c. conservation at homes with proper handling of electrical, electronic gadgets Discussions on brands, prices, offers, and value-additions in a product are common when it comes to buying a gadget for home. However, how many of us tend to know about the energy efficiency of …
Anti-nuke activists demand action against CODISSIA for preventing them from attending meeting Engineers from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant interacted with members of Coimbatore District Small Industries' Association (CODISSIA) here on Friday to explain how safe the plant is. But, even as the interaction was in progress, a group of …
Members of the Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangham along with their family members staged a demonstration opposing the proposed move to acquire lands for laying a 60-km bypass road from Kangeyampalayam to Mettupalayam. The demonstrators led by the Sangham President M.R. Sivasamy pointed out that instead a bypass road in a shorter …
An MoU to this effect will be signed between the parties concerned and the Government of Guinea Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has completed a suitability study in Guinea for promoting corporate farming through its Agro Business Development (ABD) Directorate and an incubatee, Top Worth Group of Companies. A Memorandum …
Setback in supply cycle leaves residents in deep trouble The two major drinking water supply schemes, the Coimbatore - Siruvani and scheme and the Pilloor scheme have one thing in common. Both depend on external factors. In Siruvani, the storage, depending on rainfall, decides supply. Pilloor suffers breakdown at frequent …
Renewable energy, especially wind energy, will play a crucial role in ensuring power for all in the country, according to Swaminathan Krishnamurthy, Associate Director of Ernst & Young. Speaking at a renewable energy conference organised here on Wednesday by Comnet Conferences, a division of Exhibitions India Group, Mr. Krishnamurthy said …
As part of popularising Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies, Soil and Water Management Research Institute (SWMRI) of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University here organised Direct Seeded Harvest day at Kuruvadipatti village recently. Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) harvester machine was used at the field of Mr.Asaithambi. DSR is the best mechanical practice …
They depend on neighbouring areas for water or buy water sold in cans Residents of Somayampalayam Panchayat receive water supply between nine and 12 times a year. And they are supposed to use the water for 365 days. This skewed equation with erratic water supply on the left and the …
The conflict between development and protection of forests makes forestry as one of the most challenging sectors in the world, P.J. Dilip Kumar, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests said here on Thursday. Delivering his convocation address at the 10th Professional Course of Forest …
It will give advice on ensuring zero liquid discharge in dyeing process The Union Textiles Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to study the functioning of Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and to advise the government on technical solutions for ensuring zero liquid discharge in the dyeing process, among …
An amount of Rs. 50 crore has been earmarked towards the implementation of a marine discharge project for treated effluents from dyeing and bleaching units, situated mostly in the western belt of the State. The marine discharge project, envisaging the laying of pipelines for 350 km, had been proposed as …
Digging trenches, improving solar fences get priority The Forest Department is embarking on a Rs. 3-crore project to prevent man-elephant conflict. The project included measures to augment availability of fodder and water. The State Government recently sanctioned Rs. 4.5 crore to the Coimbatore Forest Division. Of which Rs. 1.5 crore …
The camp will ensure quick reaction in man-animal conflict Tamil Nadu Government has sanctioned Rs. 1.5 crore to set up a kumki elephant (tamed/trained) camp at Chadivayal at the foothills of Siruvani. The Forest Department has nearly 60 kumki elephants at its elephant camps in Mudumalai and at Anamalai Tiger …
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board is to be strengthened to address the challenges posed by increased industrialisation in the State. Moving the demand for grants to the Ministry of Environment, the Minister Mr T.K.M. Chinnayya, said in the Assembly that with the rapid growth of new industrial units in …
Experts in SWM call for measures to promote segregation of waste at source and efficient disposal system In the past few weeks, conservancy workers have been working overtime to clear garbage that has piled up across the city. Apart from being an eyesore, the overflowing waste bins pose health hazards. …
Dyeing hub faces reversal of fortunes, pollutes area Tiruppur :An 84-year old farmer’s court injunction has converted a booming export hub into a ghost town, causing exports to plummet and businesses to relocate. Dressed in a loincloth, a frail-looking 84-year-old AP Kandaswamy, who is a farmer and also the president …
KOCHI: Good tidings await farmers and their livestock. The dairy development department has introduced its first ever highest yielding fodder variety CG-3 in Ernakulam that is garnering interest in the agricultural industry. The CG-3 which has achieved a trademark for higher produce in Tamil Nadu, produces 420 tonnes of fodder …
The Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld a single judge's order setting aside land acquisition orders covering 35.48 acres at Kalappatty in Coimbatore (North) taluk on the national highway to Avinasi. Dismissing the appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board challenging the single judge's order, the First Bench, comprising …
NHAI is using the fabric in several projects for the last seven years Dark-coloured, netted fabrics draped on concrete panels are all over the vertical structures coming up on the 42.6 km stretch from Chengapalli to Neelambur. Coimbatore is not only seeing the much-needed widening (six-lane) of NH 47 from …
To be launched on birth anniversary of Annadurai The State government has sanctioned a total of Rs. 1,157 crore for free distribution of milch cows, goats and sheep to the rural poor. Of the total amount, the scheme for free distribution of milch cows accounts for Rs. 232 crore and …
