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 …
Dramatic reverses in Ariyalur and Cuddalore Female literacy has improved in State CHENNAI: While the overall child sex ratio has improved in Tamil Nadu, the dip in the boy-girl ratio in at least 14 districts, including Chennai, provides the demographic downside in the provisional population figures of the 2011 Census …
Coimbatore: Forests provided food and water for the human beings and it was essential that they be protected for the well being of future generations too, said V.T. Kandasamy, Conservator of Forests
COIMBATORE: As one of the climate change adaptation strategies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is establishing automatic weather stations (AWS) in all the 385 blocks in the State. As many as 224 have been covered and the rest will be set up in the second phase, Vice-Chancellor of TNAU P. …
In an effort to ensure that segregation of waste at source, the Coimbatore Corporation on Monday started distributing green and white bins to residents. Four zones A release from the civic body said the Mayor, R. Venkatachalam, inaugurated the bin distribution by giving it away to residents of an apartment …
As the mercury soars and the water level dips, the Coimbatore Corporation and the city's residents are turning to water tankers to bail them out. The dependence on water tankers reflected in the Corporation's Council resolution, passed on February 28. The resolution was about fixing rental charges for water transported …
COIMBATORE: The Forest Department has provided guidance to four tribal settlements in Coimbatore Forest Division and has shown the way for the tribal population to successfully take to agriculture. Divisional Forest Officer V. Thirunavukkarasu said as part of the initiative to economically and socially uplift the living conditions of the …
Farmers have been asked to restrict use of chemical insecticides as the incidence of pests and diseases was found below economic threshold levels in the districts of the State. Light traps According to experts from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, farmers should monitor the movement of adult insects by setting up …
The greatest challenge that mankind is facing is climate change. It is a major threat affecting all spheres of economic activity. There are two ways of effectively responding to climate change, Subodh K. Sharma, Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Forests, said here on Monday. Inaugurating a stakeholders' conference on ClimaRice …
The Coimbatore Corporation came under severe criticism at the Friday's council meeting. Councillors complained about the delay in the implementation of various schemes, in disbursing payments to contractors, anomaly in vacant land tax collection and raised various other issues. P. Rajkumar, Ward 71 Councillor, started with the poor water supply. …
Every time the Coimbatore Corporation receives a call from another local body in the State, it knows a request for hiring its mobile toilets is coming. There is a huge demand for the 60 toilets the corporation purchased for around Rs. 4 crore to cater to the city's visitors during …
THENI: With high potential for wind power generation and availability of large tracts of open land and an excellent climate, several new companies, including foreign wind power units, have been thronging the district for setting up of windmills. Such an overwhelming enthusiasm has resulted in sharp increase in the number …
The Coimbatore Corporation and Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Coimbatore, on Wednesday organised a rally to create awareness on solid waste management. Mayor R. Venkatachalam flagged off the rally in the presence of Deputy Mayor N. Karthik, councillors and officials. Around 400 Corporation school students marched from the Coimbatore Corporation's …
Residents of Kavundampalayam Municipality and Vadavalli Town Panchayat have been complaining about poor water quality for the last two months. They say that River Bhavani water quality was poor and it carried an unpleasant taste. The two local bodies have been getting the river water since June 2010 under the …
The city's administration aims to elevate the stature of Coimbatore so that its infrastructure can compare with the best in the country. WHEN a slew of development projects were placed before successive meetings of the Coimbatore Corporation Council in 2005-06 for its approval, the refrain at every session was
M. Soundariya Preetha Workers migrating from other districts for jobs in windmills REAPING THE benefits:Wind farms that have sprung up near Coimbatore have provided employment to many in the villages.
Production of disposable plastic items to be stopped COIMBATORE: Coimbatore Corporation has intensified its resolve to fight against plastics by asking manufacturers to stop production of use-and-throw items. The manufacturers shall be asked to stop production of plastic tumblers, plates, carry bags and other items that people in the city …
V.S. Palaniappan METTUPALAYAM: A team of 50 forest officials has been battling hard since Monday morning to reunite a new born female elephant calf with its mother in the Odanthurai Reserve Forest area at Mettuppalayam, Coimbatore. Quoting villagers, the officials said a herd of seven elephants had been wandering along …
Karthik Madhavan Litter-free:Coimbatore may soon have clean roads, as the Corporation has initiated efforts to improve waste management. COIMBATORE: The over 90 vehicles the Coimbatore Corporation uses to transport solid waste will double their trip in a month's time. From four trips a day a lorry, it will go up …
Exposure to Endosulfan could lead to male infertility, says a study conducted by a doctor in Coimbatore even as reports from Kasaragod indicate that the Kerala Government
The new nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy policy provides implicit incentives to farmers to test soil samples regularly and get crop-wise recommended doses of nutrients, and offers prospective benefits from the agro-environmental management point of view. A study of six villages in the lower Bhavani Basin in Tamil Nadu reveals that despite …
