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 …
Radio collaring exercise being experimented New model elephant proof trenches to be set up Coimbatore: Forest Minister N. Selvaraj said Tamil Nadu would soon adopt satellite-aided radio collaring method to track movement of elephant herds to prevent man-animal conflicts along the forest boundaries. The radio collaring exercise was currently being …
COIMBATORE: Either side of Race Course Road offer contrasting pictures to point out the benefit of having rain water harvesting structures along roads. What was once a stagnation point turns bone dry now even after heavy rain because of the structure close to the Income-Tax office. A few feet away …
Providing impetus:Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin giving away grant to CETPs in Tirupur on Sunday. COIMBATORE: The State Government had made a series of efforts to find a permanent solution to the effluent problem in Tirupur, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said at Tirupur on Sunday. Giving away Rs.150 crore …
COIMBATORE: Vegetable cultivation in India is hampered by pests and diseases which cause a total loss of Rs.1,40,000 crore worth of food crops. With a targeted production level of 170 million tonnes of vegetables by 2025, the present productivity has to be stepped up substantially, P. Murugesa Boopathi, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil …
A DROP in demand for organic cotton in the West amidst an increase in output has forced large retailers to cut consumption. With the eco- friendly natural fibre unable to make a qualitative difference, apparel makers are reverting to conventional varieties.
The objective of this assignment is to develop an Area Based Energy Service Company (ESCO) Model for Solar Water Heating (SWH) and to assess the potential of Carbon Financing in order to achieve scale in SWH development in the country. In the recent years, India has witnessed considerable progress in …
P Jonathan Ambrose ENS IF New Delhi Metallo-betalactamase (NDM-1)is the latest superbug that is threatening humans, crops too have their share of superbugs. One of them is Papaya Millibug, a pest which has reportedly destroyed most of the crops in Puducherry and southern Tamil NaduCoimbatore, Erode and Tirupattur. N Ganesh …
M Rafi Ahmed | ENS YOGANATHAN, a TNSTC conductor and an eco-activist, is all set to launch a programme nonpareil to see his city grow greener all through the year. Christening his pet project as 'Uyir Vazha Oru Maram', Yoganathan told Express that his sole intention was to create awareness …
To avert disasters like the Bhopal gas leak, the environment ministry is preparing off-site emergency plans for hazardous units in 41 selected industrial pockets such as Gurgaon, Coimbatore, Bharatpur and Panipat.
COIMBATORE: Field staff of the Department of Agriculture and scientists of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) have been asked to be vigilant on the possible invasion by coconut leaf beetle pest. P. Murugesa Boopathi, Vice-Chancellor of TNAU, cautioned them telling that the pest had already entered Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, …
Kurichi industrial cluster is located at a distance of 7 km from Coimbatore city. This cluster has two industrial estate developed by SIDCOI and private to an extent of 180 acres. This is the action plan for critically polluted area Kurichi industrial cluster, Coimbatore published by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …
V.S. Palaniappan Plan to move court to obtain stay on cutting trees Loss of green cover:Trees along Mettupalayam Road in Coimbatore being cut as part of the ongoing works to widen the stretch. Coimbatore: The felling of trees on Mettupalayam Road from Sukrawarpet to Narashimanaickenpalayam to widen the road has …
K.V. Prasad Finding a Solution:Project Co-ordinator of Siruthuli K. Mylswami explains how the rain water harvesting structure put up at the Coimbatore District Collectorate functions.
A 22-YEAR-OLD nurse working in a private hospital here was admitted with A(H1N1) influenza to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on Wednesday night. The woman, hailing from Kerala, developed severe respiratory problems on returning from her hometown. She was administered Tamiflu tablets and quarantined at a special ward …
Bhavani scheme provides the much needed relief Plans are on for a phase two scheme for Thondamuthur, Vedapatti, Veerakeralam, Perur and Dhaliyur COIMBATORE: The Rs.30-crore Bhavani Combined Water Supply Scheme will meet a persistent demand from the residents of Kavundampalayam Municipality and Vadavalli Town Panchayat for regular supply of drinking …
Will end stagnation on road and inundation of nearby houses: Mayor Twin objective:Mayor R. Venkatachalam explains the features of a rainwater harvesting structure built by the Coimbatore Corporation at Chinthamani Nagar in ward no:62 .
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Coimbatore has decided to step up the drive for enhancing green cover by schools and also to plant 10,000 saplings with the help of industries. Effort A release from TNPCB says that June 5 is being observed as World Environment Day where every …
P. Oppili CHENNAI: A team of experts from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will visit forest areas in Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and the Nilgiris for three days from next Monday to approve funding for the State Forest Department's Natural Resources Management Project. A.S. Balanathan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head …
the drumstick tree grows in any kind of soil and requires very little care. People have many uses for the flowers, beans and twigs of the Moringa oleifera, or the horseradish tree as it is also referred to. The beans, in fact, are almost magical. They may not lead to …
Coimbatore: The zonal conference and state executive committee of the Tamil Nadu Forest Staff Association have appealed to the State Government to increase the manpower to three-fold from the present strength in areas prone to man-animal conflicts. A release from president of the Association, T.R.K. Kumara Menon, and State general …
