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 …
Coimbatore: Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) on Thursday said it will block the Kerala-bound trains and supplies of vegetables and all essential commodities to its neighbouring state if the Kerala government were to fail to withdraw dam project on Siruvani river. TPDK general secretary K Ramakrishnan said Kerala government had …
Coimbatore: A total of three dengue cases were reported in the city on Sunday taking the count to 12, officials of the health department said. Two children and a 62-year-old man were diagnosed with dengue, and are undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). Doctors at CMCH …
Coimbatore: The state government's allocation of 24 crore for desilting of Noyyal river has come as a fillip for the river restoration efforts. Environmentalists in Coimbatore say this fund is inadequate given the extent of restoration work that needs to be done to bring the river back to life. Since …
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (Codissia), in association with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), would organise a two-day national conference on energy and environment in September. The event would be an integral part of ELECTROTEC, a four-day international fair for electrical and electronic industries. ELECTROTEC, a …
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will set up 24x7 care air centres at two locations in the city in a month's time to monitor the ambient air quality. While approvals and sanctions have been acquired for one centre at PSG College of Arts and Science, another centre would be …
Tamil Nadu Butterfly Society has recorded 271 species in State The Nilgiri tit butterfly is rarely spotted and even less photographed. But members of the Tamil Nadu Butterfly Society (TNBS) have done both. They have photographed it at Kallar in The Nilgiris. “This is the second time in the last …
Use of Ketoprofen to be discontinued in Erode, Coimbatore, The Nilgiris After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes to save the vulture population in the three western districts. Despite …
After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes to save the vulture population in the three western districts. Despite the first batch of the drug being supplied to all the …
As many as 500 weavers in the district have benefited from the solar-powered green house scheme of the State Government. The State Government proposed to subsidise 10,000 weavers across the State for construction of these green houses. Five hundred and seventy five beneficiaries were selected from the villages in the …
COIMBATORE: Food safety officers have begun collecting samples from KFC outlets and Pepsico's Kurkure following a high court directive ordering the food safety authority to check for the presence of bacteria in their foods. However, authorities say that so far they have not found anything incriminating in the samples. Food …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Dharmarajan Vs The District Collector Office, of the Collector Office, Coimbatore dated 31/07/2015 regarding noise and air pollution caused by a coir industry, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
COIMBATORE: A group of entrepreneurs from the city has come together to raise funds and increase awareness on the conservation of tigers. They will launch their initiative 'Wild Tiger Foundation' on Wednesday, coinciding with the 'International Tiger Day'. Wild Tiger Foundation will be mentored by leading tiger conservationist K Ullas …
The average groundwater level in Tamil Nadu has declined considerably in the past five years, with only 4 of 30 districts showing any major increase. Coimbatore district has the lowest level at 13.12 m. In Chennai, the average level in June 2010 was 4.68 m. This has now fallen to …
The study highlights the climatic water balance, drought assessment and agricultural potentiality of Uppar Odai sub-basin located in the Southern part of India, Tamil Nadu state. The average annual precipitation in the sub-basin is 625 mm, which is much lower than the state average rainfall (970 mm). It has been …
Representatives of the CPI(M), CPI, DMK, MDMK, BJP, DMDK, and Congress joined hands on Monday to fight for a common cause. They submitted a petition to District Collector G. Govindaraj stating that indiscriminate mining of gravel, and sand was taking place at irrigation tanks located in Velayudhampalayam, Puthupalayam, Ramiampalayam, Thekkalur, …
COIMBATORE: The district administration has received many complaints against several industries located in Chettipalayam near Podanur and Mettupalayam for polluting the environment. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials were asked to inspect the industries and take stringent action against them if they were found to be polluting the environment. …
COIMBATORE: Residents of GKV Nagar and nearby areas, which have been identified for land acquisition for expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport, approached the district collector on Wednesday requesting that their houses be exempted from acquisition. These residents had refused to allow the District revenue Officer (Land Acquisition) to evaluate …
Passes resolution in gram sabha meeting; submits petition to district administration A village panchayat in the district has called for the closure of a factory, which it accuses of polluting the environment and emitting toxic fumes. The Machakavundampalayam Panchayat passed the resolution during a gram sabha meeting accusing the battery-processing …
Five-hundred-and-thirty-six million litres a day (mld) drinking water is what the city will need in the next couple of decades. This estimation has come out in study conducted to arrive at the needs for implementing the Coimbatore Corporation’s Pilloor III drinking water supply scheme. The corporation will draw the water …
Even as incidents of man-animal conflict has been occurring with alarming frequency in Nilgiris, such incidents have seen a drop in Coimbatore forest division. Five people were killed by wild elephants from April 2014 - March 2015 as against 18 deaths in the previous year. Forest authorities say that fatalities …
