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: The Forest Department officials on Thursday arrested three persons during a vehicle check and recovered a Sand Boa snake measuring nearly 1 m and said to be worth over Rs. 1 lakh. On instructions from Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Circle, R. Kannan and District Forest Officer, I. Anwardeen to …
Coimbatore: After plugging the breach in the main pipeline of the Pilloor water supply scheme at Veerapandi pirivu, the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) authorities commenced the pumping of water from Monday morning. The authorities plugged the breach with a mild steel pipeline. To ensure that air …
Coimbatore: Villagers in and around Kanuvai and Thadagam on Saturday made a beeline for a check dam to have a look at a herd of five wild elephants that got stuck in a ravine in an area abutting the reserve forest that forms part of the Western Ghats. Following information …
Coimbatore: The Bharatia Janata Party has flayed the decision of the administration to construct houses along the Valankulam water body. State Secretary of the party G.K.S. Selvakumar in a memorandum to the Chief Minister pointed out that the weak dwelling units along the water body recently collapsed. The reason for …
COIMBATORE: Kurichi Municipality has drawn up a slum development programme that will be funded partly by the Central and State Governments under the Basic Services for the Urban Poor. The Coimbatore Corporation is already implementing one under this component, as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Though …
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is of the firm view that the menace of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic bags should be eliminated for its waste management programme to be successful. The ongoing drive against plastic carry bags and other items of below 20 microns is to ensure that the Corporation
K.V. Prasad COIMBATORE: After trying it out in six colonies in the city, ITC Limited looks set to tie up with five corporations (three in Tamil Nadu and two in Kerala) to expand its Wealth Out of Waste programme, under which it pays for paper waste collected from houses. Six …
COIMBATORE: Thanks to the Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project Phase I, the forest and tree cover of Tamil Nadu has increased to 4.26 per cent from 3.66 per cent even though at the all India level it declined to 2.79 per cent from 3.05 per cent, Minister for Forests N. Selvaraj …
Coimbatore, PTI: India is expected to experience severe water stress by 2020, according to a paper presented at a national symposium. India is expected to experience severe water stress by 2020 with the per capita availability of water projected to be less than 1,000 cubic metres. Indian water scenario was …
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is of the firm view that the menace of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic bags should be eliminated for its waste management programme to be successful. The ongoing drive against plastic carry bags and other items of below 20 microns is to ensure that the Corporation
Staff Reporter COIMBATORE: The worst affected victims of climate change are developing countries, though those who are responsible for high levels of green house gas emissions are the developed ones. The United States is the largest consumer of energy, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Honorary Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said …
Coimbatore: Siruthuli, a public initiative for conserving ecology and water bodies, has commenced a drive to plant 10,620 saplings in lieu of the 1,062 trees chopped off on Avanashi Road last year for widening the 17.2 km stretch into a four lane road. The afforestation activities commenced recently. Students of …
