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 …
M Rafi Ahmed | ENS Coimbatore M Yoganathan is in his elements on Route No 92. The conductor ushers people to their seats on his bus between Marudamalai and Cheran Mahanagar. Professional chore done, passion takes over. The eco activist in him surfaces and tries to bring passengers closer to …
Organisation to share technology on creating bags using husk with the Bharathiar University Coimbatore THE Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is likely to share the knowhow on manufacturing bio-degradable bags, using husk as an alternative to plastic, with Bharathiar University (BU). The interesting fact came to light in the …
ANXIOUS MOMENTS Tremor felt at parts of Nungambakkam, Kodambakkam, T Nagar, Koyambedu and Padi at 5.10 pm on Friday; epicentre at Andaman Islands; measured 6.7 on the Richter scale Chennai THE mild tremors in a few places in the city took people by surprise and rumour-mongers had a field day …
K.V. Prasad COIMBATORE: Students of 90 schools in the city brought plastic carry bags from home and handed them over to members of the Residents' Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC) at their institutions on Thursday as part of an ongoing drive against non-biodegradable varieties of plastic that could harm the …
The municipal corporation in Coimbatore, whose anti-plastics campaign has been de railed by a high court stay order, could learn something from an ongoing initiative across the country, at Guwahati. The two are based on different premises, if aimed at the same end, but this is an issue where any …
IF you want to have round-the-clock electricity, then you may install domestic wind turbines in your household. Coimbatore-based International Consultant and Management Services (ICMS) will provide the technology for installation of ICMS-UE series domestic wind turbines. The turbines will convert wind energy into electrical power for domestic use. "The machine …
In an effort to make people aware of the rapid and alarming change in the environment worldwide, Tripura State Pollution Control Board along with Centre for Media Studies (CMS) and Cine Delve, a film society of Agartala will screen a series of special films here on September 26 next. The …
Two combined drinking water supply projects will be completed in municipalities in Coimbatore district, Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin announced in the Assembly on Wednesday. A combined drinking water supply scheme for Kuruchi, Kuniamuthur municipalities and Kinathukkadavu town panchayat will be completed at a cost of Rs.49.93 crore in December this …
Wet Runs: There are 32 ongoing water projects with private sector participation, as also 22 hydro power projects with private participation. Some 20 states are undertaking water sector reforms. Farm Woe: Net irrigated area in India is 55 mn ha against a net crop area of 142 mn ha. Fast …
An 18-year-old elephant was found dead on the banks of the Bhavani in the Periyanaickenpalayam range, 40 km from here, on Friday. A team led by veterinarian N.S. Manoharan and Range Officer Panneerselvam, after a post-mortem, suspected bacterial infection.
The contentious issue of land acquisition for industry cannot be resolved justly without a "precautionary principle' approach that respects livelihood rights. GOING by the number and intensity of protests against displacement under way in numerous States, land acquisition for industrial, mining and infrastructure projects has become India's single most contentious …
In times of crisis there are two things one can do: crib and cry or do something about it. When the groundwater in the industrial city of Coimbatore plunged to 300 m at some places four years ago, its corporate houses and residents opted for the second way out: they …
The triumph of dairy industry is extremely influenced by operations, viz., procurement of milk, processing and distribution of milk and its products. Among these three components, milk procurement is the edifice of the dairy industry on which economic efficiency of dairy industry lies. Efficiency of milk procurement is heavily dependent …
An increase in population, unplanned expansion in the command area of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu and the growing domestic and industrial demand for water have intensified competition among water users in the river basin.
Air pollution tolerance index of 27 species growing in the natural conditions adjacent to Coimbatore-Ooty highways were determined by calculating ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll, leaf extract pH and relative water content of leaf tissues.
chlorine gas leaked from a chemical factory at Udumalpet in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu recently. This led to at least 351 people, including 197 women and children, suffering from vomiting and eye irritation. Police officials believe that the gas leaked when the chemicals produced in the factory were being …
All foundries located in the primary residential area of Coimbatore city were told to close down immediately by the green bench of the Madras High Court on March 8. The court directed the state pollution control board (PCB) to take immediate steps to implement the order within a month. In …
SCIENTISTS at the Zonal Research Centre at the College of Agricultural Engineering (CAE) in Coi-mbatore have developed a motorised machine for weed extraction in fields and orchards. The device claims to bring down the cost of weeding a hectare of cultivated land by 70 per cent from Rs 2,200 for …
