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 …
Buildings can go green not only in design but also with the materials used for construction and appliances installed in the interiors. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is working on measures such as standards for the green materials used and creating facilities to test these materials. M. Anand, principal …
Agriculture Minister S. Damodaran recently inaugurated a solar power generation unit at Thalakarai, near Pollachi. According to a release from the district administration, the Thalakarai Panchayat Union had spent Rs. 19.05 lakh to erect the solar power panels. The panchayat union had commissioned the unit in keeping with the Chief …
Residents of Cuddalore town have protested a proposal of the textile and the knitwear industries to set up a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in the coastal area . The Federation of All Residents’Associations, Cuddalore, at a meeting held here under the presidentship of P. Venkatesan recently adopted a resolution …
However, there is no announcement to boost export of engineering goods Industries in Coimbatore District have welcomed the budget announcements of the State Government on Thursday regarding development of green energy corridors in the State and assisting industrial clusters in infrastructure development. Southern India Mills’ Association chairman T. Rajkumar has …
Volunteers removed silt from the tank a few months ago Discharge of effluents into the Ukkadam Big Tank was polluting the water there and also affecting the groundwater, said Vanitha Mohan, Managing Trustee, Siruthuli. The effluents entered the tank through the two inlet pipes on the northern side of the …
Streets in Tamil Nadu are set to glow with LED luminaires as part of a sustainable development programme. Over 10 urban local bodies, including Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Tuticorin, Erode, Salem, Tirupur, Vellore, Madurai and Tirunelveli, will replace around 2 lakh 40W fluorescent tube lights with LED luminaires. Through the initiative …
With the state government deciding to boost solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) in rural areas, the scheme was launched in as many as 14 village panchayats in the district on Sunday. Inaugurating the programme that is being implemented at an estimated cost of Rs12.34cr at Malumichampatty, state agriculture minister …
It is over a year since the State Government announced the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy and industries here are evincing interest in setting up solar energy systems. A handful of textile mills, powerloom and engineering units here have installed solar power systems during the last one year. These are …
Man-animal conflicts have declined by nearly 40 cent in Tamil Nadu in recent months following the introduction of protective measures by the State Government, according to Gautam Dey, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. These include the creation of 40 water troughs in forest areas to prevent wild animals from venturing …
The Centre has set up a committee consisting of members from the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), farmers' group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation to look into the complaints of the farmers related to the land acquisition for the proposed GAIL gas pipeline project in the state. …
The Madras High Court on Monday gave the green signal for implementation of GAIL India Ltd.’s natural gas pipeline project which is to pass through seven districts in the State. Allowing a petition by the company challenging a State government’s letter of April this year, the First Bench, comprising Chief …
Observing that "there is overwhelming public interest in favour" of the natural gas pipline project of GAIL India Ltd, the Madras high court on Monday quashed a Tamil Nadu government order which put curbs on the public sector unit from implementing it. The first bench headed by Chief Justice Rajesh …
Ill-effects of open-air defecation explained The Corporation has identified nine locations to install user-friendly ‘Namma toilets’. The tender process would be initiated soon, Corporation Commissioner M. Vijayalakshmi said. The identified locations are ideally suited for the toilets, she said. Only the basement would be constructed with concrete and steel. The …
Officials are gearing up for the conduct of a census by the National Tiger Conservation Authority scheduled to begin on December 16. Field Director of Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Rajiv K. Srivasatava, told The Hindu that more than 400 people, including 180 forest staff, would be involved in the census works …
The state government will build 'Namma toilets' on 385 locations across the state, as part of its initiative to provide safe sanitation to the people. The first 'Namma toilet' was built at Tambaram bus station in February, which has received a good response from the public because of its proper …
It is proving to be cost-effective, environment friendly. After experimenting with solar power in cooking noon meal for students in a corporation school, the Coimbatore Corporation has decided to provide them to a few more schools. The corporation, sometime in August, installed two solar cookers at the North Coimbatore School …
2,700 saplings planted across ten acres of barren land in Mayilampatti Around 15 kilometres from the city is Mayilampatti, a dry village with huge tracts of barren land, is now laying the foundation for a movement to increase the green cover in all the 235 village panchayats of Coimbatore district. …
Archana Patnaik, the District Collector, along with District Forest Officer M. Senthil Kumar and District Revenue Officer K. Karpagam and Range Officer C. Dinesh Kumar visited the human-animal conflict pockets along Thondamuthur on Wednesday. In the last 10 to 15 days, a lone elephant and a herd had strayed into …
Mayor S.M. Velusamy has asked the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner G. Latha to investigate the way the civic body has implemented the Rs. 98-crore solid waste management (SWM) scheme. After ordering the investigation at the last Ordinary Council Meeting on Friday, he told The Hindu on Monday that the way the …
