Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Residents of Coimbatore, who suffered long hours of power cut a few years ago, have started tapping solar energy to meet the power requirements. According to information available with Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, the region, which covers Coimbatore, Tirupur and The Nilgiris districts, has close to 700 solar …
One of the emerging sectors in Coimbatore is packaged drinking water, with the city having more than 60 units. According to a food safety official, all the food units have to obtain a licence. While there are many packaged drinking water units, only 40 have licence. “Due to urbanisation, there …
In the month of January, people from far and near come together on the banks of lakes in Bengaluru for Kere Habba. They take part in workshops, food festivals, talks, walks, and exhibitions, and also get to shop eco-friendly products. It is also an opportunity for them, the public to …
Thousands of powerlooms in Tirupur and Coimbatore districts have envisaged a plan to go in for green and captive power. With two lakh powerlooms in the two districts, about 100 MW of solar energy system (rooftop systems) can be installed if the powerloom units get assistance from the State and …
Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will hold preliminary discussions with officials from the Department of Science, Technology and Environment for effective disposal of solid waste J Daniel Chellappa, senior scientist of BARC has said. Talking to reporters at the Petit Mega Science Fair here on Monday, Mr. Chellappa said BARC …
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of D.Sathish Kumar Vs The Commissioner, Corporation of Coimbatore, Coimbatore. The allegation against the petitioner is that he is carrying on the activities of breaking iron scraps using heavy machinery causing noise pollution in the area.
As the deadline for collecting public opinion and suggestions on the Smart City Project approaches, Coimbatore Corporation is looking for ways to reach as many people as possible. On Friday, it sent out vans to strategic locations where people would be able to drop in their suggestions into ballot boxes. …
CHENNAI: In yet another green initiative, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to make it mandatory for all new multistorey (more than four floors) buildings in the state to have solar power generation facility. Announcing this in the assembly on Tuesday, chief minister J Jayalalithaa said the rule would be …
COIMBATORE: The civic body is likely to set up a bio-methanization plant, a vermin-compost plant and a construction and demolition waste plant soon, said V P Thandapani, additional director of municipal administration who was recently in the city to inspect the solid waste management process. The corporation will also purchase …
The cotton city has fared poorly in the cleanliness test done by the Union ministry of urban development. It has ranked 196th for managing waste among the 476 cities studied as part of the Swachch Bharat Mission, according to the report released last Saturday. Trichy was assessed the second cleanest …
If a recent survey is to go by, the quality of air in Coimbatore has improved in the last two years, despite the rapid growth and development. The survey conducted by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate that includes the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), says that …
It is a pleasant surprise that while the cotton city is growing at a fast pace, with development projects sprouting up across the city, the national ambient air quality survey (NAAQS) shows that Coimbatore's ambience has been improving in the past two years. The survey conducted by the Union ministry …
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city plan, will join the club in two equal batches of 40 each in the following …
The Coimbatore Corporation could go in for an overhaul of the solid waste management system. According to sources, the overhaul would be the result of its simmering feud with the Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company Limited, which manages the second collection and waste processing in the Vellalore yard. The Corporation …
In Some Cases, It May Lead To Strokes: Study. Piku's father Bhaskor Banerjee, in the latest Shoojit Sircar flick, suffers from severe constipation. As it turns out Mr Banerjee's problem is representative of a disturbing trend. 14% of India's urban population suffers from chronic bowel movement, an inability to pass …
COIMBATORE: If all goes well, Coimbatore will be the first city in Tamil Nadu to get a Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS). The final City Mobility Plan report submitted to the commissioner of municipal administration in Chennai on June 8 found that this system was feasible for Coimbatore. The civic …
Concern over handling of untreated waste The recent capacity enhancement of the biomedical treatment plant of the Kerala unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) at Manthuruthi, near Malampuzha, here has come as a major relief to the local community. The people had been concerned over the plant’s inability to …
Air horns fitted in as many as 41 government and private buses were removed in a joint vehicle check that was carried out by officials from the Regional Transport Office and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in the city on Tuesday at the town bus stand and two mofussil bus …
The Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) has scheduled its 4th International Wind Conference - “WE20 by 2020” – for June 22 and 23 at the Codissia Trade Fair Centre in Coimbatore. The Conference is being held jointly with World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), Bonn, Germany. IWPA Chairman and Vice President …
About 100 consumers in the city have submitted applications in the last six months to the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency for installation of rooftop solar systems. Almost 90 per cent of them are domestic consumers. Sanction Officials in the agency and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) told …
