Report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in the matter of John Fernandes Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. M/s Nanjil Sea Foods (fish processing unit and cold storage with ice plant) at S.F. No. 478/4C, Painkulam village, Vilavancode taluk, Kanyakumari district has been issued with closure order …
Safeguarding a place coming under an ecological sensitive area in Kanyakumari district, the Madras high court Madurai bench has passed orders setting aside the licence granted for stone quarrying in favour of Masons Property Development Pvt Limited. The district collector of Kanyakumari had on September 21, 2011 granted licence to …
A host of drinking water supply projects, totally costing over Rs.30 crore, were commissioned by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa through video-conferencing here on Monday. Of the projects, a combined water supply project for the Melpuram union and an integrated water treatment plant in Kanyakumari district and the expansion of water supply …
Signboards with details of landowner and drilling agency should be placed The Supreme Court has issued certain guidelines to be followed for drilling borewells in order to stop fatal accidents because of unsafe ones. Hence, those who want to drill borewells should get permission, said Collector S. Nagarajan. According to …
A public hearing on preparing Kanyakumari District Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) maps was held at the Collectorate here on Thursday. Participating in the meeting, Fr. Kildos of the Coastal Peace and Development said big hotels and amusement parks had come up in the Coastal Regulation Zone, formed under an …
The issue of alleged irregularities in mines of beach minerals came to the fore after former Tuticorin collector, Ashish Kumar, had conducted inspections at a private sand quarry. Tamil Nadu would soon come out with a policy decision on quarrying of major minerals in the state. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa …
The report stated the allegation made by the complainant was filed with a wrong motive, envy and vindictive and far away from the truth The Indian Bureau of Mines, which works under the Ministry of Mines, said it had found no evidence in the alleged illegal mining of atomic minerals …
The Madras High Court bench here on Tuesday directed the Tuticorin police to file a counter-affidavit to a petition filed by the Human Rights Protection Centre (HRPC), Tuticorin district, seeking permission to organise a rally and a public meeting at Tuticorin on October 12 to highlight illegal garnet quarrying in …
A special team will also survey 71 mines in these southern districts, said chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday said a decision on mining across the state's coastal areas would be taken once it gets the probe report on irregularities committed in 71 mines leased to …
Probe to look into alleged irregularities in 71 mineral quarries in the southern districts. Moments after receiving an enquiry report on alleged illicit mining of beach minerals in six lease areas of the Tuticorin district, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday ordered yet another probe into the functioning of garnet, ilmenite …
Naturalists make a strong case for comprehensive study to save them from extinction Equipped with unique evolutionary advantages, ground nesting birds used to survive against all odds. But now these bird species are under grave threat that has come in the form of shrinking of their habitation and predatory animals. …
R. Nallakannu, Senior Leader of CPI, who presided over a demonstration staged at Sindhupoondurai here on Sunday against illegal beach sand mining, sought thorough inspection along the coastline in Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. He sought a ban of mineral sand export and appealed to the officials to inspect the …
Rs. 15 for domestic consumers, Villupuram and Kanyakumari districts to be covered initially In an effort to promote energy efficiency, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), now at the centre of the public ire for unprecedented load shedding, will soon approach domestic consumers and hut dwellers to supply compact …
Wild boar should be removed from the list as it was causing extensive damage to crop: Minister The second meeting of the State Biodiversity Board held here on Friday reviewed the action taken so far on the decisions arrived at the previous meeting in Chennai and the proposed formation of …
MADURAI: Farmers in Kanyakumari district are desperate to save their crops which are withering fast, due to lack of water and the water level in Pechiparai, one of the major dams in the district, is depleting at a very fast pace adding to their woes. The Pechiparai dam in Kanyakumari …
The cashew brought from Brazil to India by the Portuguese about 400 years ago. Initially it was cultivated to arrest soil erosion and sea winds, but later it became an important cash crop. In fact it was not Brazil but India, which made a commodity of international trade and India …
The State Government (Department of Forest) has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forests on allotting 20,000 hectares of forestland to convert it into a tiger sanctuary in Kanyakumari district. However, it is objected to by farmers as well as Kani tribes as the formation of the …
The debate over nuclear energy will go on, but the issue with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is one of the several illegalities on which it is founded. In 1988, India inked the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant deal with the former Soviet Union. Two key elements in it were: …
A sea-based agitation against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project passed off peacefully on Monday, with around 700 boats, including 150 mechanised vessels, carrying more than 3,000 fishermen participating in the protest. With black flags fluttering on their boats, protesters raised slogans against the ready-to-be-commissioned nuclear complex and the Central and …
Madurai, 7 Oct: Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), spearheading the stir, would lay siege to the sea at about 500 metres away from the KNPP tomorrow. Fishers, farmers, traders and volunteers of various political parties from Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and …
Department of Forestry has begun pilot work, says V-C Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), along with other stakeholders, will help in executing the State government’s East Coast Development Project, TNAU vice-chancellor K. Ramasamy said here on Thursday. Addressing mediapersons after assuming charge on August 27, the Vice-Chancellor said the five-year …
