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 …
Petitioner alleges that it has been sub-leased without Centre's nod A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking a direction to the Centre as well as State Government to take back 1,200.97 acres of Mullakadu Reserve Forest land handed over to Tuticorin …
The DHAN Foundation, a leading non-government organisation in the city, in partnership with the Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu, organised the ‘Madurai Walkathon 2012' here on Saturday to create an awareness on climate change adaptation with emphasis on ‘Say no to plastics, Save the Planet Earth'. Mr Rajan …
The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday ruled that there was no prohibition on the police to book sand smugglers on charges of ‘theft' under the Indian Penal Code as well as ‘illegal mining' under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. A Division Bench of Justice M. …
In a major step towards an effective implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, all hotels, eateries and road side food vendors have been asked to register their particulars with food safety officials at the office of the Deputy Director of Health Services in Viswanathapuram here. J. Suguna, who …
Kerala Irrigation Department engineers accompanied it The Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee on Sunday inspected Tamil Nadu Hydel Power generation station at Lower camp and Vaigai dam as part of its inspection of Mullaperiyar dam here. Kerala Irrigation Department engineers accompanied the panel during inspection. The panel's main objective was to …
National Highways Authority of India organises public hearing on realignment Farmers from villages in the outskirts of the City have opposed the proposed move to build the bypass road, to come up as part of the widening of the Tiruchi-Karur section of National Highway 67, cutting across fertile agricultural lands. …
Expressing dissatisfaction over the action taken so far by the Centre and Tamil Nadu governments on Mullaperiyar row, DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Friday demanded that the ruling AIADMK immediately convene an all-party meet to show that all sections of society are united on the issue. “We should firmly announce …
The Rural Development Department is going to undertake an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign on solid waste management in rural areas of Madurai under a Central Government scheme by end of November. Part of the Total Sanitation Campaign, which seeks to accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas, the campaign …
Construction of solar-powered green houses for the rural poor is likely to commence in Madurai district by the third week of November. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD and PR) Department has almost completed the identification of beneficiaries for this scheme. The constructions works are expected to be completed …
Extending support to locals agitating against Kudankulam Nuclear Power project, about 100 anti-nuclear activists will embark on a yatra from Madurai to the site on Thursday. The activists, under the aegis of Chennai Solidarity Group for Kudankulam Struggle would start their journey from Madurai on November 10 and stop at …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has asked all the local bodies of Madurai district to establish plastic waste collection centres and dispose them of at cement kiln of Madras Cements in Virudhunagar district. The District Environmental Engineer, A.R. Krishnaram, said that the cement factory had signed a memorandum of understanding …
Four-lane highways, a mega desalination plant, construction of houses, schools, hospitals as well as cold storages are amongst the suggestions to the central government made by former president A.P.J. Kalam for the development of Kudankulam and surrounding areas in Tamil Nadu. In a report, Kalam, who Sunday visited the Kudankulam …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here alleging that the Madurai Collector and Executive Officers of Uthangudi, Y. Othakadai and Narasingam Panchayats have not taken steps to clear the garbage and drainage water stagnation abutting the exclusive pathway for High Court judges …
The government’s plan to fast track de-congestion of major cities is running in the slow lane for almost three years now. The Rs 16,600 crore plan, which seeks to de-congest cities witnessing increasing urbanisation by building ring roads, bypasses, grade separators, elevated roads, tunnels, under passes etc was cleared by …
Power cuts reduced due to electricity from wind mills: Chief Engineer The power authorities are actively contemplating the installation of a dedicated 400 KV power line exclusively for the transmission of electricity generated from wind mills, said A. Nachadalingam, Chief Engineer (Distribution) of Madurai Region, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution …
One step is the installation of retro-reflective display boards giving names of roads and directions to landmarks With the tourist season being rather dull now, tourists from European countries particularly students, professionals on corporate tours and some domestic tourists are the only relief for tour operators and travel planners. October …
Turn system will be introduced in case of failure of monsoon or slump in storage: Collector THENI: Water was released from Periyar dam for irrigation of first crop in the double cropping area in Cumbum Valley and from Vaigai dam for irrigation of lands in Madurai and Dindigul districts on …
MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is organising a two-day national conference on renewable energy at Udhagamandalam in The Nilgiris district on Saturday and Sunday (May 28 and 29) in association with the Tamil Nadu Tea Exporters' Association. A delegation of 100 foreign scholars involved in solar thermal …
Monitoring systems for 81 districts across the country Four are coming up in Kayathar, Ramanathapuram, Karaikudi, and Tiruchi Proposal to install SPV Rooftop System in Kanyakumari has been sent for approval MADURAI: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is establishing seven Solar Insolation Monitoring Systems in the …
