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 …
Minister assures steps to boost output at Bamini fertilizer plant THANJAVUR: Minister for Cooperation Sellur K.Raju has said Rs.277 crore will be disbursed as crop loans by cooperative banks in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts this year. Till June 25, Rs.22.49 crore has been disbursed, the Minister said, at a …
THANJAVUR: India would be affected severely due to climate change considering the high emission from industries, according to environment experts, said P. Devadas Manoharan, Vice Chancellor, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchi, here on Tuesday. The Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change has expressed concern over India's vulnerable position. After inaugurating …
Linking of rivers in India and proper use of the water would propel the development engine of the country, said D.Gangappa, Convenor of the Akhila Bharatha Jala Sangama Andolan and former collector of Thanjavur, here on Tuesday. He told The Hindu that the Andolan has suggested that the Central government …
CENTRAL DISTRICTS OF TAMIL NADU UNDER WATER Crops in 1,000 acres submerged, 15 villages cut off; `1,000 cr worth damage estimated in Thanjavur FLOODS in the Vellar and wild stream caused by heavy rains for the past three days, have cut off transport to nearly 15 villages. Paddy, sugarcane and …
CHENNAI: A sea level rise by even one metre in 2050 will have a serious impact on infrastructure, wetlands and lands along the Tamil Nadu coast line, says a study by the Centre for Development Finance. The report concentrated on the impact of sea level rise as a result of …
Tamil Nadu has a coastline that is 1,076 km long, and most of the vital installations and infrastructure, are located along the coast, not to mention the mangroves. While the quantum of sea level rise is being debated, the fact that sea level would rise due to global warming is …
After taking on corporate giants for allegedly violating environmental laws, the ministry under the combative Jairam Ramesh has a new target: a controversial distillery unit owned by former Union Minister T R Baalu
THE Madras High Court has directed the secretary of Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi, to afford sufficient opportunities to all the parties concerned before arriving at any decision on the issue of establishing a distillery unit at Vadaseri village in Thanjavur district by the Kings India Chemicals …
THANJAVUR: Bhakthavachalam Memorial Trust Krishi Vigyan Kendra (BMTKVK) at Sengipatti near here conducted a training programme for extension functionaries to create awareness about Coconut Leaf Beetle (Brontispa longissima), a new threat to coconut and other palms at the kendra recently. The pest has caused severe damages to palms in few …
R. Rajaram In Tiruchi, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur TIRUCHI: The Forest Department will plant eight lakh saplings in private lands in various forest divisions falling within the Tiruchi Circle under the Tree Cultivation in Private Lands Scheme (TCPL) in the current financial year with a view to enhancing tree …
THANJAVUR: World Bank funded Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation of Water Bodies Restoration Management Project (IAMWARM) has helped in popularising vermicompost and pulses, maize and red gram cultivation in Pattukottai and Peravurani areas of Thanjavur district. IAMWARM aims at modernising system tanks under Agniyar and Ambuliyar divisions in the area and utilising …
G. Srinivasan Crossing for the seedlings done manually every day at two farms Hand picked:A labourer spraying pollen grains on flowers of a coconut tree in the Agricultural Research Centre in Pattukottai on Tuesday. PATTUKOTTAI: Demand for hybrid coconut seedlings is high among the farmers of Thanjavur district. Catering to …
It is 15.69 per cent more than that of last year THANJAVUR: The Annual Credit Plan (ACP) for 2010-2011 for Thanjavur district has envisaged a credit flow of Rs. 1465.91 crore under priority sector. Union Minister of State for Finance S. S. Palani Manickam released the plan at a bankers' …
TAMIL Nadu is planning to increase the forest area in the State to 33 per cent and the State forest department has launched a slew of measures to attain the target, according to forest officials.
P.Oppili Says a report released by the Forest Survey of India CHENNAI: There has been a marginal increase in the forest cover in the State, according to a report released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) recently. As per the data the increase has been recorded as 24 square …
THANJAVUR: Biotechnology holds the key for ensuring food security of the world in future, said T.Padmanabhan, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, here on Thursday. Inaugurating the international conference on biotechnology, food and bio engineering-emerging trends at Ponnaiah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology (PRIST) University, Mr.Padmanabhan said that public …
THANJAVUR: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, is involved in solving the water problem in eight Himalayan sites using isotopes said K. Shivanna, Head, Isotope Hydrology Section, Isotope Application division, BARC, here on Monday. Speaking at the national-level workshop on
THANJAVUR: As part of a project on climate change in Cauvery basin and its impact on rice production, a Norwegian team visited Thanjavur district on Thursday. The team, comprising Ole Reidar Bergum, First Secretary, Royal Norwegian Embassy, and Dr.Udayasekar Nagothu, Project co-ordinator, Norwegian Institute of Agriculture and Environment Research (BIO …
Public issues: A gram sabha meeting being conducted in Thanjavur on Tuesday. (below) Locals attending a gram sabha meeting in Tiruvarur. Public issues: A gram sabha meeting being conducted in Thanjavur on Tuesday. (below) Locals attending a gram sabha meeting in Tiruvarur. THANJAVUR: Special gram sabha meetings were held in …
