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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations

Tamil Nadu, the most urbanised among the large States in India, has witnessed uneven urban growth. The recently released 2011 census data on urban agglomerations shows that, in the last decade, about half of the increase (about 7.4 million) in urban population has mostly occurred in four urban agglomerations: Chennai, …

Trenchless technology to be used for water supply project

The Tiruchi Corporation would adopt trenchless technology to lay pumping mains of the on-going Drinking Water Supply Augmentation Scheme in critical junctions and crossings at 11 places in the city. The drinking water scheme is being executed at an estimated cost of Rs.221.42 crore with financial assistance from the Japan …

Initiatives to make city tourist-friendly

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 …

Environmental impact on water quality of nearby sources due to sewage treatment units at Tirchirappalli municipal corporation

Under the environmental impact studies of the sewerage scheme, assessment of the seasonal water quality of the sources around the oxidation ponds and few pumping stations were monitored in Trichirrappalli Sewerage Scheme, Tamil Nadu.

Mono rail proposal revives Coimbatore's hopes for better city transport

The system is expected to reduce dependence on individual private vehicles COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala's address to the Legislative Assembly on Friday, outlining the decision of the State Government to study introduction of the mono rail system in Madurai, Coimbatore and Tiruchi, has revived the hopes of Coimbatore …

Solar insolation units to come up at seven places

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 …

Disaster management plan for Tiruchi in three months

S.Ganesan Urban risk reduction programme funded by UNDP, Centre TIRUCHI: A disaster management plan for Tiruchi City would be prepared within the next three months under the Urban Risk Reduction Programme (URRP), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Union government. The plan would lay …

University ropes in newcomers to fight global warming

My Tree project to cover campuses of four other constituent colleges ECO-CONSCIOUS:A first-year student planting a sapling on the campus of Anna University-Tiruchi on Wednesday. TIRUCHI: Anna University of Technology

Five MW power generation possible from solid, liquid waste

TIRUCHI: A four MW power plant can be installed by making use of solid waste generated in Tiruchi city alone, according to M. Kamaraj, Professor, Department of Bioenergy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Similarly one MW of electricity can be generated when 36 MLD (million of litres per day) gets …

Fire at Bayer plant

A fire broke out at a pesticide plant of Bayer CropScience in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, on March 11, killing an engineer on duty and spewing toxic gases that engulfed three villages for 24 hours. Regional officer of Gujarat Pollut-ion Control Board, M S Shukla, said a leakage in the storage tank …

A note on air pollution tolerance indices of some plants found in Central Tamil Nadu, South India

The susceptibility level of different types of plant species to air pollutants in the Tiruchirappalli city (central Tamil Nadu, India) has been conducted on the basis of their air pollution tolerance index (APTI).

80 p.c. of carbon emissions from solid wastes : Study

Tiruchi among 40 cities where the study was conducted TIRUCHI: The per capita carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emission in the city has been estimated to be 0.33 tonne a year, well below the national average of 1.75 tonne, a British High Commission-sponsored study has revealed. The study was conducted by …

Noise level studies at residential apartments in Tiruchirappali

A lot of industrialization is taking place in and around the city of Tiruchirappalli. The number of apartment goes on increasing in Tiruchirapplai due to rapid increase in population and unavailability of sites to construct houses. The crowd in the apartment and their activity lead to enhanced sound level. Exposure …

Geographists urged to ensure planned urban development

TIRUCHI: Geographists have a major role to play in ensuring planned urban development, Manoj Kumar Sarcar, Conservator of Forests and General Manager, Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation, Tiruchi, said on Friday. Addressing the valedictory of a two-day workshop on

Tiruchirappalli shows the way

In most slum communities of South Asia, the sanitation situation is deplorable, healthy living is impossible and the disease burden is heavy, especially for women and children. Lack of basic sanitation and adequate water for bathing and washing clothes is an acute problem and an infringement of human dignity and …

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Growing paddy with less water is possible through the System of Rice Intensification, an innovation thats fast catching up. T M Radha reports. "Look, this plant has 45 tillers. And one more here, with 53

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