It said the order was only a knee-jerk reaction of the state to "appease" a section of public with vested interest Vedanta group's Sterlite Copper Wednesday told the Madras High Court that the Tamil Nadu government's closure order against its Tuticorin unit was nothing but "naked" discrimination. It said the …
In a crackdown launched by authorities, a ban has been enforced on unauthorised extraction of groundwater at seven locations in Servaikaranmadam village in Tuticorin taluk. Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tuticorin Sub-Collector S. Gopala Sundara Raj imposed the ban order on Wednesday under Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of S. Joel, Tuticorin Vs. The Secretary to Government of India dated 05/06/2015 regarding desilting the 150-year-old Srivaikuntam dam in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Kuberan Aqua Industries Vs The Chairman Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board dated 15/05/2015 regarding restoration of the electricity connection of a packaged drinking water unit for maintaining the membranes and machinery of the Unit. The applicant …
Work on linking Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar to benefit drought-prone areas on Tirunelveli and Tuticorin is slowing gaining momentum. Will the constitution of a task force by the Central government for expediting linking of rivers work in Tamil Nadu? Mired in politics, the Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar river linking project …
Mines and geology department officials from other states should be involved in inspection of 77 lease areas of major minerals in five southern districts, a PIL has said. The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T S Sivagnanam, before which the PIL of V Anbazhagan came …
Presentation by Dr. Vinish Kathuria of IIT Bombay at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015
The State government is trying to procure 3000 MW of solar power by the end of 2015 and more than 200 firms have shown interest in signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for 2000 MW so far, says the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, …
The Opposition in the Assembly on Monday demanded that the report of the Gagandeep Singh Bedi committee on alleged illicit mining of beach minerals in Tuticorin district be tabled in the House. During the debate on the Governor’s address, Communist Party of India (Marxist) floor leader A. Soundarajan, reiterating the …
Seagrass, which acts as nursery for many marine organisms and is feed for endangered dugongs, has been successfully rehabilitated along Tuticorin coast. Seagrass was rehabilitated on the seabed within six months and its survival rate was between 85 and 90 per cent, J.K. Patterson Edward, Director, Suganthi Devadason Marine Research …
Surplus water entering the sea will become meaningful resource. There was overwhelming support from farmers for the Tamirabarani-Karumeniyar- Nambiar river interlinking project at a public hearing organised by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board here on Tuesday. The farmers unanimously sought the intervention of government authorities to commence the project at …
The environment ministry is likely to give a blanket approval to the master plans of major ports instead of clearing individual projects, a step that would help avoid delays that expansion works in the sector often face. The proposal was made at a recent meeting held by the Prime Minister's …
The present study deals with the physic-chemical parameters at selected areas of Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, India for the year 2014. Seven different samples were collected from different sampling sites and were analyzed for different physic-chemical parameters. The obtained values were compared with the standard values of ISI, ICMR and …
Some parts of the state experienced power cuts early on Monday morning on account of a sudden drop in the wind power generation. Normally, wind energy generation tapers by September 15, but this year it has been erratic, causing concerns to power managers. Wind power generation, which was 487MW on …
Salt produced in various parts of Tuticorin is exposed to air pollution. The quality of salt is thus degraded, said A.R.A.S. Dhanabalan, secretary, Tuticorin Small Scale Salt Manufacturers Association, here on Tuesday. Salt pans at Ayyanarkulam, Tharuvaikulam, Keezha Arasadi and Pattinamaruthur were increasingly polluted by fly ash from power plant. …
The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday ordered the government-appointed special team, probing the alleged irregularities in beach and sand mining in southern districts, to submit a detailed report to the Chief Secretary within a month. Passing interim orders on a writ petition filed by the Beach Mineral Producers’ …
The influx of visitors from the north-eastern regions and States such as Odisha, where malaria is endemic, is a cause for concern to public health officials. The State has been registering a gradual drop in malarial cases since 2010 but it will be several years before the disease is taken …
“About 40 per cent of global energy consumption is estimated to be in building sector” Non-conventional energy resources must be tapped to meet the growing demand for electricity, said K. Muthuchelian, Head and Chairperson, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Renewable energy could be derived …
Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper, India’s largest copper producer and part of the $15-billion Vedanta Resources, is all set for major expansion at its Tuticorin plant in Tamil Nadu. Having complied with all the 32 NEERI norms on environment and gas emission with an investment of R500 crore in the last …
District Planning Committee Chairman N. Chinnadurai gave his nod for drinking water project to cater to the needs of residents in 368 villages in 12 panchayat councils in the district. Presiding over the meeting here on Tuesday, he said the government had allotted Rs.120 crore for this project. The Tamil …
Migratory birds find southern districts of the state cordial as per a bird count undertaken by the forest department on Sunday. Their numbers have steadily increased in Tirunelveli forest circle consisting of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts. Forest authorities are now planning to start a six-month study on migratory birds. …
