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 …
The World Bank in conjunction with the Small Industries Development Bank of India and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is implementing an initiative on financing energy efficiency in MSME industrial clusters to improve energy efficiency and reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from MSMEs, utilising increased commercial financing. The …
T.S. Sridhar, Principal Secretary reviews development works TIRUNELVELI: All ongoing development projects in the district, including the first phase of the Rs. 369-crore Tamirabharani
P. Sudhakar Department of Forest plans to provide solar fencing TIRUNELVELI: The recent retrieval of carcasses of wild boars and sambar deer from the Tamirabharani and also from the bushes on the reserve forest periphery seems to be only a tip of the iceberg as good number of carcasses of …
Promoters of nuclear plants need patience and deep pockets. That’s the lesson being reinforced for India—from a showpiece project in its backyard and another in Finland, where French company Areva’s flagship project, is running into time and cost overruns. Both have implications for India’s programme of taking nuclear generation capacity …
Examining:Collector M. Jayaraman evaluating the performance of weeder equipment at Tharuvai near Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli on Thursday. TIRUNELVELI: Collector M. Jayaraman evaluated the performance of the newly introduced weeder equipment in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) paddy fields at Tharuvai near here on Thursday. The mechanised weeder, using petrol …
At Aladiyoor near Manimuthar dam, says CPI CHECKING:CPI leader R. Nallakkannu looking at the bridge damaged reportedly by the impact of granite mining at Aladiyoor near Manimuthar TIRUNELVELI: The Communist Party of India has urged the State Government to cancel the permit given for mining the granite at Aladiyoor near …
TIRUNELVELI: Organisations or individuals, who have designed and executed effective mechanism to harvest rainwater to improve groundwater table can apply for two prestigious awards, both instituted by the Centre. According to Collector M. Jayaraman, the Union Ministry of Water Resources, with the objective of encouraging groundwater recharge activities across the …
The Tamil Nadu Government will frame a policy for the sustainable exploitation of mineral resources, announced the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr M.K. Stalin, in the Assembly today. This was part of a number of initiatives in his reply to the debate in the Assembly on the demand for grants to …
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.
2010 0 010 tiger census in the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai The first phase of the 20 k Tiger Reserve has begun and volunteers are streaming in, notes Shobha Menon Involving students in the tiger census has proved a remarkable awareness exercise to reach out to the community and encourage their participation in …
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 …
Sugarcane is cultivated on 5,732 ha in the district Families making briquettes earn Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,000 daily TIRUNELVELI: Making of carbon briquettes, a cost-effective alternative fuel from the sugarcane trash, is gradually picking up in the district. The collection of wood for fuel or illegal felling of trees …
S. Annamalai MADURAI: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) plans to extend the use of waste plastic in cement processing to more districts in February. At present, the
TIRUNELVELI: The Tirunelveli Telecom District of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited conducted competitions for school students in and around Surandai to create an awareness of
More than 400 college and school students participate in training programme Nagercoil: The district administration has selected six wards of Nagercoil Municipality for the implementation of collecting and sending non-degradable plastic waste from Kanyakumari district to India Cements in Tirunelveli district as fuel, said the Collector, Rajendra Ratnoo. India Cements …
J Jayasingh Satyaraj | ENS Places like Melapalayam and Kadayanallur in Nellai district are the worst affected PANIC gripped people in Kadayanallur area as 18 persons have succumbed to an unknown viral fever during the past 45 days. Though clinical symptoms resembled chickungunya such as severe temperature, body pain, swelling …
ON December 26, 2004, giant waves lashed coastal India and left behind a trail of death and destruction. It also left behind lessons in resilience for many. The tsunami anniversary kindles memories of loss and offers, for the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that helped the victims in their trying times, an …
Integrated vector control measures being taken: official TIRUNELVELI: Hospitals in and around the twin towns of Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai are just overflowing with the patients suffering from the clinical symptoms of chikungunya. After sporadic cases of chikungunya were reported in some parts of the district, Collector M. Jayaraman convened a …
