Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s green power generation has increased with a high contribution of hydro power in the last two days. Heavy rain in the Nilgiris district helped contribute to the high hydro power generation. Along with wind and solar, the total green power generation crossed 38%. Tamil Nadu’s hydro power …
D. Radhakrishnan Udhagamandalam: Many parts of the Nilgiris continued to remain cut off on Wednesday due to landslips, although the rain has subsided and people have begun venturing out for essential items and supplies. Southern Railway has suspended train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Road, railway and communication infrastructure …
Hill region reels under impact of north-east monsoon; 44 dead in two days; toll across Tamil Nadu reaches 75 7 OF FAMILY DIE Landslide kills a TNSTC driver and six members of his family. The roof of their house is found hundreds of feet away, buried PICKING UP THE PIECES …
They will be held responsible if action is not taken CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has granted time to the State government to identify officials who may be held responsible if they do not take action against illegal miners in the Nilgiris district. When a petition by In Defence of …
Landslides caused by heavy rainfall over the past few days in the Ooty mountain ranges have flattened several hamlets near Coonoor, said officials on Tuesday. They added that 28 deaths were reported on Tuesday, including seven of a family, taking the death toll due to monsoon-related incidents in the Nilgiris …
THE Madras High Court has directed the State government to ensure that no illegal construction was made in the area shown as elephant corridor in Mudhumalai area in Nilgiris district. A division bench comprising justices S J Mukhopadhaya and M Duraiswamy gave the direction on November 4 while passing further …
Tirupur: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has registered an improvement in fuel efficiency and brought down the breakdown rate of its buses attached to Coimbatore region this year vis-a-vis last year, according to TNSTC General Manager (Coimbatore region) K. Chandramouli. He told The Hindu here that average fuel …
In India plantations of exotic tree species like populous debtoides, Acacia spp., Eucalyptus spp., Laucaena leucocephala and Prosopis juliflora etc were promoted to meet the increasing industrial and fuel demand. The exotic acacia and eucalyptus were introduced in Nilgiris Hills in 1858 where E. globules was planted along with E. …
R Haldorai TRADERS downed shutters in support of the bandh called by Opposition parties and private organisations condemning the Nilgiris district administration's ban on sale of private forestlands, at Gudalur on Tuesday. A protest rally led by former tourism minister A Miller (AIADMK) and Gudalur town secretary Raja Thangavelu was …
KALPETTA: With the season of butterfly migration nearing, nature lovers and experts are a worried lot. Mindless use of pesticides and chemicals for farming in the district causes widespread destruction of the butterfly population, according to environmentalists.
Kerala: Windmills threaten environment in Nilgiri biosphere reserve The windmills of Attapadi in Palakkad district are producing power and generating controversy. With more set to come up in the tribal-dominated area close to the Silent Valley National Park, questions about the eco-friendliness of the project are doing the rounds. Is …
Udhagamandalam: Arrangements are apace for implementing a Tree Cultivation on Private Lands programme, according to the District Forest Officer (in-charge), the Nilgiris South, N.Satheesh. Good response In a press note issued here on Tuesday, he said that the scheme introduced during 2007-08 had evoked good response. Tamil Nadu was the …
Genetic diversity was studied among 20 common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces collected from different traditional farming villages of Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India, with Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Evaluation of genetic diversity is essential for conservation, management and to trace the hybrids.
The present investigation deals with natural chemical reserves and physical characteristics of leaf litter of 35 dominant tree species of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and efficacious impact of leaf litter of a few selected species on physico-chemical properties of sodic soil.
BANDIPUR: A sub-committee comprising senior officials of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and other stakeholders will be constituted to study the effect of vehicle movement in the national parks in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and to suggest steps to mitigate its impact. The authorities will conceive and adopt a
Over 2,000 eco-friendly bags distributed For a cause: Executive Director, IOB, G.Narayanan, distributing eco-friendly bags at the flower show in Udhagamadala on Sunday. Udhagamandalam:
R Haldorai Green activists have opposed political support for encroachers as they have reduced green cover in the Nilgiris CANDIDATES from all political parties have promised to resolve the section 17 (janmam) forest lands problem and issue pattas to convince the electorate of Gudalur and Pandulur taluks of the Nilgiris …
