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 …
From his lookout atop an 80- foot-tall tree, Gopal could see the forests in three states burning simultaneously last fortnight. Even though fires are not unusual at this time of year in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR)
Udhagamandalam: A change in the weather pattern has become a major source of concern to the farming community in many parts of the Nilgiris. Pointing out that extremely chill conditions with severe frost followed by prolonged dry weather had put farmers in a spot, planter and Chairman of the Ministry …
Responsible tourism is especially important within natural areas so that the integrity of the environment and local community is not compromised. When natural resources are involved in tourism it is often referred to as eco-tourism, however, eco-tourism is still guided by the three same principles – social, environmental and economic. …
Udhagamandalam: An alleged wildlife offender who was wanted by the police and forest officials for the last eight years surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday made it clear that if during investigation of cases relating to illegal mining in the Nilgiris district the complicity of any public or government official transpires, the investigating agency should not spare those officials and should proceed against them. Passing further orders on …
Udhagamandalam, A high level committee comprising Ambuj Sharma, principal secretary , Revenue Department, M S Farooqi, principal secretary, Industries Department, Mani Shankar, High Court lawyer, and Sridhar Ramamoorthy , an expert from the Geological Institute in New Delhi, inspected quarries in the Nilgiris district and received petitions from the public …
A proposed observatory in Nilgiri forests threatens to disturb wildlife movement In early 2000, a team of scientists gathered at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata and decided to revive research on neutrinos, tiny elemental particles that can pass through almost all matter unhindered. A flurry of meetings …
Neutrinos are neutral elementary particles produced by the sun and stars through nuclear fusion and decay in their core. These particles travel nearly at the speed of light and interact with matter via a weak force. This allows them to pass through almost all matter unhindered. Sources of neutrinos can …
D. Radhakrishnan UNAWARE OF DANGER: A deer darting across the road at Mavanhallah near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. UDHAGAMANDALAM: The pressure stemming from development should not allow the man-wildlife conflict to get out of hand. Adopting this approach, the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near here has drawn up a plan to …
Masinagudi residents are apprehensive of what Mudumalai tiger reserve holds for them On July 15, inside the core of Mudumalai tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu, a group of workers waited for a jeep to take them to Masinagudi
The Nilgiris have wealth of diversity, which includes the varied floral and faunal diversity. Besides, tribal diversity is also high in this region. The Nilgiris are of the major hill stations that are home to around ten different primitive tribal communities with distinctive cultures. Based on their geographical isolation, the …
ON the World Environment Day on Thursday, green activists in Nilgiris demanded the conservation of Nilgiri Hills to save it from destruction. Nilgiris is the first biosphere reserve in the country and is the district where the forest coverage is around 55 percent. Nilgiris is the abode for varieties of …
The present investigation deals with the chemical characteristics/composition of the natural waters of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), located within Kerala and Karnataka states respectively. Waters of both localities differ significantly in their chemical characteristics and composition. The waters of NBR - Kerala are bereft of dissolved minerals in their …
IN a bid to explore new ways of promoting tourism here, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) has come out with a novel proposal to implement "Cycle Tourism" among children. According to sources, the TD has tied up with a private bicycle manufacturing company to introduce the scheme in …
THE Madras High Court has directed the authorities concerned to stop all illegal quarrying/mining activities in the hill area of The Nilgiris. Wherever mining or quarrying was being carried out unauthorisedly they should be , sealed forthwith and further action taken in accordance with law, the First Bench observed. The …
Sholas, which represent a unique vegetation complex, are very rich in biodiversity and support a high degree of endemism are known for their intrinsic values in terms of providing sustained water supply in the hills. Shola forests faced severe stress from biotic interferences like collection of firewood and fodder, recurrent …
