City corpn cleaning 2 lakes
Coimbatore: The city corporation has commenced the preliminary works at Periyakulam and Selvachinthamani lakes as a part of the lake restoration and rejuvenation project under the smart city mission.
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
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25 polluting textile units lose power
Tirupur: Collector KS Palanisamy on Monday passed an order to disconnect electricity to as many as 25 textile printing and washing units, which had been discharging untreated chemical effluents. The action
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5 die of dengue in 10 days in Tirupur
Five people, including four children, have died due to dengue fever in last 10 days in Tirupur district. All of them died after they were referred to tertiary hospitals including the Coimbatore Medical
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Schools decide what goes into students’ lunch boxes, tell kids to junk unhealthy food
Coimbatore: With growing awareness about the importance of diet in determining healthy lifestyle and success, schools have started prescribing diet for students. Much importance is attached to the kind
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TNPCB officials inspect polluted Noyyal, tank
Tirupur: Following reports of dyeing units letting out effluents into Noyyal river, a team of officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board inspected the river and Manickapuram irrigation tank
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Draft policy on natural resource management submitted to UPASI
Udhagamandalam: A draft policy on natural resource management was submitted to the United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) during their 124th annual conference in Coonoor on Wednesday.
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Foundries polluting land, water, say Arasur farmers
Coimbatore: Farmers from Arasur near Avinashi have petitioned the district collector seeking to remove foundries in their area for polluting the soil, water and air. They alleged that the foundries were
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India’s 2nd malaria research centre may come up in city
Coimbatore: The National Institute of Malaria Research (Nimr), a research institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr), is planning to set up a malaria research centre on the Coimbatore
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Conference stresses need to tap renewable energy sources more
Coimbatore: Efforts towards sustainable living in India is still a baby crawling, but India will be able to reduce carbon emissions up to 30% by 2030, and at the same time achieve 220GW renewable energy
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Anti-dengue drive in rural areas, Pollachi
Coimbatore: The district administration inspected Pollachi and other rural areas on Wednesday and Thursday to identify mosquito breeding sources. The inspection came after the director of public health,
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Public health director spearheads anti-dengue drive
Coimbatore: Two days after a woman and her newborn child died due to dengue, director of public health P Kulandaisamy visited the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and met officials at the district collectorate