Groundwater level has increased by 0.6 metres
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5
Hindu (Chennai)
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Evolve action plan to contain oil leak damage, says NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Friday directed the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to convene a meeting of secretaries of the ministries of Environment and Forest and
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City says no to GM crops
A number of farmers, students and activists hit the streets on Saturday, taking a stand against genetically-modified crops. The march against Monsanto, a multinational chemical and agricultural biotechnology
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Six villages selected for Clean Thanjavur Movement
The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has roped in Clean Thanjavur Movement, a voluntary organisation, for implementing solid and liquid waste management in six villages around Thanjavur. K.Varadarajan,
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Coimbatore residents unhappy with Shunya project
Absence of workers to collect waste and lack of information negate the very purpose of the project, they say In the northern parts of R.S. Puram that come under Ward 23 of the Coimbatore Corporation,
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Cyclone warning at Puducherry, Cuddalore
Flag Number 2 has been hoisted at both ports Cyclone Phailin is likely to cross Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast on October 12 but Puducherry and Cuddalore administrations, the two coastal areas that have borne the brunt of cyclonic storms in the past, have sounded a cyclone warning, unwilling to take any risks.
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Illegal sand mining rampant in Palar basin
PUCL team presents video and photographic evidence; mining operation could extend up to 200 hectares Illegal sand mining is happening in broad daylight in the river basins of Palar and Cheyyar, according to a fact-finding team of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
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Rally against garnet mining: HC seeks counter from Tuticorin police
The Madras High Court bench here on Tuesday directed the Tuticorin police to file a counter-affidavit to a petition filed by the Human Rights Protection Centre (HRPC), Tuticorin district, seeking permission
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It's time to plant more trees to ensure less pollution
‘“Trees absorb pollutants, and when planted strategically, act like a protective curtain’ Navigating Madurai’s peak hour traffic is a daily nightmare. Apart from the vehicles, there are the dust and the fumes to contend with. All of which have put Madurai on the Central Pollution Control Board’s list of cities violating the National Ambient Air Quality standards.
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Mandatory for water units to get clearances: NGT
Around 1,000 packaged drinking water units do not have the mandatory consent from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), as per submissions of counsel before the National Green Tribunal, Southern
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Brick kilns hit by curbs on clay mining in Tirunelveli
Officials have to be bribed to obtain consent, SHGs allege Self-help groups (SHGs) involved in brick making, as well as artisans, complain that restrictions imposed by the department of mines to control illicit sand mining are crippling their trade, a charge denied by mining officials.