A year when environment made news in Tamil Nadu
Kurangani fire, Thoothukudi police firing and Chennai-Salem corridor project expose policy deficit It started out pretty well this year for the environment and the forest sector in Tamil Nadu. But as
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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
Madurai: Heavy rain in the Western Ghats left many dams in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts overflowing or on the verge of it leading to flooding of many areas in Kanyakumari district. More than 225
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Order of the Madras High Court regarding permission to conduct the “Light Music” and “Patti Mandram” till the completion of Adi Thabasu Festival, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, 10/07/2018
<p>Order of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dated 10/07/2018 in the matter of P. Ramanathan Vs Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli & Others regarding permission to conduct the “Light
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Many people not aware the river is getting polluted
Tirunelveli: An analysis of the study conducted by college students on pollution in the Thamirabarani river on March 10 that was compiled by the Anna University Regional Centre threw up some interesting
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Kudankulam’s two n-reactors reach full capacity, record 2,000 MW power generation
The two operating units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant have reached full generating capacity of 2000MW, as both units recorded 1000MW of electricity generation for the first time. Both operating
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Second Kudankulam nuclear plant unit may restart mid-November
The restarting of the second 1,000 MW nuclear power unit at Kudankulam belonging to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is expected to happen during November second week The restarting of the second
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Court restrains water sale from Tamirabarani in Tamil Nadu
The Tamirabarani river is a part of the ecological and cultural landscape, and traditions of the people of Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately, public resources like the river water are sold at throwaway prices
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Cash crunch hits solar power bids
CHENNAI: Demonetisation has hit solar power tenders in Tamil Nadu with many developers unable to put down large volumes of cash needed to purchase the land required. Out of 500MW for which Tamil Nadu Generation
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High court bans plastic bags, oil bathing in Courtallam Falls
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday passed an order imposing a ban on use of plastic bags below 40 microns in Courtallam falls situated in the Courtallam town panchayat and
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Court asks mining company to give details of rare minerals
A court-appointed amicus curiae in the suo motu PIL proceedings examining the fairness of procedure in allotting 77 beach sand-mining licences involving extraction of rare atomic minerals worth thousands