Solar tracking pumps

As usage of solar energy is gathering momentum, the State government has decided to distribute 2,000 solar tracking motor pumps to farmers in Tamil Nadu.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the Assembly on Wednesday that five horsepower pumps would be given to farmers with 80 per cent subsidy.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Chennai Corporation’s plan to go ahead with the setting up of a Solid Waste Management (SWM) facility at Kuthambakam vill

Beginning Wednesday the South Division of the Nilgiris Forest Department will operate special package tours to promote eco tourism in some of the scenic spots under its control.

Fishermen in the coastal hamlets of Tirunelveli district abstained from fishing operations in protest against the Supreme Court verdict that allowed the commissioning of the first reactor of the Ku

Expressing displeasure over the “inaction” of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) against illegal packaged drinking units in the city, the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench on Tuesday, asked TNPCB’s member-secretary to appear before it and provide explanation.

On March 5, the Bench took note of a news item which appeared in The-Hindu revealing violation of basic safety parameters in packaged drinking water units.

Efforts to ease scepticism, safety fears

On the heels of the Supreme Court giving a green signal to the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), setting up the plant, has stepped up efforts to reach out to the locals, explaining the safety features of the project.

The amount will be spent to sink 59 borewellsin different parts of the town

The Erode Corporation has received a sum of Rs. 1.70 crore from the State government to improve the water supply provisions and ensure adequate supply to the residents in the town.

Mytrah Energy (India) Ltd is putting up a 100 MW farm near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The farm will be fully built by September, U.B.

People claim forest officials seized honey belonging to them; director says investigation is on

After making rain water harvesting a mass movement, the state government is now working towards a mass revolution in generating solar power from the rooftops, according to chairman and managing dir