Nation quakes on R-Day
A force more deadly and unexpected than the militants claimed 1,500 lives in Gujarat and shook the entire country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari just when the President was saluting the Republic on its
A force more deadly and unexpected than the militants claimed 1,500 lives in Gujarat and shook the entire country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari just when the President was saluting the Republic on its
The State Government has imposed a uniform 45-day ban on fishing operations from Tiruvallur district to Kanyakumari, from April 15 to May 29, in line with the guidelines issued by the Union
For years, the Kani tribals have lived in darkness in the reserve forests of Kanyakumari. But not any longer. The district administration has begun a project to light up the hamlets and has already
Marine biologists, scientists and experts will come together in Kanyakumari, on March 21, to evolve an action plan for conservation of marine biodiversity. The two day national conference organised
The Tamil Nadu State Government would take up a Rs 57.68 crore project to prevent sea erosion in Kanyakumari. Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Ramanathapuram districts, the PWD Minister O.Paneerselvam
A three-member team from the Tamil Nadu Waternet Federation made a surprise two-day visit to two 'totally sanitised' blocks in Kanyakumari district in a bid to take this achievement to the rest of
Controversy reared its head once again on the East Coast Road (ECR), a 700-km-long highway being constructed from Madras to Kanyakumari. Activists of the ECR action committee (AC) were assaulted
<font class="UCASE">local</font> <font class="UCASE">ngo</font>s have asked G Prakash, district collector of Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district, to explain his statement on the Koodankulam nuclear plant. The Tamil evening daily, <i>Tamil Murasu</i>, on October 10, 2006, quoted Prakash's denial of a plan to provide water to the Rs 13,000-crore project from the Pechipparai dam.<br>
A municipal park in Nagercoil is up for grabs
Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu is already experiencing water scarcity. A proposed atomic power project may further aggravate the problem
Women in 3 districts in Tamil Nadu discover how to make money and ban booze for the first time
Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to save nature in its pristine form.
Movements to protest against the commercialisation of forests have gained momentum in Karnataka
Continuing the series on organic farming, Down To Earth's reporter found that both the scientific community and farmers are showing interest in using biofertilisers and vermiculture to substitute for chemical fertilisers. Microorganisms like algae are use
The decline of the Indian bullfrog was reported recently in a New Scientist article. But, it may be premature to conclude that the species is doomed.
For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up over a cup of coffee. In the end, CoP 8 didn't witness any scintillating intellectual and moral leadership from
A conference for the common good the mainstream media ignored
Work on the Madras Cuddalore stretch of the East Coast Road has been suspended following objections that construction had begun without the required environmental clearance
It takes speed and knowledge to bring environment degraders to book. Here's how:
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Fisheries</strong></span></p> <p><img alt="Fisheries" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/srilanka/fisheries_hl.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid;" /></p> <p>As early as in the 1960s, South Indian fishermen were encouraged to use trawlers to increase fisheries exports. The use of trawlers have since boomed, resulting in the near complete extinction of fish in the Indian part of the sea. Due to the decline in catch in their own territorial zones, fishing boats from Tamil Nadu have for long coveted fishing zones in the Sri Lankan territorial waters.</p>