No one’s watching Chennai's sewage treatment plants
The STPs lack proper connectivity with required software; no proper data of the outlet water quality parameters reach TNPCB server
Take back your waste dumped in Tamil Nadu: NGT tells Kerala
19 Dec 2024The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Kerala government to take back the recently dumped waste in Tirunelveli to Kerala,...
Chennai city most exposed to climate risk in Tamil Nadu, says study
16 Dec 2024Vellore to be least exposed; southern districts most vulnerable in events of climate disaster
Tamil Nadu leads in plastic waste creation, 50% higher than Delhi
16 Dec 2024Although State banned single-use plastics in 2019, the insufficient number of processing units and collection centres leave much scope in recycle,...
Dams across rivers also reason for coastal erosion: Draft shoreline...
14 Dec 2024Instead of constructing groynes, SMP recommends authorities to choose nature-based solution consisting of beach nourishment using dredged sand from...
Loop Road to make Tirumazhisai the next urban hotspot
8 Dec 2024The CMDA has issued a notification to pool over 1,600 acres of land for constructing the roadway in the fast-developing suburb, which would also have...
Tamil Nadu to field local warrior to wage ‘biowar’ on invasive Kakka...
1 Dec 2024Speaking to DT Next, Deepak Srivastava, member-secretary of Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority (TNSWA), said whelk (Rapana Rapiformis) is found to be...
CPCB to aid new plastic waste units to curb marine litter
30 Nov 2024Maximum assistance limited to Rs 38 lakh per plastic processing plant