PCPIR project: Green tribunal issues notices to Tidco, chemicals and...
The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the department of chemicals and petrochemicals and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) to give clarification on the status of the
View ArticleOver two lakh houses for slum dwellers
Proposing a massive housing scheme for slum dwellers in municipalities and town panchayats, the State government has planned to construct around 2.15 lakh dwelling units at a cost of about Rs.13,455...
View ArticleNLC to expand Mine-1 A capacity with an outlay of Rs 1,453.3 cr
Company also expects to replace 600 MW TPS-I with new 1,000 MW plant by 2015-16 Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) to expand its Mine-1 A capacity to 7 MTPA from the current 3 MTPA at an outlay of Rs
View ArticleWater in Sipcot 130 times toxic limit
In Cuddalore,High Lead,Cadmium The groundwater in and around the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Sipcot) in Cuddalore contains carcinogenic chemicals and is unfit for human...
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of T. Muruganandam & Ors. V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 10/11/2014 regarding Environmental Clearance granted
View ArticleEnvironmentalists against new units in SIPCOT
The protest against the expansion of the existing units or setting up of new units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here is getting louder with passage of time. For instance, the Consumer Federation Tamil
View ArticleChemical Firm Hits Green Hurdle
Environment activists and villagers expressed opposition to the proposed expansion of Clariant, a private chemical company functioning in Cuddalore SIPCOT, during a public hearing on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleChennai pins hopes on Cauvery water to avert crisis
CHENNAI: Weather gods may be smiling on Chennai, bringing rain almost every evening these days, but that may not be enough to save the city from a looming water crisis. The combined storage in four...
View ArticleRain damage: 27 die; 29,000 sheltered in relief centres
Cuddalore receives 266mm rainfall in two days Even as the death toll in rain-related incidents in the district, which bore the brunt of nature’s fury following a depression over the Bay of Bengal on
View ArticleRs 8,481 Crore Loss and Counting
CHENNAI: Within a couple of hours of receipt of memorandum on the losses caused by heavy rains in Tamil Nadu from Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated Rs 939.63
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding thermal power plant near...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Thiagavali & Kudikadu Agriculturists’ Land Rights Protection General Welfare Society, Nochikadu, Cuddalore Taluk,Vs. The Secretary, Ministry
View ArticleMangroves in Cuddalore district come under threat
Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents by industries along the Uppanar are being cited as main reasons Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents
View ArticleTraders do their bit to conserve environment in Vellore
They have decided not to give plastic bags for free to customers and instead encourage them to use cloth bags Traders in Vellore are doing their bit for conserving environment. They have decided not
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a tyre...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Asirvatham Nagar and GN Nagar Welfare Association Vs District Collector, Cuddalore District & Others dated 11/05/2016
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding laying of pipeline in the...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S Prabakaran, Nadu Theru, Sothikuppam, Cuddalore VS Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 24/03/2017 regarding
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding consent to operate for a...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of R.Natesan Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 17/04/2017 regarding consent to operate for a cashewnut
View ArticlePharma major’s Cuddalore unit under NGT glare
CHENNAI: Pharmaceutical major Strides Shasun, which has secured the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval for its three plants in Puducherry and Cuddalore, is facing trouble. The southern bench of
View ArticleNGT directs TNPCB officer to inspect industry, to close unit if found...
CUDDLORE: The National green tribunal has ordered the Tamil Nadu pollution control board's (TNPCB) environmental engineer (Cuddalore district) to inspect an industry in Sipcot industrial complex in...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of groundwater and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S. Pugazhendhi & Others Vs Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 01/02/2019 regarding pollution of groundwater and remedial
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