The Madras High Court Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Rs 100-crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), south zone, on the Tamil Nadu government for its failure to restore Adyar
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. The Principal Secretary, Environment & Forests, Govt. of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 31/10/2018<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Cooum_River_pollution_NGT_order.pdf"
Auditor’s report says indiscriminate discharge of water from Chembarambakkam lake burdened the Adyar river The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been scathing in its criticism of the
Chennai already has the dubious distinction of having the lowest green cover among all the metropolitan cities in the country and the gap seems to be only widening. In the 426 sq km Greater Chennai Corporation
Chennai already has the dubious distinction of having the lowest green cover among all the metropolitan cities in the country and the gap seems to be only widening. In the 426 sq km Greater Chennai Corporation
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. C.K. Sreedharan Vs Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 01/07/2016 regarding flooding due to a pedestrian
Concerned at the increasing contamination of water bodies by antibiotic sources, 15 universities from eight countries, including IIT Madras, have decided to come together to test water samples as part
<p>This article investigates the impact of court verdicts on Chennai’s canals, tanks and related wetlands. It discusses three interlinked cases surrounding Buckingham Canal area and argues that the
Chennai floods show the vulnerabilities that arise from the neglect of urban planning. (Editorial)
The ecologically sensitive estuary of the Adyar river, which naturalists had de spaired of saving, is coming back to life - step by laborious step. After years of ignoring passionate appeals to revive
