ENVIS Centre: Tamil Nadu
State of Environment and Related Issues

June 2018

 To be an environmental world power

Plastic ban to kick in from Jan 2019

Tamil Nadu to ban plastic items from 2019

Environment Day bouquet 539 species discovered in India in 2017

Nitrogen emissions going up study

CM’s environment day gift, state to be plastic free from ‘19

India’s per capita plastic use among lowest: Modi

Sustaining earth for the future

Chitrangudi, Karaivetti may be declared eco-sensitive

Govt to study forest under Greenfield plan

Suburbs run out of dump yards, fill lakes with tonnes of garbage

Pollution curbs monsoon’s cleansing

Rare sight: Pied myna makes city its home, a first say naturalists

Greenfield corridor: Bumpy journey ahead on the road to industrial development

 

 May 2018

 

Beach clean-up sessions planned

Air quality causes premature deaths

Nine rescued deer die in 2 weeks

50% Marine Trash Plastic, No rules to curb Menace

Restoration of Pallikaranai marsh to continue till 2023

 

 April 2018

 HC takes serious note of pollution in State

Wetland Authority formed, State tells HC

Time to drop Sethu Samudram Idea and rebuild ‘Ram Sedhu’

Forest department to rescue 30 deer in Taramani

Coming, a 25-km wall along Adyar

CMDA to seek public opinion on city expansion

Mini township coming up on ECR for defence expo

SC urged to issue directions to protect elephant corridor

HC heat on CRZ violators contesting notices

Kodungaiyur dumpyard spews smoke, fume residents

Effulent treatment plant in Ambattur soon

How plantations exploited lease

 

 

March 2018

• Summer of the butterflies

• January-February season in city this year coldest in 5 yrs

• With the heat on, threat of forest fires looms large

• Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming

• NASA observes dramatic rises in sea levels

• Monsoon replenishes groundwater, but renders it unfit for

• consumption

• Wells, rail tracks turn death traps for Gir lions

• Thamirabarani cencus counts 34,000 water birds

• Now, low viscosity fuel oil from plastic waste

• Coral sediments in oceans could dissolve by next century

• The terrapin races against extinction in the wild

• Five trekkers killed as fires engulf forests in Tamil Nadu

• Rescue continues into the night, commandos join in

• Tahsildar, police inspect office of trekking club

• Ennore spill: Ships to pay Rs.240cr as compensation to fishermen

• 96% of TN Vehicles don’t get pollution nod every 6 months

• Food for thought as herd of deer goes hunting in garbage

 

February 2018

 

• HC: State should implement noise pollution rules strictly

• Kancheepuram to replace plastic with bags that can be cattle feed

• Olive Ridley turtle revisits beach to nest after a year

• Tiger census kicks off with more cameras, mobile app

• Scientists find ‘missing-link’ spider species

• First family tree for tropical forests

• Gujarat may face severe water crisis

• Environmental group opposes Chennai expansion

• Coastal Zone Management plan open for suggestions

• More of city coastal area turns developed zone, activists fume

• Burning heaps of trash threatens public health

• Rare creatures found in cold abyss off Australian coast

• Stroll through the greenery along cooum

• Two Tamil Nadu schools show way to go green, bag award

 

January 2018

 

• 2 new ginger species found in the northeast

• City Zoo takes pride in raising Ostriches

• Ancient Jumping genes may give corals new lease of life

• Stagnant water in Raj Bhavan canal irks locals

• Chefs see a rise in demand for new exotic ingredients

• Warming may turn quarter of earth arid

• Scientists identify 4 new balsam species

• Garbage clearance hit as privatization plan awaits nod

• Scientists drill into Antarctic ice to study global warming

• Chennai District doubles in size

• Dawn to Dusk Race Records 115 species

• City may get more boom barriers

• Desalination projects get a boost

• Bhogi bonfire puts city under blanket of smog

• A snoggy Bhogi as air pollution spikes manifold

• Pollution eating trees can cleanse Coimbatore’s air

• Flamingos come to roost, TN fails to see golden goose

• Australia to offer payment for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas

• Artificial reefs to fishermen’s rescue

• Vilivakkam tank may turn into picnic spot

 

December 2017

 

• Old sewage plant, factories make polluted Adyar toxic

• Green brigade ensures weddings go plastic free

• Agri gets solar push with 90% subsidy

• New island offers clues in search for life on Mars: NASA

• Whither disaster management after Ockhi

• Researcher finds new spider, names after wife

• Madhavaram awaits botanical garden

• Govt. caught napping when disaster struck, stoking fishermen anger

• Biodiversity under alien attack

• CRZ nod for Udangudi coal jetty extended

• Fly ash is harming creek ecology

• Newly laid road may hit nesting of Olive Ridleys

• Garbage dump in Pallikaranai marsh grows, drives out birds

• Local composting gets a fillip

• Disused vessels rusting along coastline in State

• Centre defers clearance for 400 MLD desalination plant

• Man-animal conflicts swell, elephants die young in TN

• 2^nd runway, new terminals violate clearances: Centre

• Dry December pushes 14 districts into rain deficient zone

• Narcondam Hornbills edge back from the brink

• New endemic ants from the Andamans

 

November 2017

 

• Invasive tree species driving wildlife to human territory

• Carnivorous plants use CO2 to lure prey: study

• UN says carbon emissions gap could affect climate target

• Builders bat for import of river sand

• Big space for big cats: MTR grows 2-fold to 690 sqkm

• Govt. goes on green drive, unveils draft forest policy

• Tamil Nadu’s bird record hits one million mark

• 2017 is set to be in top three hottest years:WMO

• New ant species found in the Western Ghats

• Air pollution worries city, but grasp of subject poor : survey

• North Chennai to get smart revamp

• Frogs with missing eyes, extra limbs alarm scientists

• Rare ducks spotted in Vedanthangal

• Study indicates high level of mercury in fish at kodai Lake

• Villivakkam lake loses 177 acres to encroachments

 

October 2017

 

• Work to supply treated sewage to industries picks up pace

• Endangered seahorse ends up as poultry feed, fish food

• PWD dumps waste, sand along marsh

• 16 Balsam species found in 5 years in Arunachal

• Forest dept., railways join hands to save jumbos

• Students to showcase ideas at science fair

• Why granite scam report needs to explain colossal numbers

• Sewage treatment plants to ensure greenery at 4 parks

• 225 firms pulled up for e-waste rules violations

• 2015 floods recharges city’s groundwater, but polluted it

• Corpn kicks off mass cleaning drive

• clogged channels hamper irrigation in delta region

• International science fests gets under way

• MSSRF sets up genetic garden of biofortified corp

• Nilgiris to consider degradation of hills ahead of building nod

• Two years after, Tambaram still submerged in problems

 

 

September 2017

 

• A forest policy on today’s terms
• Rally for Rivers winds its way to Chennai
• Clean-up shocker: Corpn dredges 8l tonnes silt from major canals
• U.S. environmental agency eyes limits to herbicide linked to crop damage
• Thenpennaiar bears the brunt of sand minning
• Sun and Sea water power vegetable farms in Jordan
• Tamil Nadu rivers in reverse gear
• # 930cr for storm water drains, but it may not prevent flooding
• Rain brings very little inflow into city reservoirs 
• Sewage, effluents pollute Buckingham Canal  Minister on cleanliness drive finds India gate clean  Union ministers in city, clean up Central station  Why sand mining needs a solution set in stone  Corpn wants native trees to take root, up green cover Sowing seeds of conservation  Harvest rainwater, save Chennai from calamities  
• Development must be climate smart

 

August 2017

 

• State lags in Swachh mission 
• Zoology curriculum requires orientation 
• Water tainted by leak from ONGC well, say activists 
• Adaptation is crucial to tackling climate change, say experts
• Restoration of Perungalathur lame begins 
• Rising temperature drive up farmer suicides in india. US. study 
• Steps being taken to check pollution on Ennore creek wetlands 
• India post catches up with wildlife smugglers 
• Environment high on Goan agenda 
• Drones on a mission to restore Myanmar’s mangrove cover

 

July 2017

 

• Map not modified: environment dept. 
• Dues paid, how about cleaning up stinky Koyambedu?
• 6000,sq.kmanatartic iceberg splits 
• Cooum restoration: Will Chennai soon see the river restored to its pristine glory?
• How climate smart agriculture can fortify TN’s parched fields
• Tiger-poaching gang sighted in Nilgiris
• Sensor network to map and predict pollution, effluents in Godavari
• Tamil Nadu water crisis sends industries scouting for diverse solutions
• A deadly deluge in the North East, despite normal rains
• It's hopping frog in the Western Ghats
• White tiger in the Nilgiris is a first
• Of a plant species few and far between
• Rail factory goes green, to restore lake in Villivakam
• Hitting stone walls but finding water
• They fly 1,000km to return to city
• Rare birds return to safe, better managed Seshachalam
• Bengali’s medicinal plants face threat
• Government schools raise kitchen garden

 

June 2017

 

• Raw sewage pouring into city’s waterways
• 177 trees felled at Megamalai Sanctuary
• Trump targets India, China as U.S exits climate pact
• Three new sites recognized as biodiversity hotspots in Goa
• Marine reserves can mitigate climate change
• Ambattur lake heavily polluted, says NGO team
• Palm, TN’s state tree, is now vanishing
• Rhododendrons of eastern Himalayas under threat
• State plans bay watch to keep beaches clean and safe
• The message is loud and clear
• Price water right, recycle sewage to combat crisis, secure future
• India’s biodiversity riches grow by 499 species
•  1420 Nilgiri tahr in Kerala: survey

• After 3,000cr, Cooum concretised waterway
• Not laws, but connect with nature will save planet 
• Why calamities stare at Chennai
• Temple tanks dig deeper to stay afloat in times of crisis
• Plastic waste used to lay 1,000 km roads in 5 yrs

 

May 2017

 

• Panels suggestions on oil spill accepted
• Water body in Red Hills gets inflow of a different kind
• Sewage flows from storm water drain into Puzhal lake
• Lesser flamingo sighting thrills birdwatchers
• Tree planting to be regulated in city
• State may join hands with Centre for beach sand mining
• Groundwater table dips by nearly 2m
• Corp door-to-door drive pushes source segregation of waste
• NGT satisfied with steps taken on sand mining
• TN Keeps fingers crossed on early onset of southwest monsoon
• Green energy target tough, say officials
• Drone to survey Nanmangalam Forest
• After 84 years, cobra lily blooms again
• Revived ICF lake to turn a source of potable water
• Ban on fishing in oil spill-hit districts cut short
• Corpn school children turn into disaster managers

 

April 2017

 

• Study of unusual shield-tailed snakes comes to an end after 31 yrs
• Cooum restoration moving at snail’s pace
• Algal bloom may spare Indian waters
• IISc researchers’ ecofriendly way of recycling e-waste
• Campaign to keep Marina Beach litter free
• Mushrooms can be pollutants too: IIT-M study
• Modify diet to save the planet
• Rail regulator gets green light
• Olive Ridley nesting ends, more eggs laid this season
• HC sends notice to govt on ban on water supply to cola factories
• Corpn’s lack of interest puts litter-free project in limbo
• ‘Stop removal of seemai karuvelam from IIT-M’
• Manapakkam residents dread smoke and soot
• A famous promenade returns to its sandy past
• Three new balsams add to Nilgiris biodiversity colours
• Communities join hands to save waterbodies
• Heat wave set to sweep parts of TN.
• Rare birds spotted at Pulicat, naturalists cheer

March 2017

 

• 2 more tiger reserves soon in Uttarakhand
• Lessons from Chetpet lake
• Rare ducks comb city marshes in extended stay
• Why green fad of nativists is bogus and unscientific
• India hosts world’s oldest algae fossil
• IAEA satisfied with safety of kudankulam reactors
• Forest dept plans to revive the green canopy TN lost to Vardhah
• Kodaikanal Wildlife sanctuary’s living centenarians
• Left out of the arribada
• Recycling is new mantra to Beat Shortage of water
• Customs officials hold beach minerals at port
• Environment Ministry official to chair animal welfare board

February 2017

 

• 52 km of coastline affected due to oil spill:INCOIS
• Fighting plastic pollution with bags made of cassava
• Rare winged visitor sighted in Chennai
• Anna univ devises green technology to slash energy use
• Tamil Nadu, a hotbed of peacock plume business
• State govt to start drive to clean up water bodies
• Rare butterfly varities spotted in Srivilliputhur sanctuary 

January 2017

• Striped hyenas bred at Visakhapatnam zoo 
• Govt., to allow wild boar culling in Tamil Nadu GIS survey spots trees hit by Vardaha Adyar, Besant Nagar Sembakkam lake, a de facto dumping ground, to be rescued. 
• After its worst-ever show in 140 years, NE monsoon withdraws 
• Over 5,500 indigenous trees saplings to be planted along East Coast Road NGO in Chennai to aid of Vardah hit Pulicat fisherfolk  
• Bhogi day pollution dipping every year Garbage vanishes where rich live, piles up in fishing hamlets 
• A collective effort towards sustainable green cover Annual waterfowl census begins in Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu receives most bids for wind energy projects 
• Bhavani river water unfit for consumption Volunteers plant trees saplings near Royapuram railway station  
• Elusive Kodagu tiger found dead Sovereignt over S. China Sea islands is irrefutable: Beijing  
• Music to the ears: New species of songbird found  
• 200 year old banyan tree gets new lease of life Volunteers work to restore green cover at Nanmangalam Reserve Forest 
• Oil spill in Chennai dooms turtles Ship collision spills 1 tonne oil, turns up dead turtles & fish  
• Oil spill spreads, contaminatesMarina sands too

 

December 2016

 

• Tamirabaranai: State’s only perennial river will also be its 1^st 
• navigable one Cyclone Nada turns a damp squib 
• Government hikes compensation for loss caused by wild animals 
• Kannur to observe ‘plastic hartal’ 
• Environment Ministry postpones forest policy indefinitely 
• Plans for city’s greenscape parked on the back burner Corps at risk as small animals get poached Scientists give new lease of life to endangered fish species 
• TN's tryst with imported coal ends on happy note 
• State gears up to face cyclone vardah It is time to leave the history of coal behind 
• TN grapples with cyclone havoc 
• 1 lakh trees uprooted by cyclone 
• Green light for TANGEDCO to procure power for summer 47 of 68 species in India under threat, finds study  
• IIT Madras group develops alternative system for communication during disasters Burning of trees sinks city’s air quality 
•  Drought drags wildlife to manmade tanks
•  Remove Invasive tree species in 13 hc. 
• Newly discovered fish named after Obama
• Sandynallah reservoir should be reopened  
• Speeding train kills tiger in MP: toll 33

 

November 2016

 

•  Continuous monitoring of pollution needed: Experts 
• 300 million children breathe toxic air Manali sets trends as corpn makes wealth of waste by composting
• Pollution cloud hangs over northern after Deepavali Delhi air quality turns ‘hazardous’ 
• Vandalur Zoo looks to cover new ground 
• At CoP 22, India will highlight climate impact on Himalayas Ban order to save Olive Ridleys irks fishermen 
• Mudumalai redraws eco-tourism map 
• Blackbuck seen in three new places in Kanchi division 
• Drainage woes swamp Kolathur 
• Sweage treatment set to get an upgrade 
• Among 11 metros, Chennai most exposed to climate hazards: Study 
• Tiger Scare unearths rich ecosystem in Ennore HC bans polythene products in Courtallam, Ayeriperi 
• Loyola College goes green by using treated waste water 
• Monsoon yet to come, but early birds make a splash 
• Breaking the sand barrier to the beach 

October 2014:

 

• Flood-mitigation work not up to mark: Expert
• Elephants break electric fence to get to garbage dump
• India joins Paris Climate Change Agreement, submits 
• New species of Pika discovered
• India to push for funds at climate talks
• Birds flock Karaivetti before monsoon
• India becomes 62nd country to ratify Paris climate accord
• NGO promoting clean energy bags UN climate solutions award
• Ecological decline hits earnings
• 750 kg sea cucumbers seized
• A confluence of conservation ideas at Chennai Water Forum
• 3 years to go for Adyar to turn pristine 
• India objects to emission cap for airlines
• Spotlight on linking 145 lakes with stormwater drains
• Untreated sewage takes a toll on Puzhuthivakkam lake
• Dumping of construction debris clogs waterways
• Road dividing lake cuts off natural flood mechanism
• India to ban release of potent greenhouse gas 
• 'Satellites to check illegal mining'
• Korattur's concern: Sewage overflow
• Green panel reserves order on CRZ nod for Kudankulam units
• Water scarcity drives animals out of Sathyamangalam forest
• Little progress on wildlife institute
• Rules for Rs. 40,000 cr. forest fund to be ready in a month
• 'Shifting of neutrino project will be a huge loss to TN
• Wetland area down in city: CJ 
• Humans and global warming to blame for sharp rise in shark attacks
• Small units sitting ducks for disaster
• India in danger of losing half of its wildlife

 

September 2016

• US China ratify paris climate pact
• 166 lives lost in 3 years due to wild animal attacks
• NGT clears road widening in Megamalai with 13 riders
• Conversion ban covers wetlands too: High court
• 1.4m lives lost in India due to air pollution in 13 study
• Waste management begins at home
• Encroachments on Pallikaranai marsh must be removed.
• Residents for River Regulation Zone
• Buckingham canal clean up pace irks NGT
• India wastes 15-20% of its renewable energy
• Adyar takes in Metrowater sewage
• Tribal anti-poaching watchers yet to get due
• Caught between a lake and a marsh
• Cleanliness drive launched at Marina
• Airborne mapping can held in flood mitigation
• Centre sends BS-V auto emission norms for a six
• Will the Paris Pact succeed like the Montreal Protocol

AUGUST 2016  

 

• Adyar Creek gets green cover in second phase of restoration
• 13 cameras along rail tracks to help track jumbos
• Chennai lends a helping hand to Assam rhinos
• To curb menace, Uttarakhand puts its monkeys on the pill 
• 369 crematoria to be modernized across five states 
• Tambaram to get four new parks under AMRUT scheme
• 'Spectre of floods looms large' 
• Jayalalithaa announces e-procurement of paddy
• Soon, Tamil Nadu paddy farmers can sell their produce online 
• Illegal bird trade threatens Indonesian species
• 338 kg of sea cucumbers seized in Ramnad district
• Neutrino project stuck as PCB sits on it for year
• Repowering policy could boost wind energy capacity 
• New plans instead of new pills for better health
• Lessons From Chetpet: How To Save Lakes
• Time for a National Water Commission
• Wind energy generation reaches record high
• 21 Chennai hospitals in the dock for violating waste disposal rules
• New evidence for northern movement of eastern 
• Three strains of fungi to help recycle rechargeable batteries
• Death of a 'wild' tigress
• Solar-powered aquarium, virtual reality centre at Chetpet lake
• Activists, former officers welcome NGT's order on PCB
• Adambakkam lake restoration yet to begin 
• Beach sand mining is on, says baron's brother
• Amma Environment Park to be set up in Chennai

July 2016

 

• 11% monsoon deficit in June, shortfall to be made up
• India's thriving biodiversity: 445 new species added in 2015
• Buckingham Canal navigation plan suffers another setback
• Ayanavaram temple tank a picture of neglect 
• Remote Pacific nation threatened by rising seas
• NGT grants interim stay against building bridge
• An unusual feeding spot for waterbirds
• Peaking decibels at highrises
• Shrinking hole in the ozone layer shows what collective action
• Easy money lures youth to illegal wildlife trade 
• Tamil Nadu yet to take stock of its natural resources in forests 
• Chennai's sister city in China has tips on solid waste 
• Pilgrim path widening puts sacred spot in peril
• Almost 30 per cent of our land undergoing degradation
• TNAU college raises 'kal vazhai' farm for treatment of wastewater 
• Scientists devise eco-friendly way to treat sugar mill wastes 
• Metals from cigarette butts contaminate marine environment 
• Premature deaths will rise minus air quality norms: IEA 
• State to rope in local community for irrigation management
• Cotton production estimates revised downwards by 4% 
• Many don't have power in 'power-surplus India'
• Tea Park at Mettupalayam to have good storage facilities
• NGT stays LPG terminal construction at Kochi
• Rare genetic diseases diagnosed in A.P. hospital
• More water released from KRS to Tamil Nadu -
• Amnesty International flags issues of human rights violations in India's
• TN gets Rs. 670 cr. ADB loan to fight climate change in delta 
• Rare 'Marbled Map' butterfly sighted in Eastern Ghats
• Three Indian sites make it to UNESCO's World Heritage List 
• 'Air pollution may cause pre-term or still births' 
• Genetic secrets of 88 bony fishes revealed - The Hindu
• Scientists work toward storing digital information in DNA 
• City's major waterways to be desilted ahead of monsoon
• Centre sticks to GAIL pipeline plan
• Feather in the cap: India home to 12% of world's bird species
• Offers galore to rejuvenate waterbodies
• 4,000 families still reside in TN tiger reserves

 June 2016

 

• Zero waste plan may fail without source segregation
• First time in 100k yrs, Arctic may be free of sea ice
• Heartening news from Adyar Eco Park
• Climate, energy top Modi’s agenda during U.S. visit
• In the past decade, 111 new protected biodiversity areas have come up in India
• Life expectancy drops 6 yrs in Delhi due to pollution:Study
• Cyclonic rains, soil salinity hit agriculture in Cauvery delta
• In conservation bid, TN forms a wetland authority
• Environment day celebrated
• City parks to have more trees, thematic greens. less of lawns
• To combat warming, Co2 is turned into stone
• Nurture waterbodies, keep floods at bay this monsoon
• Ahoy There’s a sea of nutrition down under
• Chlorinated plastic in hospitals may go
• Discovered: Konkan frog species’ touchless sex, reproductive behavior
• Climate change’s first casualty: Oz rodent goes extinct
• El Nino may boost CO2 levels to record high this yr
• How rivers flowing into sea bring rain inland
• Water level in reservoirs dip as monsoon remains sluggish
• Hitches in disposal leads to trash accumulation in Sembakkam
• Residents come together to clean up Sembakkam lake
• Students wield broom for a cleaner Mylapore
• Joining hands for a sparkling beach
• Coastal zone report relaxes curbs on constructions
• Environment Ministry revokes draft forest policy
• Report: In India, 16m premature deaths /year tied to air pollution
• Key study links air pollution to over six million deaths
• Hunting a major threat to survival of wildlife in Southeast  Asia, says study
• Int’l cooperation necessary to thwart poaching say experts
• Birds songs drown in city din

May 2016

 

• HC rules silver oaks can’t be felled
• Number of forest fires in Uttarakhand coming down
• “Zero-Energy” buildings soon?
• Western Ghats threat: Report
• Cooum revival plan mired in Sewage
• TN Forest Dept on High alert to prevent fires
• Coral bleaching has gone up by 25%in less than two months
• Railways, Forest Department to join hands for green mission
• Overflowing garbage mars Ooty’s beauty
• 40 million Indians at risk from rising sea levels: UN report
• Over 25% of all fish contain plastic
• Climate feedback website lets scientists correct media errors
• Illegal disposal of solid waste in Cooum on the increase
• Why sea ice cover around Antarctica is rising
• Of birds, beasts and conservation 
• Out goes the plastic
• Gudalur turns Mt Garbage poses huge threat to wildlife
• Waste to energy drive gets a boost
• On 2^nd anniv, monsoon forecast adds to govt. cheer
• Red tape cut for sewage treatment
• Rare seabirds flies into camera view
• Thermal stress impacts corals in Indian waters

April 2016

 

• Railways, Forest Department to join hands for green mission
• Number of forest fires in Uttarkhand coming down
• 101 species of spiders found in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
• TN Forest Dept on high alert to prevent fires
• Western Ghats under threat: Report
• Marsh Sadpiper sighted 10 yeasr after it was tagged
• Godavari ghat dries up after 139 yrs
• Helping animals keep cool
• Coral bleaching has gone up by 25 % in less than two months.
• Carcinogens in Ennore 3 times prescribed levels

March 2016

 

• Government gets mobile air quality monitoring unit to tackle pollution
• In search of the Olive Ridley
• Warming early, Srinagar’s tulips rush into bloom
• Hopes on habitat revive as vultures feed at restaurant
• Will issue advisory against use of plastic by parties, EC assures court
• A tone of waste a month collected from tiger reserve
• How green is my Kalakshetra
• Cooling the earth down
• Finally, a bacterium that degrades polluting plastics identified
• Panther’s return road ahead for forestry
• Unesco updates protected biosphere reserves list
• Chetpet eco-park recycles 50K litres of water every day
• Agasthiarmalai gets due honor from UNESCO
• Buoys To Better Predict Weather Patterns in TN
• Govt tightens e-waste rules, offers sops to consumes
• Tigers an easy kill for trigger – happy TN
• Climate change and global warming cannot ignored
• Sand eating tadpoles found in Western Ghats  

 

February 2016

 

• NASA's airborne survey of coral reefs
• Leapfrogging to new areas
• Drug ban gives vultures wings: Ups diversity, numbers
• Drainage system ready in Avadi
• South Buckingham canal polluted
• A new resilience map in the making
• SC clears GAIL project
• Plastic waste dumped inside forests by tourists kills animals
• If back on track, GAIL pipeline holds multiple options
• Coral reefs may die en masse as El Nino hots up
• Moovarasanpettai vies to be merged with Chennai
• TN moves SC, seeks GAIL order review 
• Global warming likely to extend for next 10,000 years
• December rains replenish Vedanthangal sanctuary
• HC asks Centre to review ban on sea cucumber trade
• Green min to cut clearance red tape
• Karnataka home to 406 tigers
• Lake encroachments inspected
• Making cities clean and sustainable
• GM-free corn imports, a tough ask
• Unavailability of land may hinder free water scheme
• Clarity on solar plant installation sought
• Post rains, farming makes a comeback
• Pedalling from Salem to Chennai for a Cause
• Belgium keen to join 'Clean Ganga' drive
• On saving city's waterbodies
• Govt mulls bill to maintain, rehabilitate dams in country
• Hottest January smashes global temperature record
• IITians offer biodegradable alternative to plastic sachets
• 31 species of birds spotted at Otteri Lake 
• Endangered snow leopard spotted in north Sikkim
• February getting warmer in Chennai
• An ongoing struggle with untreated sewage
• Lake ruined by waste, sewageand grease
• Where contamination runs deep 

January 2016

 

• freak heatwave may unfreez northpole times of india
• strom water drain work to begin
• 400 kw bio-CNG plant outside city uses food waste
• Perungudi lake gets a second life
• annual solar power capacity to quadruple next fiscal year: Goyal
• sriperumbudur shows the way
• forest cover in TN: Two green thumbs up
• Eco-park at chetpet lake nears completion
• Indian climate models to aid future IPCC reports
• Snowflake coral, a serious threat to biodiversity
• Sabarimala to be plastic-free from February
• Chennai prepares to welcome the Olive Ridleys
• Dumping mud in portion of Buckingham Canal opposed
• Is govt. not a polluter, asks SC
• India to implement BS-VI emission norms from April 2020
• City's waste unused, corpn imports plastic to lay roads
• Here's another garbage plan for city
• Water bird count starts, focus to be
• Where has the 'green' gone?
• No more 'droughts' in India, says India Meteorological
• 81 whales washed ashore in Thoothukudi
• Quakes could be trigger for disorientation in whales
• 'Ready for next great game: Mining minerals from seas
• Agri expert: Test GM crops at univ farms for fair verdict
• Whales fatally disoriented by sound, magnetism?
• From Lucknow to Leh, it's 'springtime' before winter 
• Air cleaner this Bhogi, North Chennai still polluted
• Smog fills the air, pollution levels up
• Does Chennai need a fifth outlet to drain water?
• Slums in Chennai increase by 50% in a single decade
• Flex fuel policy of government to curb pollution worry
• Pongal waste on beaches down
• Marina Loop Road re-laying begins
• Real danger to tigers not from road traffic, but poachers: SC
• Restored Chetpet Lake ready to open in March
• Can eco-tourism save Villivakkam lake?
• 'Follow biomedical waste rules'
• Undersea cable project reaches Chennai
• Chennai off gas grid, clean fuel yet to drive change
• `Carbon intensity reduced by 12% in 5 yrs'
• Sundarbans buzzes with discovery of solitary bee
• An issue smoulders on, unattended
• Bio-gas plant, a must for hotels
• Now, winter in Chennai is warmer too
• Overflowing sewage poses a health hazard in Perumbakkam
• 'Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats yet to be demarcated
• Farmers fire fence to ward off elephants
• Rs. 173-cr. desalination plant just for T. Nagar
• 12 tigers spotted in camera trap at KMTR

December 2015:

 

• India will fulfill commitments on climate change says Modi
• call for Pact on emission cuts
• Pilling on the Agony for Chennai
• India racing ahead of China in Pollution
• Wild Life census begins in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
• A Climate More congenial to India
• Railways burns garbage swept out of trains, adds to pollution
• Flood trash could hamper Turtle Nesting
• water levels in Lakes poor
• Move to declare 837357 acres as reserve forest challenged
• Role of Tropical forests in Global warming
• CAUGHT IN A TIME WARP: Hunters a threat to wildlife
• Tribunal tells MFL to suspend commercial production
• Green bid: Govt issues strict norms for thermal plants
• Ensure wetlands are not reclassified: HC
• Pollution making bacteria antibiotic resistant?
• Green norms may sound death knell for domestic textile industry
• Old thermal plants add to pollution
• Forest Department tries out elephant repellent
• Seagrass recharges 360sqkm of marine bed across country
• 15 dead Olive Ridleys on city beaches worry conservationists
• Dry Pallikaranai marsh after rain a warning, say naturalists
• Botanic garden gets mobile app
• Government's clean fuel drive on reverse gear

November 2015

 

• No garbage dumping near lake says green tribunal
• IISC cleaning rivers using a nano composite
• Broken palmyras a cause for concern
• TNPCB bans for Noisy crackers
• city labs ROV studies climate change in Antarctic
• TN shows way for AP, Odisha, Bengal Rejuvenating Mangroves that protect against calamities
• Statoistics generating carbon
• In this village they forego the fun of fireworks to protect migratory birds
• The aliens that came and conquered
• Climate change to push 100m into poverty by 2030
• post 2020 climate fund key to paris talks success: javadekar
• After fireworks, city wakes up to tonnes of garbage
• Trees must suit the environment
• Between climate change and a hard place
• ZSI unravels 778 new fauna species
• Mercury levels elevated near HUL factory
• A cleanup act with a short sweep
• Indo-Israel methods of growing vegetables increase yield manifold
• Elephant poachers active in TN Forests again
• Indias carbon caution in paris
• Good monsoon a result of not just EL Nino
• New species of tree frog discovered
• India and Singapore entered into a strategic tie-up
• Hindu declaration on climate adopted
• India to press for equity  at climate talks despite pressure           
• What I expect from paris
• Fortifying rubber wood naturally
• Wildlife conservation society favors fresh approach to relocation of leopards
• NHAI to state: Cooum not flooded
• Kerala scientists develop saltwater-tolerant paddy
• Danger for wildlife as traps are sold in open
• Nature cleans the cooum now can we keep in sparkling
• TNPCB to add 25 air quality monitoring stations
• Why India must up the stake in  Paris
• India  in partner in climate change fight : US
• In Paris, India is to Fight for climate change justice too

 

October 2015

• HC seeks plan to save Shola forests
• India’s green vow revolves around the sun
• Nilgiri Tahr population over 3,000: WWF -India 
• Local bodies lead waste to energy drive
• TN to get India’s 1^st offshore windmills
• Unbundling the coal climate equation
• 40k homes show way to clean city
• Court wants plastic bag norms to be implemented
• These migrants need attention, too
• Ocean heatwave could kill 5% of world’s corals
• Point Calimere sanctuary sees early arrival of birds this season
• Shrimp farms kept away, Indian mangroves grow
• Effluent treatment plant to be set up near silk park: TNPCB
• Perungudi Lake to get a facelift
• Environment expert says Cooum will be restored ecologically
• Coimbatore sees a drop in Rare avian visitors
• Children pitch into clean up Thiruvanmiyur beach
• In non-metro cities, 60% houses empty waste into open drains
• Ahead of Paris Summit, Climate express launched
• Environmental remediation aligned to Tamil Nadu Vision 2023
• Exhibition focuses on Sustaining Environment 
• Tamirabarani Teaches: Saving tiger is saving river
• Four New crab species found in Kerala
• 38 Species of butterflies keep Trichy forests aflutter
• Destruction of Nature’s Bounty
• A model to conserve indigenous paddy varieties
• Tannery waste paves way for environment friendly roads
• TN to consider weeding out Karuvelam trees
• World Bank gives Rs.14.8cr to revive biosphere reserve
• The toxic blend that pollutes Delhi 

September 2015 

 

• Plan to relocate humans
• Isle of calm ideas, city’s green heart  
• HC steps in to save Pallikaranai marsh
• Studies dive into Goa’s very own coral reefs
• Missing trees on the coastline
• Time Running out to Halt The March of Global Warming
• Green Signal for illegal buildings near forests
• Ground water along ECR is turning saline : study
• HC seeks more info from govt. on Pallikaranai marsh
• Illegal resort mars Tiger Reserve
• Reservoirs get makeover ahead of monsoon
• Marina to get state of the art aquarium
• Migratory Birds sitting ducks fir poaches
• Rs.2,000 crore scheme to clean cooum
• Plastic chokes city shorelines 
• Studying raptors in our backyard
• Preparing for the climate exiles
• Revival of the Creek That Began in 2008 May be completed by

March 2016

 

•  Warm Waters bleach coral reefs in south
• These Trees stand testimony to Chennai’s green cover
• Rare Indian Purple Frog in a Soup
• Micro canals prove a major hassle for residents
• TN a safe haven for winged delights
• Tales from the Adyar Estuary 

 

August 2015

 

• Fighting over the Western Ghats
• Rivers no more, only sewerways
• Science, Life-Affirming: yet Adyar means clogged
• Obama takes ‘biggest step’ to tackle climate change
• ‘States views will be key on demarcating eco-zones’
• Top priority to restoration of Shola forests: High Court
• Veda students clean street, shock corpn
• City fails cleanliness tests, ranks 61
• Trichy makes a clean sweep
• Urban local bodies step up checks against plastic use
• Special legislation sought to save Western Ghats in State
• TNPCB to conduct in-depth study at Unilever factory
• Unilever submits report on Kodai site clean-up
• Kodaikanal won’t back down; prepares for next round of battle
• Hungry for Millets
• Ban plastic bags, pressure horns in Ooty: Parl panel
• Govt. hopes to add 22, 440 MW power in the next eight years
• Climate change: Crisis is here & now
• Bacteria that can help degrade plastic isolated
• Winged visitors arrive early at Erode bird sanctuary
• India could lead on Climate Change
• Suburb shows way to hygiene, Tackles its own waste
• Lowdown on Mining
• Under Threat: Plants that heal
• Golden Handshake for families
• Municipal officials seize plastic bags from shops
• Activists oppose clear cutting of exotic species
• Useful guest turns harmful pest
• A shot in the arm of vulture conservation
• Herculean task begins

 

July 2015

 

• Green Climate Fund to become operational soon
• Funds for clean up sink in Adambakkam Lake
• Rare palm tree found in Tindivanam temple
• Corporation junks waste-sorting plan
• From famine relief to being lifeline of Madras
• Govt to reduce 6,000 sqkm from western Ghat's 'no go zone'
• Govt sanctions Rs.20cr to save five endangered animals
• Now, grow fodder with little water and no soil
• The Garbage Trap
•  Dugongs on brick of extinction, poaching continues in India
•  Killer seaweed invades coral-rich Mannar region
• SO2, CO prominent pollutants in Chennai
• Why temple fests in forests need regulation
• Cooum to get a Rs.41-crore makeover
• Climate Records 2014
• Gujarat reefs get a helping hand from Mannar
• Coimbatore to host India's first museum for insects
• New waste rules puts onus on citizens, firms
• No New Dam, says Forest Ministry 
• Sparkling prospects
• Climate, IS top list of global worries
• Elevated road to have arm linking Chetpet eco-park 

June 2015

 

• Plastic bags removed from forest areas in Ooty
• Keeping it green and clean
• Rain forecast a gamble on monsoon
• 13,000 birds visited sanctuaries in Ramnad
• Unesco may recognise Kerala biosphere reserve
• Wanted:Wetland studies to preserve perennial rivers
• Chennaiites do their bit for a clean, green environment 
• City's Day out amid tides and trash
• G7 warns Russia of more curbsm vow climate action
• TN's High Grasslands: Key to water security
• Exotic Weeds a threat to ecology in Nilgiris
• India richer by 349 new species
• Green Chennai is it a Possibility 
• How clean is my city
• Govt., to revive water bodies to quench thirsty Chennai
• Will India phase out fossil fuels as pledged by G7 nations?
• New sand Mining policy soon: Centre
• Organic farming: Time TNdug deep
• India: Ocean warming weakens monsoon
• Nasa sounds red alert on dipping groundwater
• Thermal plants Emission Norms a Blow to TANGEDCO
• Groundwater level up but no proper tapping yet
• Evaluating 50 lakh tonnes of garbage 
• 80% of India's surface water is polluted, points out report

 

May 2015

 

• The bare truth of Chennai's Tree Cencus 
• Parliamentary panel criticises green budget cuts
• Chennai Roads Gasp for Air
• A new concept called ecological engineering to reduce pests
• Chennai, ten other cities to get air quality bulletin
• Artificial coral reef structures net big fish along TN Coast
• Water in the light of Climate Change
• India, a victim of e-waste crime
• These uninvited guests are formidable foes
• Disaster management plan for city to be ready soon

 

April  2015

 

• US, Russia announce GHG emission cuts
• The Wild World
• As bustling city adds vehicles ears are shot  to shreds
• Govt. moves to clear the air
• Change your lifestyles and save the environment, advises modi
• Green Trends
• Hanging by a ‘slender’ thread
• Rivers to the rescue
• Emissions from biomass burning cross the Himalayas
• Smart technologies for water management in crops
• Enriching an ecosystem
• New species of gecko found
• Want to work with India on climate change : US envoy
• India has 988 species on IUCN ‘Red List’
• Oussudu lake, a fully protected wetland now
• Growing threat to Great Indian Hornbills
• ‘Climate Change is the most important story of our lives’
• Scientists find 13 exotic freshwater species in Tamil Nadu
• Climate Change not only policy issue – but climate confusers losing ground completely
• Conserve water
• TN on protecting Western Ghats ‘ We will do it our way’
• Plastic roads: a missed chance?

March 2015

 

• Climate Change helped trigger Syrian uprising
• Tiger Land
• Dumping of plastic waste may attract Rs.25,000 fine
• Pollution control : China sends mixed signals
• State gets 15^th wildlife sanctuary in Tirunelveli
• Wetlands of Madhavaram
• Sindhudrug comes alive with a ‘pristine’ coral collection
• Head east to catch sight of Endangered Birds
• New butterfly species spotted in West Bengal
• Pilgrims’ progress, a big blow to conservation
• IISC: Chennai highest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases
• On World Forest Day, a reason to cheer
• Poor home design, rising power usage broaden carbon footprint
• TN develops portal on Climate Change
• Study sounds SOS on river pollution
• Volunteers pick up over 400 kg of plastic waste choking Velliangiri hills in six days

February 2015

 

• Beneficial algal species discovered
• "Pallikaranai marshland losing life
• It was sewage that killed the fish
• Will terminate Climate Change
• Eco-balancing industrial park for Tuticorin
• 8m tonnes of plastic waste dumped in oceans in 2010
• Downswing in Pichavaram bird population: study
• After China, India's air quality on US check list
• Corpn diverts food waste from dumps plans biogas plants to light up streets
• The roar is real: Experts back tiger census results
• Simple methods to preserve biodiversity
• Biogas from Koyambedu market to fuel households
• Biogas plants show way in waste management
• State’s climate action plans to be approved soon
• Flow of septage into Cooum to be prevented
• Seed bank to revive dying med plants
• From Dump Yard to Anglers’ Hub
• ‘Modi govt. shifted gears on Climate Change’
• City south faces water crisis: Study
• Bio-methanation plant to come up at Athipet yard

January 2015

 

• Forest Rights Act not delaying projects: official
• Municipality commits to ending garbage dumping
• Big role of small national park in saving threatened
• Canal stretch turns dumping ground
• This Pongal, beach to be no plastic zone
• Foresters step up chop down of invasive plant types in Tamil Nadu
• Why we must leave fossil fuels untouched
• Where's all the garbage gone?
• A slightly less polluted Bhogi this year
• 3 days, 50 tonnes: Marina strewn with Pongal waste
• Carbon tax to meet climate concerns
• Plan to divert sewage from cooum
• Concern over, compromise on nature
• Nature Trails

  January 2014

 

• City's per capita waste at 0.7 kg highest in country
• Global temp to rise 4 degree by 2100
• Save the forests
• IN Joint Initiative Govt., NGO Plan to Relocate polluted dumping ground to save Marshland and turn it into a Wildlife Park
• 300 schools get access to green centre
• Soon, green belt along Chennai Bypass
• Warming can't be averted artificially
• Towards smoke - free Bhogi
• Into the wild: Two new species of spider discovered MCC campus
• Fewer Bonfires keep skies clear on bhogi
• Massive investments, emission cuts needed: U.N. Climate Science Panel.

February 2014

 

• U.S. spied on 2009 Climate summit
• Coloured bins on beaches to promote source segregation
• Sewage plant at Perungudi to get another unit
• Bird count goes up 5,000; rare species spotted in south districts
• Keeping an eye out for winged visitors
• More birds visit Pulicat lake this season
• Rare sightings liven up bird count
• Trichy college researchers develop organic biomixture
• CRZ Clearance for Adyar creek eco-restoration
• 464 turtles washed ashore in two days
• Climate Change linked to Indus civilisation decline 

March 2014

 

• Largest number of bird species in India
• Vehicle emission norms thrown to the winds
• Corpn plans to liven up three city beaches with recreational zone
• How to benefit from waste-water
• Activists cry foul centre's Pulicat proposal
• Global warming may trigger civil war : IPCC report
• Start Conserving it, Now!
• Seven million deaths caused by air pollution in 2012: WHO
• Air Pollution biggest health risk, says WHO
• IPCC report to warn of warming havoc in Asia 

April 2014

 

• 'South Asia need to fight climate change'
• Chennai Runs on Reserve As Water Crisis Looms
• Demand for canned water grows
• As rains fail, water scarcity looms large
• UN panel brings out alarming report, calls for urgent anti-warming efforts
• Most climate model show EL Nino's return, says U.N. body
• Metrowater pumps to conserve
• Menu cards for vultures, clean environment on the table
• 'All aspects considered before eco clearance for Vizhinjam'

May 2014

 

• City's largest sewage treatment plant to come up in Koyambedu
• With years of deficit rains, groundwater dips
• TNPCB cracks down on abattoir sewage
• Only 12 per cent of city-dwellers breathe safe air : WHO
• 14 new 'dancing frog' species found in Western Ghats
• EI Nino odds may rise to 80%by winter: US experts
• State prepares plan to eliminate "aliens" from rainforests
• Climate Change : We have no solution
• Antarctic ice melt unstoppable, sea level to rise by 1m
• Climate Change a growing security threat : Study
• State tops tiger death this year
• Hotel waste to feed biogas plant
• Cracker units threaten squirrel sanctuary
• Algae biofuel may solve energy crisis
• Welcoming the newly discovered

 June 2014

 

• 8,000 volunteers, 20 km of beach: epic clean up on June
• Lets keep the sea level
• High awareness offers a way out as Delhi faces rising heat and pollution
• Chennai joins green bandwagon
• 300 new species found in Greater Mekong
• Monsoon to swell south rivers, improve state's water situation
• Law on Climate change need of hour summit
• Danger to Urban Jungle
• Shoreline reclamation gets a fillip
• Cleaning the Ganga, step by step
• City set to catch every drop rain: study
• Expand Meghamalai wildlife sanctuary :SACON
• Why many med plants may be fad out
• Decision on conservation of Western Ghats after talks iwith States : Javadejar
• State can, gain 100 tmcft from rainwater harvesting : expert 
• Forest clearance to go online from July 1, says MoEF
• Himachal park is now a World Heritage Site

July 2014

 

• Rivers can breathe easy
• Nasa gets new eye in sky to track carbon pollution
• Plastic waste costs $13 billion worth of damages a year to marine ecosystem
• Forest cover has increased despite some setbacks
• Strategy migration in a changing climate
• Endangered species 
• India's green area grows 5871 sq km in two years
• India logged 248 new species in 2013
• Some shark species may adopt to climate change study
• 3 deficit years and an impending drought
• Kallanai as agricultural heritage site likely soon

August 2014

 

• Tree truths: Dense forests mowed down and new, sparse cover can't hold the soil
• As population surges, city's water needs to double in 3 yrs
• Erosion a looming threat over TN Coast
• Power up: Graveyards to get biogas plants
• India stands 11th in energy efficiency
• Researchers un ravel more of Western Ghats diversity
• Ousteri lake, Tirunelveli forests now sanctuaries
• A sandy shield from the sea
• Disappearing flora of chennai
• Waterbodies may turn eco-tourist spots
• State climate action plans lack innovation
• Animals discovered in India
• Adyar Poonga opens after clean-up

September 2014

 

• Plastic waste as industrial fuel: New Plan may hold garbage fix
• Climate change threatens food production
• City's mangroves at risk, say experts
• Vaan Island sinking into oblivion
• Ozone layer showing signs of recovery:U.N
• Creating Climate Change awareness through films
• Beaches shrink as houding, garbage creep up on ocean 
• Nilgiri tahr faces threat in Western Ghats
• Salem mountain that joined India in 1976
• The War on Waste
• Invasive plants threaten wildlife

October 2014

 

• Clean campaign yet to take off in a big way in college
• One lakh govt buildings have no RWH structure
• NGT bans dumping of garbage near Cooum
• The purple moorhens of Pallikaranai marshland
•  Coastal cities need to be climate-proof, says study
•  Villagers give up firecrackers on Diwali for their winged friends
•  Its time to work our clean air action plan
•  As Global warming hits milk output, enter 'desi' cattle
•  Climate change a public health issue
•  Why Western Ghats in Karnataka receive more monsoon rinfall
• 7 new frog species reported from Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
• Butterfly survey in PTR throws many surprises

November 2014

 

• Phase out fossil fuels in power by 2100:IPCC
• PM's climate change council recast
• IPCC dropped graph exposing rich nations
• How to test Water Quality
• World's biggest polluter US pledges $3bn for climate
• CO2 emissions must be nil by 2070 to prevent disaster: U.N
• Lake Revamp cast adrift
• Devil is in the detail for climate change deal

 

December 2014

 

• Lima hunt for balanced clean-air solution
• Five Pillars of strength key to climate deal, says India
• UN report: Climate adaptation cost for developing world ballooning
• Satellites to assess coral reef health
• Nine tiny new frogs add to Western Ghats inventory
• Mountains of plastic afloat in the oceans
• India at Climate meet: Won't allow review of our targets  
• Bangla Oil spill: India on alert
• Finger on Pollution pulse in the push for cleaner air to breathe
• Other than Lima summit, domestic change legislation is advancing rapidly
• CO₂ emissions at record high in 2013
• T.Nagar is a major generator of wastes
• After years, city to get new toilets
• Review of national targets vital for climate action

January 2016

 

• freak heatwave may unfreez northpole times of india
• strom water drain work to begin
• 400 kw bio-CNG plant outside city uses food waste
• Perungudi lake gets a second life
• annual solar power capacity to quadruple next fiscal year: Goyal
• sriperumbudur shows the way
• forest cover in TN: Two green thumbs up
• Eco-park at chetpet lake nears completion
• Indian climate models to aid future IPCC reports
• Snowflake coral, a serious threat to biodiversity
• Sabarimala to be plastic-free from February
• Chennai prepares to welcome the Olive Ridleys
• Dumping mud in portion of Buckingham Canal opposed
• Is govt. not a polluter, asks SC
• India to implement BS-VI emission norms from April 2020
• City's waste unused, corpn imports plastic to lay roads
• Here's another garbage plan for city
• Water bird count starts, focus to be
• Where has the 'green' gone?
• No more 'droughts' in India, says India Meteorological
• 81 whales washed ashore in Thoothukudi
• Quakes could be trigger for disorientation in whales
• 'Ready for next great game: Mining minerals from seas
• Agri expert: Test GM crops at univ farms for fair verdict
• Whales fatally disoriented by sound, magnetism?
• From Lucknow to Leh, it's 'springtime' before winter 
• Air cleaner this Bhogi, North Chennai still polluted
• Smog fills the air, pollution levels up
• Does Chennai need a fifth outlet to drain water?
• Slums in Chennai increase by 50% in a single decade
• Flex fuel policy of government to curb pollution worry
• Pongal waste on beaches down
• Marina Loop Road re-laying begins
• Real danger to tigers not from road traffic, but poachers: SC
• Restored Chetpet Lake ready to open in March
• Can eco-tourism save Villivakkam lake?
• 'Follow biomedical waste rules'
• Undersea cable project reaches Chennai
• Chennai off gas grid, clean fuel yet to drive change
• `Carbon intensity reduced by 12% in 5 yrs'
• Sundarbans buzzes with discovery of solitary bee
• An issue smoulders on, unattended
• Bio-gas plant, a must for hotels
• Now, winter in Chennai is warmer too
• Overflowing sewage poses a health hazard in Perumbakkam
• 'Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats yet to be demarcated
• Farmers fire fence to ward off elephants
• Rs. 173-cr. desalination plant just for T. Nagar
• 12 tigers spotted in camera trap at KMTR

December 2015:

 

• India will fulfill commitments on climate change says Modi
• call for Pact on emission cuts
• Pilling on the Agony for Chennai
• India racing ahead of China in Pollution
• Wild Life census begins in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
• A Climate More congenial to India
• Railways burns garbage swept out of trains, adds to pollution
• Flood trash could hamper Turtle Nesting
• water levels in Lakes poor
• Move to declare 837357 acres as reserve forest challenged
• Role of Tropical forests in Global warming
• CAUGHT IN A TIME WARP: Hunters a threat to wildlife
• Tribunal tells MFL to suspend commercial production
• Green bid: Govt issues strict norms for thermal plants
• Ensure wetlands are not reclassified: HC
• Pollution making bacteria antibiotic resistant?
• Green norms may sound death knell for domestic textile industry
• Old thermal plants add to pollution
• Forest Department tries out elephant repellent
• Seagrass recharges 360sqkm of marine bed across country
• 15 dead Olive Ridleys on city beaches worry conservationists
• Dry Pallikaranai marsh after rain a warning, say naturalists
• Botanic garden gets mobile app
• Government's clean fuel drive on reverse gear

November 2015

 

• No garbage dumping near lake says green tribunal
• IISC cleaning rivers using a nano composite
• Broken palmyras a cause for concern
• TNPCB bans for Noisy crackers
• city labs ROV studies climate change in Antarctic
• TN shows way for AP, Odisha, Bengal Rejuvenating Mangroves that protect against calamities
• Statoistics generating carbon
• In this village they forego the fun of fireworks to protect migratory birds
• The aliens that came and conquered
• Climate change to push 100m into poverty by 2030
• post 2020 climate fund key to paris talks success: javadekar
• After fireworks, city wakes up to tonnes of garbage
• Trees must suit the environment
• Between climate change and a hard place
• ZSI unravels 778 new fauna species
• Mercury levels elevated near HUL factory
• A cleanup act with a short sweep
• Indo-Israel methods of growing vegetables increase yield manifold
• Elephant poachers active in TN Forests again
• Indias carbon caution in paris
• Good monsoon a result of not just EL Nino
• New species of tree frog discovered
• India and Singapore entered into a strategic tie-up
• Hindu declaration on climate adopted
• India to press for equity  at climate talks despite pressure           
• What I expect from paris
• Fortifying rubber wood naturally
• Wildlife conservation society favors fresh approach to relocation of leopards
• NHAI to state: Cooum not flooded
• Kerala scientists develop saltwater-tolerant paddy
• Danger for wildlife as traps are sold in open
• Nature cleans the cooum now can we keep in sparkling
• TNPCB to add 25 air quality monitoring stations
• Why India must up the stake in  Paris
• India  in partner in climate change fight : US
• In Paris, India is to Fight for climate change justice too
• October 2015

HC seeks plan to save Shola forests

 

• India’s green vow revolves around the sun 
• Nilgiri Tahr population over 3,000: WWF -India 
• Local bodies lead waste to energy drive
• TN to get India’s 1^st offshore windmills
• Unbundling the coal climate equation
• 40k homes show way to clean city
• Court wants plastic bag norms to be implemented
• These migrants need attention, too
• Ocean heatwave could kill 5% of world’s corals
• Point Calimere sanctuary sees early arrival of birds this season
• Shrimp farms kept away, Indian mangroves grow 
• Effluent treatment plant to be set up near silk park: TNPCB
• Perungudi Lake to get a facelift
• Environment expert says Cooum will be restored ecologically
• Coimbatore sees a drop in Rare avian visitors
• Children pitch into clean up Thiruvanmiyur beach
• In non-metro cities, 60% houses empty waste into open drains
• Ahead of Paris Summit, Climate express launched 
• Environmental remediation aligned to Tamil Nadu Vision 2023 
• Exhibition focuses on Sustaining Environment
• Tamirabarani Teaches: Saving tiger is saving river 
• Four New crab species found in Kerala
• 38 Species of butterflies keep Trichy forests aflutter
• Destruction of Nature’s Bounty
• A model to conserve indigenous paddy varieties
• Tannery waste paves way for environment friendly roads
• TN to consider weeding out Karuvelam trees
• World Bank gives Rs.14.8cr to revive biosphere reserve
• The toxic blend that pollutes Delhi 

 

September 2015

 

• Plan to relocate humans
• Isle of calm ideas, city’s green heart  
• HC steps in to save Pallikaranai marsh
• Studies dive into Goa’s very own coral reefs
• Missing trees on the coastline
• Time Running out to Halt The March of Global Warmin 
• Green Signal for illegal buildings near forests
• Ground water along ECR is turning saline : study
• HC seeks more info from govt. on Pallikaranai marsh
• Illegal resort mars Tiger Reserve
• Reservoirs get makeover ahead of monsoon
• Marina to get state of the art aquarium
• Migratory Birds sitting ducks fir poaches
• Rs.2,000 crore scheme to clean cooum
• Plastic chokes city shorelines
• Studying raptors in our backyard
• Preparing for the climate exiles
• Revival of the Creek That Began in 2008 May be completed by

March 2016

• Warm Waters bleach coral reefs in south
• These Trees stand testimony to Chennai’s green cover
• Rare Indian Purple Frog in a Soup
• Micro canals prove a major hassle for residents
• TN a safe haven for winged delights 
• Tales from the Adyar Estuary 

 

August 2015

 

• Fighting over the Western Ghats
• Rivers no more, only sewerways
• Science, Life-Affirming: yet Adyar means clogged
• Obama takes ‘biggest step’ to tackle climate change
• ‘States views will be key on demarcating eco-zones’
• Top priority to restoration of Shola forests: High Court
• Veda students clean street, shock corpn
• City fails cleanliness tests, ranks 61
• Trichy makes a clean sweep
• Urban local bodies step up checks against plastic use
• Special legislation sought to save Western Ghats in State
• TNPCB to conduct in-depth study at Unilever factory
• Unilever submits report on Kodai site clean-up
• Kodaikanal won’t back down; prepares for next round of battle
• Hungry for Millets
• Ban plastic bags, pressure horns in Ooty: Parl panel
• Govt. hopes to add 22, 440 MW power in the next eight years
• Climate change: Crisis is here & now
• Bacteria that can help degrade plastic isolated
• Winged visitors arrive early at Erode bird sanctuary
• India could lead on Climate Change
• Suburb shows way to hygiene, Tackles its own waste
• Lowdown on Mining
• Under Threat: Plants that heal
• Golden Handshake for families
• Municipal officials seize plastic bags from shops
• Activists oppose clear cutting of exotic species
• Useful guest turns harmful pest
• A shot in the arm of vulture conservation
• Herculean task begins

 

July 2015

 

• Green Climate Fund to become operational soon
• Funds for clean up sink in Adambakkam Lake
• Rare palm tree found in Tindivanam temple
• Corporation junks waste-sorting plan
• From famine relief to being lifeline of Madras
• Govt to reduce 6,000 sqkm from western Ghat's 'no go zone'
• Govt sanctions Rs.20cr to save five endangered animals
• Now, grow fodder with little water and no soil
• The Garbage Trap
•  Dugongs on brick of extinction, poaching continues in India
•  Killer seaweed invades coral-rich Mannar region
• SO2, CO prominent pollutants in Chennai
• Why temple fests in forests need regulation
• Cooum to get a Rs.41-crore makeover
• Climate Records 2014
• Gujarat reefs get a helping hand from Mannar
• Coimbatore to host India's first museum for insects
• New waste rules puts onus on citizens, firms
• No New Dam, says Forest Ministry 
• Sparkling prospects
• Climate, IS top list of global worries
• Elevated road to have arm linking Chetpet eco-park

 

June 2015

 

• Plastic bags removed from forest areas in Ooty
• Keeping it green and clean
• Rain forecast a gamble on monsoon
• 13,000 birds visited sanctuaries in Ramnad
• Unesco may recognise Kerala biosphere reserve
• Wanted:Wetland studies to preserve perennial rivers
• Chennaiites do their bit for a clean, green environment 
• City's Day out amid tides and trash
• G7 warns Russia of more curbsm vow climate action
• TN's High Grasslands: Key to water security
• Exotic Weeds a threat to ecology in Nilgiris
• India richer by 349 new species
• Green Chennai is it a Possibility 
• How clean is my city
• Govt., to revive water bodies to quench thirsty Chennai
• Will India phase out fossil fuels as pledged by G7 nations?
• New sand Mining policy soon: Centre
• Organic farming: Time TNdug deep
• India: Ocean warming weakens monsoon
• Nasa sounds red alert on dipping groundwater
• Thermal plants Emission Norms a Blow to TANGEDCO
• Groundwater level up but no proper tapping yet
• Evaluating 50 lakh tonnes of garbage 
• 80% of India's surface water is polluted, points out report
• May 2015
• The bare truth of Chennai's Tree Cencus 
• Parliamentary panel criticises green budget cuts
• Chennai Roads Gasp for Air
• A new concept called ecological engineering to reduce pests
• Chennai, ten other cities to get air quality bulletin
• Artificial coral reef structures net big fish along TN Coast
• Water in the light of Climate Change
• India, a victim of e-waste crime
• These uninvited guests are formidable foes
• Disaster management plan for city to be ready soon

April  2015

 

• US, Russia announce GHG emission cuts
• The Wild World
• As bustling city adds vehicles ears are shot  to shreds
• Govt. moves to clear the air
• Change your lifestyles and save the environment, advises modi
• Green Trends
• Hanging by a ‘slender’ thread
• Rivers to the rescue
• Emissions from biomass burning cross the Himalayas
• Smart technologies for water management in crops
• Enriching an ecosystem
• New species of gecko found
• Want to work with India on climate change : US envoy
• India has 988 species on IUCN ‘Red List’
• Oussudu lake, a fully protected wetland now
• Growing threat to Great Indian Hornbills
• ‘Climate Change is the most important story of our lives’
• Scientists find 13 exotic freshwater species in Tamil Nadu
• Climate Change not only policy issue – but climate confusers losing ground completely
• Conserve water
• TN on protecting Western Ghats ‘ We will do it our way’
• Plastic roads: a missed chance?

March 2015

 

• Climate Change helped trigger Syrian uprising
• Tiger Land
• Dumping of plastic waste may attract Rs.25,000 fine
• Pollution control : China sends mixed signals
• State gets 15^th wildlife sanctuary in Tirunelveli
• Wetlands of Madhavaram
• Sindhudrug comes alive with a ‘pristine’ coral collection
• Head east to catch sight of Endangered Birds
• New butterfly species spotted in West Bengal
• Pilgrims’ progress, a big blow to conservation
• IISC: Chennai highest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases
• On World Forest Day, a reason to cheer
• Poor home design, rising power usage broaden carbon footprint
• TN develops portal on Climate Change
• Study sounds SOS on river pollution
• Volunteers pick up over 400 kg of plastic waste choking Velliangiri hills in six days

February 2015

 

• Beneficial algal species discovered
• "Pallikaranai marshland losing life
• It was sewage that killed the fish
• Will terminate Climate Change
• Eco-balancing industrial park for Tuticorin
• 8m tonnes of plastic waste dumped in oceans in 2010
• Downswing in Pichavaram bird population: study
• After China, India's air quality on US check list
• Corpn diverts food waste from dumps plans biogas plants to light up streets
• The roar is real: Experts back tiger census results
• Simple methods to preserve biodiversity
• Biogas from Koyambedu market to fuel households
• Biogas plants show way in waste management
• State’s climate action plans to be approved soon
• Flow of septage into Cooum to be prevented
• Seed bank to revive dying med plants
• From Dump Yard to Anglers’ Hub
• ‘Modi govt. shifted gears on Climate Change’
• City south faces water crisis: Study
• Bio-methanation plant to come up at Athipet yard

January 2015

 

• Forest Rights Act not delaying projects: official
• Municipality commits to ending garbage dumping
• Big role of small national park in saving threatened
• Canal stretch turns dumping ground
• This Pongal, beach to be no plastic zone
• Foresters step up chop down of invasive plant types in Tamil Nadu
• Why we must leave fossil fuels untouched
• Where's all the garbage gone?
• A slightly less polluted Bhogi this year
• 3 days, 50 tonnes: Marina strewn with Pongal waste
• Carbon tax to meet climate concerns
• Plan to divert sewage from cooum
• Concern over, compromise on nature
• Nature Trails 

January 2014

 

• City's per capita waste at 0.7 kg highest in country
• Global temp to rise 4 degree by 2100
• Save the forests
• IN Joint Initiative Govt., NGO Plan to Relocate polluted dumping ground to save Marshland and turn it into a Wildlife Park
• 300 schools get access to green centre
• Soon, green belt along Chennai Bypass
• Warming can't be averted artificially
• Towards smoke - free Bhogi
• Into the wild: Two new species of spider discovered MCC campus
• Fewer Bonfires keep skies clear on bhogi
• Massive investments, emission cuts needed: U.N. Climate Science Panel.

February 2014

 

• U.S. spied on 2009 Climate summit
• Coloured bins on beaches to promote source segregation
• Sewage plant at Perungudi to get another unit
• Bird count goes up 5,000; rare species spotted in south districts
• Keeping an eye out for winged visitors
• More birds visit Pulicat lake this season
• Rare sightings liven up bird count
• Trichy college researchers develop organic biomixture
• CRZ Clearance for Adyar creek eco-restoration
• 464 turtles washed ashore in two days
• Climate Change linked to Indus civilisation decline

March 2014

 

• Largest number of bird species in India
• Vehicle emission norms thrown to the winds
• Corpn plans to liven up three city beaches with recreational zone
• How to benefit from waste-water
• Activists cry foul centre's Pulicat proposal
• Global warming may trigger civil war : IPCC report
• Start Conserving it, Now!
• Seven million deaths caused by air pollution in 2012: WHO
• Air Pollution biggest health risk, says WHO
• IPCC report to warn of warming havoc in Asia

 

April 2014

 

• 'South Asia need to fight climate change'
• Chennai Runs on Reserve As Water Crisis Looms
• Demand for canned water grows
• As rains fail, water scarcity looms large
• UN panel brings out alarming report, calls for urgent anti-warming efforts
• Most climate model show EL Nino's return, says U.N. body
• Metrowater pumps to conserve
• Menu cards for vultures, clean environment on the table
• 'All aspects considered before eco clearance for Vizhinjam'

May 2014

 

• City's largest sewage treatment plant to come up in Koyambedu
• With years of deficit rains, groundwater dips
• TNPCB cracks down on abattoir sewage
• Only 12 per cent of city-dwellers breathe safe air : WHO
• 14 new 'dancing frog' species found in Western Ghats
• EI Nino odds may rise to 80%by winter: US experts
• State prepares plan to eliminate "aliens" from rainforests
• Climate Change : We have no solution
• Antarctic ice melt unstoppable, sea level to rise by 1m
• Climate Change a growing security threat : Study
• State tops tiger death this year
• Hotel waste to feed biogas plant
• Cracker units threaten squirrel sanctuary
• Algae biofuel may solve energy crisis
• Welcoming the newly discovered 

June 2014

 

• 8,000 volunteers, 20 km of beach: epic clean up on June
• Lets keep the sea level
• High awareness offers a way out as Delhi faces rising heat and pollution
• Chennai joins green bandwagon
• 300 new species found in Greater Mekong
• Monsoon to swell south rivers, improve state's water situation
• Law on Climate change need of hour summit
• Danger to Urban Jungle
• Shoreline reclamation gets a fillip
• Cleaning the Ganga, step by step
• City set to catch every drop rain: study
• Expand Meghamalai wildlife sanctuary :SACON
• Why many med plants may be fad out
• Decision on conservation of Western Ghats after talks iwith States : Javadejar
• State can, gain 100 tmcft from rainwater harvesting : expert 
• Forest clearance to go online from July 1, says MoEF
• Himachal park is now a World Heritage Site

July 2014

 

• Rivers can breathe easy
• Nasa gets new eye in sky to track carbon pollution
• Plastic waste costs $13 billion worth of damages a year to marine ecosystem
• Forest cover has increased despite some setbacks
• Strategy migration in a changing climate
• Endangered species 
• India's green area grows 5871 sq km in two years
• India logged 248 new species in 2013
• Some shark species may adopt to climate change study
• 3 deficit years and an impending drought
• Kallanai as agricultural heritage site likely soon

August 2014

 

• Tree truths: Dense forests mowed down and new, sparse cover can't hold the soil
• As population surges, city's water needs to double in 3 yrs
• Erosion a looming threat over TN Coast
• Power up: Graveyards to get biogas plants
• India stands 11th in energy efficiency
• Researchers un ravel more of Western Ghats diversity
• Ousteri lake, Tirunelveli forests now sanctuaries
• A sandy shield from the sea
• Disappearing flora of chennai
• Waterbodies may turn eco-tourist spots
• State climate action plans lack innovation
• Animals discovered in India
• Adyar Poonga opens after clean-up

September 2014

 

• Plastic waste as industrial fuel: New Plan may hold garbage fix
• Climate change threatens food production
• City's mangroves at risk, say experts
• Vaan Island sinking into oblivion
• Ozone layer showing signs of recovery:U.N
• Creating Climate Change awareness through films
• Beaches shrink as houding, garbage creep up on ocean 
• Nilgiri tahr faces threat in Western Ghats
• Salem mountain that joined India in 1976
• The War on Waste
• Invasive plants threaten wildlife

October 2014

 

• Clean campaign yet to take off in a big way in college
• One lakh govt buildings have no RWH structure
• NGT bans dumping of garbage near Cooum
• The purple moorhens of Pallikaranai marshland
•  Coastal cities need to be climate-proof, says study
•  Villagers give up firecrackers on Diwali for their winged friends
•  Its time to work our clean air action plan
•  As Global warming hits milk output, enter 'desi' cattle
•  Climate change a public health issue
•  Why Western Ghats in Karnataka receive more monsoon rinfall
• 7 new frog species reported from Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
• Butterfly survey in PTR throws many surprises
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• November 2014
• Phase out fossil fuels in power by 2100:IPCC
• PM's climate change council recast
• IPCC dropped graph exposing rich nations
• How to test Water Quality
• World's biggest polluter US pledges $3bn for climate
• CO2 emissions must be nil by 2070 to prevent disaster: U.N
• Lake Revamp cast adrift
• Devil is in the detail for climate change deal
•  
• December 2014
• Lima hunt for balanced clean-air solution
• Five Pillars of strength key to climate deal, says India
• UN report: Climate adaptation cost for developing world ballooning
• Satellites to assess coral reef health
• Nine tiny new frogs add to Western Ghats inventory
• Mountains of plastic afloat in the oceans
• India at Climate meet: Won't allow review of our targets  
• Bangla Oil spill: India on alert
• Finger on Pollution pulse in the push for cleaner air to breathe
• Other than Lima summit, domestic change legislation is advancing rapidly
• CO₂ emissions at record high in 2013
• T.Nagar is a major generator of wastes
• After years, city to get new toilets
• Review of national targets vital for climate action