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January 2025
An eco-friendly approach to celebrating Bhogi
Centre’s wildlife panel clears oil and gas exploratory drilling in Assam Sanctuary
City corpn conducts mass cleaning drive at bridges and subways ahead of pongal
Thick smog across the city causes poor visibility on Bhogi morning
TNPCB to launch year-long plastic waste collection drive across state
Govt schools to go green, students grow their noon meal veggies
PM 2.5, PM10 ensure morning are hazy
PM Modi pitches for green mobility at global auto expo
February 2025
Two TN wetlands among four new Ramsar cites
Spotted: rare slender-billed gull at pallikaranai marsh
South T.N.’s deep sea region in gulf of mannar identified for hydrocarbon exploration
India prepares to submit updated greenhouse gas inventory to UN
Waterbodies still a hotspot for waste disposal’
Two more T.N. bird sanctuaries get Ramsar tag: tally reaches 20
GCC to up waste processing to 10,000 tonnes a day at Kodungiyur
March 2025
Sewage treatment facilities, water supply to be improved in city and other urban areas
U.K. and T.N hands to launch climate initiatives in Erode, Thoothukudi
State’s hornbill conservation centre to come up at ATR
India’s coal reliance rises to 79% despite centre’s renewable push
IIT-M students build solar race car, hybrid rocket engine
T.N’s mangrove cover grows to 9,039 h.a in 2024, has high carbon stocks
Dhanushkodi to be declared as Greater Flamingo Sanctuary
New eel species discovered off Thoothukudi coast named after Tamil
First estimate of Gangetic dolphins finds 6,327 across four States
Wetland bird census to be held in two phases this week
Plastic Odyssey makes a stopover in city as part of its global expedition
April 2025
Study finds that 1665 lakes, tanks have vanished from Pallikaranai catchment
T.N. posts marginally higher coverage of foodgrains in 2024-2025
Earth care Awards honor climate champions of varying stripes
New dump for a third of city’s waste
85kg drone on a mission to monitor coastal pollution
Spotted crake makes a rare appearance in Kanchi
Government issues order to form new mission for waste management
Ruddy shelducks pop in on pallikaranai marshland after 12 years
European Union envoys discuss climate action with Indian officials
Two T.N. Bird Sanctuaries will be part of ICMR study to track zoonotic diseases
May 2025
State Government forms city level authority for urban disaster management
Advanced Institute of wildlife conservation to manage state’s endangered species fund
TN. Government lists achievements in agriculture, dairy, and fisheries sectors
Climate plan launched to boost resilience of State’s droughts, flood-prone areas
Plants embody math-they are little calculators, producing Fibonacci sequences
Mangrove forest comes up along Buckingham Canal
Survey records 397 wetland bird species in state
Ennore residents claim dust pollution from fertilizer plant: company refutes allegations
TN notifies greater flamingo sanctuary at Dhanushkodi
Increasing industrial pollution across city a cause for concern
As Migratory birds fly home, native species thrive in Pallikaranai marsh
June 2025
Revitalised Blue flag beach at Marina to be launched in second week of july
Muthupet mangrove cover increased by 2057 hectares in the three years
For first time, India breaks into top 100 in global SDG rankings
India’s climate choices will influence global trajectories
TN floats tenders to setup 118-acre eco-park in MRC
At kovalam creek, marsh sabdpipers show up early and flamingos arrive in hundreds
Several shrimp farms set up on eco-sensitive zone of pulicat bird sanctuary
304 surrvey numbers found in pallikaranai Marsh Ramsar site
July 2025
WRD to restore 100 waterbodies in TN; Centre to tag them ‘encroachment-free’
Trichy tops TN in Swachh ‘big cities’ ranking
Flamingos light up Kovalam
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Palm oil prevails from soap to napalm – it feeds billions but pollutes Earth’
Environment impacts study for Nicobar project downplays earthquake risks
Nilgiris district a hotspot for negative human-gaur interactions, says study
Indian rosewood conservation Act Expires; A Threat to Biodiversity in the Nilgiris
How Tamil Nadu is giving Tigers more Room to Roam
New bird watching site being developed as eco-tourism hub
TN plans contracts for 6486 MW from thermal power capacity till F Y 2029-30
Nearly 3000 ha of mangroves revived in the state since 2022
Around The World in 26 Million years Evaluation of Eurema Species is as Breathtaking as the Butterflies