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January 2023

City’s green building ranking takes a hit

Flights over India may get 200% bumpier due to climate change

Survey reaffirms biodiversity richness of Kerala’s capital

Silent valley bird species number goes upto 175

Centre plans to promote India as a global hub for green hydrogen: Minister

Asian elephant has lost most of its optimal habitat in Nilgiri Reserve

Alfred Wallace founded biogeography – and gifted his notion of natural selection to Darwin

Rare coral reef sea snake found on land rescued and released insea

TN govt asks banks to offer tree loans as part of its Green Mission

Biomedical waste dumping goes unabated

43% of TN coast facing erosion: NCCR

42.7% of States long coastline is eroding, reveals study

Coasta Rica’s rainforest canopies tower 150 feet tall – these are the last biotic frontier

Forming circles, neotropical weevils mirror evolution

Elephant replicas installed to stress wildlife protection

Alappuzha wetlands hint at a decline in visiting waterbirds

Air quality worsens, yellow alert in Chennai

Tiger that spread terror in Wayanad forest tranquillised

Thamirabharani waterbird count from January 27

Work for environment conservation, speak up against ills of plastic pollution: Supriya Sah

Govt. policy muddle is stalling production of biodegradable plastic

Process to declare Ram Sethu a national heritage monument underway: Centre

Tamil Nadu to set up modern turtle conservation centre

February 2023

Climate literacy textbook for school children released

Major thrust planned for green energy

Stepping on gas for green energy switch, net Zero emission

IIT-M study finds microplastics in pallikaranai marsh

City beaches likey to get more mobile incinerators

Easing an albatross off the neck of great Indian bustard

At sea, or not at sea

Bullet train project tunnel to by pass mangroves will raise cost to Rs.10,000 crore

Pulicat estuary becomes mass grave for olive ridely sea turtles

Wildlife enthusiasts spot 145 species during first Sundarban bird festival

Beaches in Visakhapatnam are now heading towards a disaster, say experts

Climate change, effects to be part of med school syllabus

NGT frames rules for sewage treatment plants

Over 1000 pangolins poached and trafficked in India in past five years

TN draws up plans to increase mangrove cover in next 5 years

18 city women to help TNGCC reduce climate change impact

ECR resorts sans green nod get pollution board notices

Green growth is one of the seven top priorities of Budget 2023-24

Ministry seeks report on kaziranga rhino estimation

March 2023

TNPCB instructs local bodies to ensure segregation

TN Signs pact to implement urban cooling initiative

Dump yard soil to make city green

NGT orders inspection of MLA’s quarry for violating environmental norms

Kuno park unsuitable to host all 20 cheetahs, not enough prey, says scientist

Scheme to make 10 villages climate resilient launched

Oil leaked in Nagai spreading along coast, say experts

Waste dumping on Adyar banks to stop

Thermal power plants in Tamil Nadu violate TNPCB emission norms

Worst fires in Goa’s history burn down rare biodiversity

M-sand rules framed; BIS certificate must

Study finds 250 avifauna species at Delhi’s Asola, 2 of them new to the city

Water from Retteri lake to augment supply

Railways gears up to fulfil coal demand of power sector

Forest archive, data centre proposed to be setup at Guindy National park

More buildings set to achieve net-zero waste

CPCL to remove damaged pipeline along Nagai coast

CMDA launches contest for designs to redevelop 10 lakes

NGT levies Rs.1 cr. Penalty for excess quarrying near zoo

Giving a blue green push to SIPCOT industrial parks

Government takes the PPP route for restoration of Adyar river

Tamil Nadu rolls out 5-year Millet Mission

New species of Moray eel discovered off Cuddalore coast named after T.N.

Eco park to be developed in Perungudi, says Minister

April 2023

Global warming will cause conditions beyond human tolerance – this will impact homes too

New bagworm moth species found in Kerala

Mercury to soar above normal; more heatwave days in April – June : IMD

In a first, Eravikulam National Park gets a fernarium

Dredging begins at Ennore estuary after a gap of five years

Panagal park metro station redesigned to save trees

India adds 200 tigers in 4 years; 3,167 now, ¾ of global count

Mangroves to come up at creeks

Anamalai, Mudumalai ranked among the 12 excellent tiger reserves: report

Rajapalayam, Rameswaram to be made “carbon-neutral” hubs, says Environment Minister

G-7 Ministers commit to work for carbon -free electricity by 2035

Environment dept to crack down on CRZ violations 10,000 saplings to be planted in city

Large quantity of sewage flows into Red Hills reservoir

May 2023

Project Nanneer: Water, water everywhere….to drink and to sow

A green workforce to save the planet

Adapting to climate change to cost India Rs.85.6 lakh crore by 2030

Mumbaikar leopards have learnt to co-exist with humans: Report

Heli tourism planned as part of the Nilgiris summer festival will affect wildlife

PIL plea wants T.N to identify areas prone to coastal erosion

Home to 70% of the World’s tigers, India has a huge part of huge parts of the species’ total genetic variation

Elephant population estimation to be held from May 17

Beaches at Thiruvottiyur Neelankarai to get a face-lift

Synchronised jumbo population census starts in 4 southern States

Key climate threshold likely to be breached in 5 years: UN

Ministers join G20 mega beach clean-up

These forests are disturbing balance

New species of gecko identified in Pakkamalai Hills in Villupuram district

Hazardous plastic now on your dinner table

Tiger population growth rate of less than 1 % a year nothing to brag about

Mission Life awareness campaign held in city

Eco trail in Vandalur Zoo remains a non -starter

June 2023

Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity

India’s first offshore wind energy to come up off Tamil Nadu coast

Increased rainfall alone will not help groundwater recovery

Plastic serious threat to environment, says NHRC chairperson

Green Champion Awards 2022 presented for contributions to environmental conservation

Plastic bans created awareness but stricter enforcement needed

A Ghostly tale for World Oceans day

Over 80% Elliot’s beach litter single-use plastic

Growing a garden is an act of scientific discovery – they offer us beauty to cabbages

IIT-M generates hydrogen from seawater using solar energy

Govt. unveils action plan to make city carbon neutral

Carbon-neutral Nilgiris an uphill task

Environment day celebration marked by a diversity of events

Elephant habitat along the boundary of Tamil Nadu and Kerala faces threat

TN Wetland Mission plans to restore Ramsar sites, wetlands in trouble

Like millets, baobab trees travelled from Africa to India – and even to Australia

Ancient flower fossils can have beautifully intact petals

Miyawaki urban forest taking shape around red Hills reservoir

1.83 lakhs olive ridley hatchlings released into sea this year, says Forest Department

Corporation to start biomining at Kodungaiyur dump yard by Aug

TN officials to get trained in climate risk assessment

July 2023

July to see ‘normal’ monsoon, but likely to be hotter: IMD

‘Plants are evolving ways to slow down global warming – but we must let them remain intact’

India adds 664 animal species to its fauna database, 339 taxa to its flora

Corporation plans big to transform waste management at Kodungaiyur

Tamil Nadu flags shortage in its share of Cauvery water

Tamil Nadu added 24 reserve forests in past tow years, says Forest Department

‘Over millions of years, mountains, ice sheets and oceans shaped the Indian monsoon’

Butterflies migrate with the rains, flying over mountains and against the winds’

‘A positive IOD can enable a normal Indian monsoon’

GCC empowers students to promote waste management

Garbage hotspots to turn into green spaces, MoU signed

Cities & Villages in TN have same levels of pollution: Report

Retteri lake to be desilted, cleared of encroachers

Busy lizzies, cobra lillies and Toda style

Sediments decode climate change impact on Kas Plateau around 8,000 years ago

‘Small fireflies light up entire forests with their glow- but they perish facing artificial lights

NGT quashes environmental clearance to stone quarry for misrepresenting facts

Nature’s comeback: mangroves in Kovalam, Adyar creeks bring cheer

4^th Environment, Climate Sustainability working group to meet for two days

Meet to focus on reclaiming land hit by forest fire, mining

Wind energy meets 1/3^rd of TN’s needs

TN govt. signs MoU with U.K. for raising botanical garden in Chengalpattu

G-20:39 MNCs come together for circular economy coalition

Land-use changes putting rocky addresses of animals under stress in Sahyadri plateau

Tiger population soars in Tamil Nadu

Kosasthalaiyar river turns a dump yard

Biomining at Perungudi showing results, Corporation aims to complete it in one year

August 2023

Endangered Himalayan vulture, bred in captivity for the first time in India

5% of birds in India are endemic, says Zoological Survey of India publication

Waders arrive at Pallikaranai

CM launches State Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

T.N elephant population stands at 2,961, an increase from 2,761 logged in 2017

Forest Department moots veterinary wing, climate profiling of tiger reserve

Residents branch out: ‘Tree walk’ explores centurion trees in city

Tamil Nadu solar power generating hits a new record

September 2023

Aug driest & hottest month since 1901 in India, says IMD

Birds flock to kanchi lakes

Only biodegradable Vinayaka idols should be immersed in waterbodies, says TNPCB

‘Friends’ of wetlands to guard Pallikaranai

Pallikaranai’s Ramsar status is under threat

On Sept 16, join drive to clean up our beaches

2030 target: Treble green energy, halve emissions

‘Expect to meet $100 billion climate fiancé target for first time this year’

’Nature’s mechanisms ensure rich plant diversity- climate change is impacting these’

Tangedco’s energy conservation activities set to get a boost.

Unchecked recycling of debris threatens environment

October 2023

City worst hit by noise pollution among metros

86 bird species found in Tamil Nadu in rapid decline, says nationwide report

Corporation to collaborate with IFC or implementing climate action plan

41% of amphibian species worldwide threatened with extinction, says study

October 7 to be Nilgiri Tahr Day in state in honour of ERC Davidar

Migratory season begins at Pallikaranai marshland

Our study found 208 bird species in Udaipur – Indian cities can rovide hope for biodiversity

Once a dump yard, it is now a park with hangout space

Animals from Coimbatore Zoo to be rehabilitated at Vandalur

October ends with 75% rain deficit

How TN can fly high on wind power

November 2023

Air pollution ups diabetes risk in Chennai, Delhi

Green campus to bagless day, these govt schools are a class apart

The fossil record shows how plants shaped earth- they sculpted ecosystems from rivers to rain

Overall air quality in Delhi-NCR improving, CAQM report tells SC

As fertile field lie barren for 40 years, farmers seek to stop river water pollution by industries

Why Mumbai is getting a choking feeling like Delhi

Tree evolved over time to survive climate change- the fall colours of sugar maples are now at risk

Birds flock to pallikaranai, perumbakkam

World is severely of track to limit planet-heating emissions, say UN

2023 likely t o be warmest year year on record: WMO

Fleet electrification to tackle urban pollution

Researchers discover new plant species in KMTR

Movement of butterflies towards Western Ghats below par this Northeast monsoon

Greater flamingos paint Pulicat Lake in pink

December 2023

Oil in flood waters: TNPCB officials trace leak to CPCL

Is India doing enough to tackle climate change?

Delhi to induce artificial rain to curb air pollution

Cop-28 calls for transition away from fossil fuels

City runs out of space for garbage

Indians vulnerable to Climate Change induced health issues

‘Fossil fuels, finance and inequality profoundly shape climate action COP 28 saw progress here’

‘Extreme weather events’ to become more frequent in future

Chennai Corporation officials in talks with WRD for transporting soil to areas in Ennore

Chennai to get a ‘cafeteria’ for oil spill hit birds soon

Waste collection drive on January 6,7

3 tonnes of plastic waste, garbage collected during beach cleanup

As AAI halves space between aircraft, flying to get greener