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NGT directs T.N. govt. to collect fee for immersing Vinayaka idols in waterbodies under the ‘polluters pay’ principle

NGT directs Tamil Nadu to fix fees for idol immersion in waterbodies to ensure pollution responsibility.

TNPCB urges producers and recyclers of e-waste to register on EPR portal

TNPCB urges producers and recyclers of e-waste to register on EPR portal

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board mandates registration for electronic waste entities and encourages public reporting of illegal activities.

TNPCB seeks more time to file detailed report on ammonia leak in Ennore

TNPCB seeks more time to file detailed report on ammonia leak in Ennore

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has sought more time to file a detailed report before the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal on the ammonia leak from Coromandel International Limited.

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An oil spill in an ignored wetland in Tamil Nadu

Even as oil from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited refinery flooded houses and entered the Buckingham Canal and the Kosasthalaiyar river, which empties into the Bay of Bengal, at Ennore, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board underplayed the extent of the ecological disaster.

Anupatti residents in Tiruppur district to sustain campaign against private steel company after 200 days of relay protest

Residents of Anupatti, Tiruppur, have completed 200 days of sit-in relay protest demanding closure of a private steel industry. The prolonged protest is due to health hazards caused to residents & livestock. The villagers have sought documents from the district admin & resolution was adopted at Grama Sabha meeting to…

T.N. reconstitutes State Biodiversity Board

TN State Biodiversity Board reconstituted, incl. 3 special invitees from Industries, Animal Husbandry, Pollution Control. Minister for Forests chair, ex-officio members incl. Secretaries of Environment, Rural Dev., Agriculture, PCCF, CWLW. Retired IFS officer, Prof. K. Sivakumar, Florida Tilton, Assoc. Prof. V. Gokula, Assoc. Prof. S. Geetha members. Secretaries of Industries,…

Vinayaka idols made of biodegradable material alone should be immersed in waterbodies, says TNPCB

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has said only Vinayaka idols made of natural, biodegradable, eco-friendly material such as traditional virtuous clay and mud should be immersed in waterbodies throughout Tamil Nadu

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TNPCB to hold public hearing on Adani Kattupalli Port expansion on September 5

TNPCB to hold public hearing on Adani Kattupalli Port expansion on September 5

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will hold a public hearing on the expansion of Adani group’s Kattupalli Port in Tiruvallur district on September 5.

Islamiah College in Vaniyambadi gets green champion award

Islamiah College in Vaniyambadi gets green champion award

The Islamiah College (Autonomous) in Vaniyambadi has been awarded the Green Champion Award by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) for its contribution to environmental protection.

Tamil Nadu government plans to introduce voluntary green rating programme for industries

Tamil Nadu government plans to introduce voluntary green rating programme for industries

The Tamil Nadu government is planning to introduce a voluntary green rating programme for industries, including organisations such as hospitals and wedding halls, involving the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board

Prescribe distance criteria between educational institutions and industries, T.N. government told

Prescribe distance criteria between educational institutions and industries, T.N. government told

The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench has directed the T.N. government to constitute a committee in this regard and has asked it to ensure necessary instructions within six months; the order cam while disposing of a case filed by a private school complaining about pollution caused by two foundries…

Vellore fort declared a plastic-free zone

Vellore fort declared a plastic-free zone

Bright display boards against the use of banned plastic items can be spotted in the 16th-century granite fort complex at Vellore as the district unit of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has declared the fort plastic-free zone

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