what’s the row over tungsten mining near madurai
Environmental activists raised slogans outside district Collector office on Monday against Vedanta’s auction win for mining tungsten from areas in Madurai. | Photo Credit: The
Environmental activists raised slogans outside district Collector office on Monday against Vedanta’s auction win for mining tungsten from areas in Madurai. | Photo Credit: The
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju addresses the gathering during a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing between the National Minority Development and Finance Corporation
On the evening of December 1, 2024, a family of four and three of their neighbours huddled together under a metal roofed single-room house, in
A recent climate risk assessment by Anna University’s Climate Studio has identified the northeastern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu as the most vulnerable to the
Subhashchandra Rathod, Professor of Practice at the Department of Law at Central University of Karnataka (CUK) speaking at the 68th Mahaparinirvan Diwas observed at CUK
The second day of the UL International Conclave on Sustainable Construction, held at IIIC Kollam as part of the ULCCS centenary celebrations, showcased a series
HYDERABAD Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has refuted recent BRS allegations of financial mismanagement. “Congress government, under the leadership of Chief Minister A. Revanth
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu releasing a book ‘AI for Everyone’ at the inaugural session of the DeepTech/GovtTech Innovation Conclave 2024, organised by GFST and
U.S. investment banker JP Morgan has given ‘overweight’ rating on four Adani group bonds, comforted by ability to scale and grow using internal cash flows
Luther M. Rangreji at The International Court of Justice to address climate change and it’s consequences on behalf of India. Screengrab: UN Web TV India
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the meeting of the Governing Council on Climate Change on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu is actively
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana (November 16-21, 2024) was exceptionally well designed to achieve multiple objectives. It was India’s latest
From left: Cindy Lim, CEO of Keppel’s Infrastructure Division, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, and Nishant Arya, vice chairman, JBM Group JBM Group
EMPRI director general B.P. Ravi and KSOU registrar K.B. Praveena exchanging documents after signing an MoU during a workshop in KSOU in Mysuru on Thursday.
As part of government’s environmental commitment a massive afforestation drive has been taken up with over 6.99 crore saplings planted this year. | Photo Credit:
President Droupadi Murmu presents a degree during the convocation ceremony of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), in Bhubaneswar on December 5, 2024.
Liu Zhenmin, bottom left, China climate envoy, poses with others for a group photo at the China delegation offices at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit,
An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul. File | Photo Credit: AP “Afghanistan’s economy is
The PET recycling industry in India, which has seen an investment of ₹10,000 crore in three years, is expected to double the investment in the short
Republican Governor Jeff Landry called it “game-changing” for his state’s expanding tech sector [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The largest artificial intelligence data center ever
Andhra Pradesh has made significant strides under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), showcasing its commitment to strengthening governance at the grassroot level and empowering
Moravec’s paradox, which explains that Artificial Intelligence (AI) excels at complex tasks beyond human capability but struggles with tasks requiring direct interaction with the environment,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (unseen) visits the residence of beneficiaries of PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, in Gandhinagar. | Photo Credit: ANI After hours
Frustration over the slow progress made during COP29 negotiations in Baku is hardly new. History has repeatedly shown us that the politics of climate change
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the UL International Conclave on Sustainable Construction on December 5 at the Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction (IIIC),
Department of Civil Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, will organise the seventh edition of the +’International Conference on Modelling and Simulation in Civil Engineering’ (ICMSC
Upalokayukta B. Veerappa viseted laterite stone quarrying units in Badaga Mijar in Moodabidri taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on December 3, 2024. | Photo Credit:
(1) Cyclone Fengal brings heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu A depression over Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclone Fengal over the last week, bringing widespread,
From the previous edition of the Green Literature Festival. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The fourth edition of the Green Literature Festival (GLF), the country’s
Forty years after the Bhopal disaster on December 2-3, 1984, several hundred tonnes of toxic waste still remain around the ill-fated Union Carbide plant. Despite
Upalokayukta B. Veerappa seeking clarifications from officials at a public hearing in Mangaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Upalokyukta B. Veerappa on Monday
Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) member Shashidhar Kosumbe has asked officials of various departments to play a proactive role in the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs an interaction through PRAGATI – the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, in New Delhi. File |
The story so far: Parliament’s winter session has remained chilly as a stand-off continues between the Centre and Opposition over the indictment of Indian businessman
A vehicle drives past solar panels installed at the Adani Green Renewable Energy Plant in Khavda, Gujarat. | Photo Credit: AFP Shares of Adani Green
Matiul Haq Khalis, head of the National Environmental Protection Agency from Afghanistan, said Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks. File | Photo Credit: AP
L.V. Navaneeth, CEO, The Hindu, presents a portrait to Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi at the CII Yi conclave held in Madurai on Sunday. |
Film director N. Lingusamy (left) presents the “Clean Covai Ambassador” award to conservancy worker Thangaraj at the Vizha Awards ceremony in Coimbatore on Sunday. |
The Kozhikode Corporation is planning to tie up with major institutions in the State and those at the national and international level to take forward
The country is committed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030, he said and cited the ongoing Phase V
Revenue Minister K. Rajan addressing the State-level inauguration of World AIDS Day at the Thrissur Town Hall on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K.K. NAJEEB Revenue
Konyak tribes men in their traditional attire at the inaugural day of Hornbill festival in Kisama village, Kohima on Sunday (December 1, 2024). Hornbill festival
A pan India study suggests that by controlling local sources of air pollution alone, Mumbai or any metro city, cannot improve its air quality especially
NDRF personnel remove uprooted trees amid heavy rainfall during cyclone Fengal’s landfall, in Puducherry on Saturday (November 30, 2024). | Photo Credit: PTI At least
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani speaks at an event in Jaipur on November 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Last week,
Billionaire Gautam Adani. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Adani Group founder Gautam Adani responded for the first time on Saturday (November 30, 2024) to allegations
Central University of Tamil Nadu Chancellor G. Padmanaban presenting degree certificate to a graduate at the ninth convocation on the Neelakudi campus of the on
In the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, ground-level intervention health worker Nilanjan Sil recounts an increasingly common scenario. “A gay man gets married to
In 1952, India pioneered a national programme for family planning, whose focus has since changed — from improving maternal and child health to stabilising the
With Tamil Nadu witnessing almost 7% annual increase in electricity demand, it is imperative for the State to have forward-thinking policies and ensure sustainable and