The Madras High Court has passed an interim order directing the State government not to allow construction on water bodies in the State.

COIMBATORE: In an attempt to reduce global warming, residents of Tiruppur have planted 1.25 lakh saplings in 100 days.

Conformity to ambient air quality standards in respect of noise from bursting of firecrackers could not be determined in Erode district during Deepavali as there was no testing carried out by the T

Use of Ketoprofen to be discontinued in Erode, Coimbatore, The Nilgiris

After a ban on multi-vial drugs of Diclofenac by the Centre, now the State government has withdrawn Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used extensively for veterinary purposes

A total of 22 village panchayats have been declared ‘open defecation-free’ in Erode district during the gram sabha meeting last week.

Common toilets

Paper industries in Sathyamangalam taluk have been instructed to put in place preventive measures to block discharge of untreated effluent outside their premises.

The Thamizhaga Neer Melanmai Aadharavu Iyakkam, a not-for-profit organisation, has urged the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to implement the decades-old Avinashi-Athikadavu ground water project.

Eight lives were lost in 2014 and four till now in Sathyamangalam, Hassanur and Erode

The MGR Nalpani Mandram has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take steps to prevent pollution of the Cauvery in towns such as Erode, Tiruchi, Kumbakonam, and Mayiladuthurai.