MADURAI: The need to preserve water bodies would gain priority over the right of the landless poor to housing if there was a conflict between these two social issues, the Madras High Court Bench here observed.
MADURAI: A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here to restrain the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Tiruchi Collector from acquiring agricultural lands in Keelakurichi village for expanding the international airport.
CRITICISED: Huge trees being felled on Alagarkoil Road in the city on Wednesday.
MADURAI: The move of the traffic police to fell trees and trim the branches of some huge trees in different locations in the city had come in for a sharp criticism from environment activist groups.
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed a Government Order issued on September 22 to supply waste material generated from a stone quarry managed by Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN) at Pokishamalai, a hillock at Keezhavalavu of Melur Taluk near here, to a self help group (SHG).
MADURAI: A training programme on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) for the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) officials was conducted here on Saturday.
MADURAI: Amid demands to declare Madurai a drought-hit district, here is a tract of around 1,500 acres of land that has little trace of drought-like situation in the district. Greenery here touches the horizon.
MADURAI: Before throwing plastic items, have you ever given a thought of how much time does it take to biodegrade? Many kids, for that matter, even adults would not have given a thought but The Hindu Newspaper in Education has a session, which aims to teach students about pollution-related facts.
