Pondicherry

Centre working on project to tap solar energy for cellphone towers

PUDUCHERRY: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy along with the Union Ministry of Telecommunications is working on converting almost all cellphone towers into

Publication Date:

24/03/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Pondicherry, Telecommunication

Environment

Conservation of Ousteri Lake, Puducherry

The Ousteri Lake is the most important fresh-water lake of Puducherry region. It is also one of the most important wetlands of Asia. The lake is situated near Oussudu village and is part of both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. As per the Government of Puducherry records, the total water spread of the lake, when full after the monsoons, is about 390 ha.

Publication Date:

25/02/2010

Author(s): R. Alexandar

Source: Current Science

Vol:

98

Issue:

4

pp:

467

Tags:

Environment, Wetlands, Lakes, Fisheries, Birds, Migratory Species, Protected Area Conservation, Poaching, Pondicherry, Freshwater Ecosystems

Environment

8500 persons take part in green marathon

PUDUCHERRY: Early on a Sunday morning, thousands of Puducherrians gathered, to run around town and show their solidarity on global warming. The Puduvai Marathon 2010, organised by the Rotary Club of Pondicherry Charitable Trust and Marg Swarnabhoomi, received a whopping response, with around 8500 people

Publication Date:

15/02/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Pondicherry

Water Resources

Improvement in quality of groundwater along coast

Priti Narayan

Total dissolved salts, chloride-alkalinity ratio gone down: study

PUDUCHERRY: A recent study suggests that quality of groundwater in areas along the coast in Puducherry may have improved to a certain extent over the last 15 years.

Publication Date:

03/02/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, Pondicherry

Habitat And Urbanisation

Stress laid on strict implementation of CRZ notification

Expressing views: A fisherman speaking at a public consultation in Puducherry on Friday.

Publication Date:

30/01/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Habitat And Urbanisation, Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), CEE, Pondicherry, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

Fisheries

Environmental clearance for Yanam fishing harbour

Priti Narayan

PWD prepares estimate of Rs. 20.05 crore for Centrally-sponsored project

Centre recommends preparation of Techno-Economic Feasibility Report

No objections to the project were raised at a public hearing conducted

Publication Date:

13/01/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Fisheries, Fish Processing, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Pondicherry

Air Pollution

Biomass gasifier crematoria gathering dust in Puducherry

Priti Narayan

They were installed at a cost of Rs. 8.2 lakh each in 2002-03

Publication Date:

05/01/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Biomass, Crematoriums, Biomass Gasification, Pondicherry

Health

Diagnosis and treatment of Scrub Typhus – The Indian scenario

Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus is endemic to a geographically distinct region, the so-called tsutsugamushi triangle, which includes Japan, Taiwan, China, and South Korea. It also occurs in nepal, northern Pakistan, Papua new Guinea, and the Australian states of Queensland and northern new South Wales.

Publication Date:

01/01/2010

Author(s): A R Chogle

Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

Vol:

58

pp:

11-12

Tags:

Micro Organisms, Health Effects, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, India, Developing Countries

Water Supply

Water pollution haunts Moolakulam residents

Priti Narayan

Publication Date:

12/10/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Quality, Health Effects, Water Supply, Pondicherry

Water Resources

'It's high time we paid the right price for water'

Water is becoming a scarce natural resource and there is an urgent need to conserve it, says minister for water resources, Pawan Kumar Bansal. In conversation with Yeshi Seli, he points out that the objective of his ministry is to act as a catalyst in sensitising people on the need to use water judiciously and also to harvest it. Many states are actively following this now

Publication Date:

04/10/2009

Source: Business India (Mumbai)

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