Anitha Jaishankar AS the government failed to supply required power, the industrial units in Hosur are weighing option to set up captive power plant or purchase power from outside.

The industrial bodies, Hosur Industries Association (HIA) and Hosur Small and Tiny Industries Association (HOSTIA), plans to set up a captive power plant with an investment of `1,200 crore to generate 300 mw power.

Collector appeals to students to plant more saplings

Tuticorin: The younger generation should come forward and play a leading role in spreading an awareness of environmental pollution among the public, according to Collector C.N.

ARIYALUR: The proposed expansion of the limestone mining project by the Department of Mining in Perianagalur village in Ariyalur district would not affect the people as all precautionary steps would be taken to protect their safety and to prevent pollution, said Collector T.K.Ponnusamy, here on Tuesday.

Presiding over the meeting convened by the Departments of Mining and Environment to hear the

By December, 50,000 applications will be covered, and another 50,000 by March
Shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in open market, cost among complaints
CHENNAI: The State government's latest scheme of providing free electricity connections to two lakh farmers in the fast mode is experiencing teething troubles.

Complaints of the shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in the open market, risin

Chennai: The State Government has assured South Africa of help in rural electrification and renewable energy. Harris Majeke, High Commissioner, South Africa, along with David Nkosi, First Secretary (Politicai), South African High Commission from New Delhi called on Arcot N.

To ensure uninterrupted power supply during the Games, the distribution company BSES had used

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has extended the stay on the order of the Madras High Court with regard to Sterlite Industries till the second week of December.

A Bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and H L Gokhale directed the respondents to file their replies in four weeks and the rejoinder thereafter in two weeks.

The Bench also asked the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to file the

CHENNAI: The GIS (geographical information system) technology will be extremely useful in the efficient implementation of power transmission projects, speakers at a training programme said on Tuesday.

Referring to the implementation of the 400-KV transmission network from Pugalur, near Karur, to Sunguvar Chatram-Kalivaradhapattu, M.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the London-listed Vedanta group company to give details about the steps being taken by it to comply with the environmental norms at Sterlite

While continuing its stay on the Madras high court order for closing of Sterlite, a subsidiary of MNC Vedanta in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Monday admitted the company