Environment

Close oil wells to prevent leakage, says PMK leader

TRICHY: PMK leader and MP Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday insisted on the closure of oil wells in Thanjavur district following the leakage of crude oil from the pipeline and spillover in the farmland

Publication Date: 
30/04/2018
Times of India (Trichy)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Oil Pollution, Thanjavur (D), Land Pollution, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Compensation, Environment
Agriculture

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from conventional and modified rice cultivation systems in South India

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) production is facing major challenges, including scarcity of irrigation water and ongoing climate change. Modifications of the current cropping techniques could increase yield, save water, and mitigate greenhouse gas emission. We investigated the effect of planting methods (young seedlings, wide spacing with alternate wetting and drying irrigation [YW-AWD], old seedlings, narrow spacing with continuous flooding [ON-CF], and in-between the two planting methods [IB-AWD]) and rice varieties on methane (CH4) and (N2O) emissions during two crop seasons.

Publication Date: 
15/01/2018
Aung Zaw Oo, Shigeto Sudo, Kazuyuki Inubushi & et al
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
252
148-158
Tags:
Agriculture, Green House Gases, Methane, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Rice, India, Agricultural Systems, Irrigation, Water Conservation, Thanjavur (D), Tamil Nadu, Climate Adaptation, Agricultural Research
Health

27 dengue deaths recorded: Health Secretary

More than 10,000 cases, 75 fever deaths reported; awareness campaign in schools, colleges being held

Publication Date: 
06/10/2017
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Thanjavur (D), Nagapattinam (D), Sanitation, Health
Climate Change

Understanding the uncertainty cascaded in climate change projections for agricultural decision making

Climate projections have confirmed the need to adapt to a changing climate, but have been less beneficial in guiding how to effectively adapt. The reason is the uncertainty cascade, from assumptions about future emissions of greenhouse gases to what that means for the climate to real decisions on a local scale. Each of the steps in the process contains uncertainty and these uncertainties from various levels of the assessment accumulate. This cascade of uncertainty should be critically analyzed to inform decision makers about the certain range of future changes.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2017
A. P. Ramaraj, V. Geethalakshmi, K. Bhuvaneswari
Mausam
68
2
223-234
Tags:
Climate Change, Agriculture, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Coimbatore (D), Thanjavur (D), Rainfall Pattern, Monsoons
Mining

Villagers up in arms against sand mining proposal in Kollidam river

Trichy: A group of people from two villages in Lalgudi taluk came to the district collectorate in Trichy to submitting a memorandum opposing the proposed commencement of sand quarry in Kollidam riv

Publication Date: 
18/10/2016
Times of India (Trichy)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Mining, Sand, Thanjavur (D), Rivers, Illegal Trade
Environment

Police launch campaign at Vallam against noise pollution

Police officials at the communally sensitive Vallam area of Thanjavur district counselled those using public address system to avert noise pollution and consequent inconvenience to those in the nei

Publication Date: 
24/03/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur (D), Noise Pollution, Supreme Court
Mining

HC notice to Centre, mining firms

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and mining companies to file their counter within four weeks to a petition seeking an SIT probe into the beach sand mining in the State.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai, High Court, Sand, Mining, Thanjavur (D)
Forests

Green tribunal stops felling of trees on Cauvery riverbed

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has passed an interim injunction restraining the Tamil Nadu government from cutting trees on the Cauvery riverbed in Thanjavur district, from Kumba

Publication Date: 
15/01/2015
Manish Raj
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur (D), Trees, Deforestation, Cauvery, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forests
Climate Change

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in South Asia

This multifaceted project implemented by four consortium partners in South Asia aims to contribute to the study of vulnerability to climate change. The research carried out at different scales, both top-down and at the local level, each using different methodologies.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2014
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, South Asia, India, Thanjavur (D), Tamil Nadu, Nepal, Agriculture, Global Warming
Mining

Petitions against green tribunal's order permitting sand quarry dismissed

MADURAI: The Madras high court Madurai bench on Wednesday passed orders dismissing 18 writ petitions that challenged the order of the national green tribunal (NGT) allowing the public works departm

Publication Date: 
07/08/2014
Times Of India (Madurai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Karur (D), Thanjavur (D), Mining, Sand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Rivers

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