Tuticorin: Activists and environmentalists fear that pollution which has been the scourge of Tuticorin city for decades may have taken a turn for the worse.

Tuticorin: Tense moments prevailed at the Sipcot industrial estate on the outskirts of the city here on Monday as more than 2,000 people, including 1,250 women, from 18 villages around the Sterlite

Chief minister Edappadi K Palanisami has sought a detailed report on the Sterlite row from the Tuticorin district administration.

On Sunday, shops in Tuticorin remained shut following a call given by activists against the Sterlite Industries copper plant.

Against an installed wind energy generation capacity of 8,300MW, Tangedco on Tuesday evacuated 4,600MWAgainst an installed wind energy generation capacity of 8,300MW, Tangedco on Tuesday evacuated

A total number of 46 samples were collected from the open wells during post monsoon season in and around the Tuticorin city to evaluate the water quality and scrutinize the hydro chemical characteristics. Quality assessment is done by estimating the pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, major cation (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca+ ) and major anions (Cl-, HCO3-, PO4-). The irrigation quality parameters like sodium absorption ratio, %Na, residual sodium carbonate, residual sodium bicarbonate, chlorinity index, permeability index and magnesium hazard were appraised.

In the context of achieving a national set target of 60 GW by 2022, a study was carried out in Kayathar, Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India on noise propagation from wind turbines. Acoustic and non-acoustic parameters were measured according to IEC 61400-11 at wind speeds of 4–13 and 0.7–8.6 m/s. 

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MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the Tuticorin district collector, geology and mines assistant director and Srivaiguntham tahsildar on a petition t

A total of 2,527 victims of flash floods that occurred in parts of Tuticorin on Monday were rescued and evacuated by 16 boats from their residential localities to safer places.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has the enviable status of being one of the largest wind power-producing states; it also possesses more around 7,800MW installed capacity of this renewable power.

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