The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved verdict on Sterlite Industries' interim application seeking a stay on the operation of the Madras High Court judgment ordering closure of its copper plant at Tuticorin and discharge of its workers on payment of compensation.

AROUND 300 tonnes of toxic waste still lies unattended at the former factories of Union Carbide in Bhopal.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to give details about the effluents from the Sterlite Industries’ 400,000-metric tonne copper smelter plant at Tuticorin.

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to encourage the private sector to set up units in the state to address the acute power shortage and as part of this, five private companies have “cleared formalities” to establish thermal power plants.

Elaborate arguments advanced by lawyers and Puthiya Tamizhagam leader K. Krishnasamy for over three hours The Madras High Court Bench here on Monday reserved its orders on a batch of criminal revision petitions filed by private companies including a power generation company and a seafood processing unit challenging an order passed by the Kovilpatti Revenue Divisional Officer in Tuticorin d

LAST JANUARY, Australia declined India’s request for uranium supply citing non-proliferation concerns.

Tuticorin: District Forest Office of Tuticorin has planned to develop the Vallanad Blackbuck Sanctuary for promoting eco-tourism in association with district administration.

Blackbuck is the main species at Vallanad Reserve Forest. Though nature trail was in place, additional trekking routes had to be formed. The number of watch towers would be increased.

Unlike the cannot-be-allowed stand of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on the copper smelting unit of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin, the Central Pollution Control Board seems to take a different view.

During a hearing on the issue in the Supreme Court today, the report of the CPCB on the issue was not made public but given to the judges during the proceedings.

Since marine pollution is a major environmental hazard for the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, which have fishing as a major source of livelihood, Indian Coast Guard personnel are monitoring the threat of pollution at sea covering the exclusive economic zone along Gulf of Mannar and adjoining coastal districts, according to Commandant Udhal Singh, Commanding Officer, Indian Coast Guard, Tuticorin