Tiruppur, May 25 (IANS) Growing concerns are being raised across Tamil Nadu over the practice of dumping municipal solid waste in abandoned stone quarries, with farmers and environmental activists urging the state government to reconsider existing provisions that permit such disposal methods. The demand comes amid allegations that local bodies in several districts, including Tiruppur, have been using abandoned quarry sites as dumping grounds for garbage collected from residential areas.Environme…
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Chennai, May 25 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast heavy rainfall in 19 districts across Tamil Nadu on Monday, with several parts of the state expected to continue receiving widespread showers accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms.After weeks of intense summer heat across Tamil Nadu, recent rainfall has brought much-needed relief to residents, creating cooler weather conditions in several districts. The weather department said atmospheric conditions re…
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) An atmospheric circulation prevailing over the southeast Bay of Bengal and its adjoining central parts is likely to trigger widespread rainfall activity across Tamil Nadu in the coming days, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai. The weather system is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to several districts across the state.According to the weather department, heavy rainfall is likely today in 10 districts — Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Dhar…
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rainfall in parts of western and northern Tamil Nadu over the next three days, particularly in Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Vellore districts, even as several parts of the state continue to witness rising temperatures. According to the weather department, an atmospheric circulation persists over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining regions, while a low-pressure area remains active over Kerala and nearby s…
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Even as the intense summer heat continued to affect many parts of Tamil Nadu, widespread rainfall across several districts brought much-needed relief and cooler weather conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that atmospheric circulations over the southern region are influencing weather patterns and are expected to trigger more rain across the state over the next few days.According to weather officials, one atmospheric circulation is persisting …
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal near the Sri Lankan coast is likely to intensify further over the next 48 hours, raising the possibility of increased rainfall activity across several parts of Tamil Nadu in the coming days.In a weather bulletin issued on Tuesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) stated that the system, which developed over the southwest Bay adjoining Sri Lanka, is …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A high-level Nigeria–India Textile Business-to-Business (B2B) engagement and policy roundtable recently took place in Abuja city, aimed at a structured revival of the country’s textile industry and industrial partnership with India, a new report has said.Leading private sector figures and trade partners of both countries outlined a coordinated strategy to drive job growth, exports of Nigeria’s textile sector in partnership with India, the report from This Day Live s…
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu till May 12, with heavy showers expected in several western and southern districts over the next few days. According to the weather department, an atmospheric circulation prevailing over the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining areas is likely to trigger intense rain activity across the state.Officials said districts including Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Dindigul are…
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds across several districts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days due to a trough extending from Madhya Pradesh to Tamil Nadu. According to the weather department, the trough currently passes through the Gulf of Mannar region and stretches across Theni, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchy, Namakkal, Erode, and the Nilgiris.As a result, many parts of the state are likely to receive i…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a seven-day heavy rainfall alert for Tamil Nadu, citing a low-pressure trough extending from western Rajasthan to the Comorin region at an altitude of around 0.9 km.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai, the trough runs across east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Telangana, Rayalaseema and interior Tamil Nadu, creating favourable conditions for widespread rainfall across the state.On Saturday eve…