Deep-sea region of Gulf of Mannar included in hydrocarbon exploration tender
Ministry of Petroleum issues tender for hydrocarbon exploration in Gulf of Mannar, raising environmental concerns.
Wetland bird census held in Ramanathapuram district
Forest Department officials conduct wetland bird census in over 20 areas, involving students, birdwatchers, and photographers ...
Proposed hydrocarbon exploration in Gulf of Mannar raises concerns
The region is part of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, home to rare and endangered species such as dugongs, different turtles, and marine mammals ...
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Why Sri Lankan activists opposed Adani wind energy project in Mannar
The project, which was planned to generate 250 MW through the installation of 52 wind turbines in Mannar in the island country’s north, faced strong opposition since the beginning due to serious ...
The Island13d
Thousands evacuated as Japan’s biggest fire in decades continues to burn
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country’s biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one ...
Deccan Herald12d
Drop proposal for offshore mining in Gulf of Mannar: CM Stalin urges PM Modi
km in the Cauvery Basin, which falls within the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve and is near the Palk Bay and Wadge Bank, Stalin said, adding that the biosphere reserve consisting of a chain of 21 ...
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Halt offshore mining plan in Gulf of Mannar: CM tells PM
Madurai: Chief minister M K Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in halting the proposed offshore mining activities in Gulf of Mannar as well as in the ...
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Adani withdraws from proposed wind power projects in Mannar and Pooneryn
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has withdrawn from the proposed project to establish 484MW wind farms in Mannar and Pooneryn, Sri Lanka. In a letter sent yesterday by AGEL Company Secretary Pragnesh ...