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Bengal: 2 young women defy norms to marry in Sundarbans temple,...
The two met on social media, exchanged numbers, and spent long hours talking despite curious glances from neighbours.
Rising sea to swallow 50% of Tamil Nadu's mangroves by 2100
25 Nov 2024 6:10 AM ISTThe estimated carbon storage of Muthupet mangrove region at present is 4.74 Tg C (teragrams of carbon), which may be reduced to 2.46 Tg C under the...
IUCN lists Tamil Nadu mangroves 'critically endangered'
25 May 2024 7:00 AM ISTThe assessment was done under the Red List of Ecosystems initiative that aims to evaluate ecosystem risks.
State lost 12 per cent of coastal vegetation in last decade: Study
28 April 2024 7:00 AM ISTTamil Nadu has lost around 12 per cent net loss of coastal vegetation between 2013 and 2023. In 2013, the state had a total plantation area of 11,131...
TN begins restoration works at oil spill-affected Ennore mangroves
24 Dec 2023 7:00 AM ISTSupriya Sahu, department secretary, told DT Next that low-speed jet machines are being used to clean the oil deposits from mangroves.
Green Tamil Nadu Mission plants 10,000 seedlings on mangroves day
26 July 2023 9:10 PM ISTAs a part of decentralized approach, the Village Mangrove Councils are being constituted involving the local communities, in Mangrove areas for...
Authorities yet to wake up to importance of mangroves
6 Jun 2022 3:19 AM ISTWith about 72 river mouths across the 187-km coastal stretch of Nagapattinam, official sources said only a couple of river mouths were found to have...
‘Long-term conservation plans needed to protect these natural...
12 Oct 2022 6:40 AM ISTClimatic change, cyclones, pollution, aquaculture and industries also threaten the mangrove. Thirunaranan stresses on the need for a long-term...