1. DiCaprio Steers Attention to Chennai Water Crisis
Colourful pots dot every street corner in Chennai as the water crisis grips the city.
Oscar-winning Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his environmental activism, has raised awareness about the ongoing water crisis in Chennai. DiCaprio took to Instagram to share a photograph of a dry well.
He wrote: “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation. A well, completely empty, and a city without water. The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran dry."
2. Polls to Six Rajya Sabha Seats From TN to be Held on 18 July
Elections to the six Rajya Sabha seats representing Tamil Nadu will be held on 18 July.
The Election Commission of India has announced elections to the six Rajya Sabha seats representing Tamil Nadu that will be vacated by the end of July. The biennial elections will be held on 18 July.
AIADMK MPs T Rathinavel, V Maitreyan, KR Arjunan and R Lakshmanan will be retiring from their six-year term on 24 July along with D Raja of the CPI. DMK’s Kanimozhi was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Thoothukudi parliamentary constituency in the recently-held General Elections and her seat too is up for polls.
3. Man Hacks to Death Brother Who Wanted to Marry a Dalit Girl in Coimbatore
A 22-year-old man was hacked to death and his 17-year-old girlfriend was brutally attacked by the man’s own brother.
Tamil Nadu’s long list of caste-killings got longer on Tuesday. A 22-year-old man was hacked to death and his 17-year-old girlfriend was brutally attacked by the man’s own brother, in broad daylight, in Mettupalayam. Kanagaraj’s older brother Vinoth Kumar (24) attacked the couple because he did not approve of their relationship, since the girl belonged to a Dalit community.
Kanagaraj (22) and Divya* (17), both from Mettupalayam, were in a relationship for a year and were planning to get married. There was staunch opposition to their relationship from both families, and Kanagaraj’s elder brother Vinoth Kumar was particularly opposed to the relationship. However, Kanagaraj’s parents gradually accepted the relationship and were reportedly planning to get him married to Divya.
4. Vedanta Says Findings of NGT Panels in Its Favour Cannot Be Ignored
TNPCB had told the Supreme Court that Sterlite can’t be allowed to operate as it was involved in a series of violations resulting in an alarming level of groundwater pollution.
The reports of the various committees, constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), in support of the Sterlite Copper Smelter unit in SIPCOT in Thoothukudi, cannot be ignored, the Vedanta Group has submitted in its rejoinder to the counter-affidavit filed by the State government, on Wednesday.
The counter was filed in response to a batch of writ petitions from Vedanta, challenging the orders dated 25 May 2018 of the State government, directing the closure of the unit in Thoothukudi. The valuable contributions made by the petitioner unit to the State exchequer had unfortunately not been taken into account for oblique reasons and the same will dampen the spirit of investment in the State, the firm said.
The CWMA asked Karnataka to release the rest of the water also for June.
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) should ensure that Karnataka respects its orders and releases water to Tamil Nadu, said farmers of the Cauvery delta districts, reacting to the outcome of the CWMA meeting on Tuesday.
The CWMA on Tuesday ordered Karnataka to release 31.3 tmc of water due to Tamil Nadu for July as per the Supreme Court order. The CWMA which met on 28 May, ordered Karnataka to release 9.19 tmc of water for June. But, Karnataka has not done so, though it claimed that it released 1.8 tmc of water.
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