Ātmaprasāra Helps Young Minds Cope with Emotional and Academic Pressures
Category: Mental Health Growing emotional distress among school and college students is emerging as a significant concern, with counsellors at Ātmaprasāra observing a steady rise in the number of young people seeking help for anxiety, addiction, family conflicts, loneliness, and academic pressure. The counselors have been addressing these issues through emotional support, counselling, and behavioural […]
Rajapalayam Municipality’s ‘Use Cloth Bags’ Campaign
Category: Solid Waste Management In an effort to promote a cleaner and more sustainable environment, Rajapalayam Municipality has been organising “Cloth Bags” awareness campaigns across the town, urging residents to move away from single-use plastics and adopt eco-friendly alternatives in their daily lives. The awareness drives include door-to-door campaigns, market outreach programmes, school awareness events, […]
UNEP Officials Address Awareness Programme on Cool Roof Initiative
Category: Town Planning Officials from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) addressed an awareness programme on the Cool Roof systems, highlighting the need for sustainable measures to reduce heat stress in buildings and schools. The programme, held at the Ramco Institute of Technology recently, brought together more than a hundred civil engineering professionals, faculty members, […]
Wild Medicinal ‘Kaattu Sundai’ Thrives Around Sanjeevi Malai
Category: Greening Sanjeevi Hills Hidden among the dry scrublands and rocky foothills surrounding Sanjeevi Malai is a little-known native medicinal shrub that has long been valued in traditional rural life, Solanum pubescens, locally known as Kaattu Sundai or Kattu Sundaikkai. Belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae), the wild shrub is commonly seen in Tamil Nadu […]
Recycled Water Keeps Kothankulam Kanmai Alive Through Summer
Category: Water Body Restoration At a time when most irrigation tanks in and around Rajapalayam have gone dry under the harsh summer heat, Kothankulam Kanmai has managed to retain substantial water throughout the season, thanks to a continuous inflow of treated recycled water from the city’s Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). The year-round availability of water […]
Ramco Nursery Leads Efforts to Preserve Rare Native Flora
Category: Carbon Neutrality Ramco Nursery in Rajapalayam houses more than 125 species of native and rare plants, including evergreen and drought-resistant trees, cactus varieties, ferns, shrubs, creepers, climbers, herbal plants, ornamental species, and flowering plants. Established with the objective of protecting indigenous biodiversity, the nursery focuses on conserving rare flora species through large-scale propagation and […]
