Groundwater level has increased by 0.6 metres
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5
Hindu (Chennai)
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Adani solar project generates 630 MW
Ramanathapuram emerges on top in green energy generation Adani Group’s 648 MW solar power plant at Kamudhi in the district, claimed to be the world’s largest solar plant at a single location, has generated
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Two-way corridor to transmit thermal, wind power between T.N. and other states
Dedicated link between Pugalur and Raigarh to be completed by 2019 A green energy corridor linking Pugalur in Karur district in western Tamil Nadu with Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, work on which commenced
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Desilting scheme triggers environmental concerns
Forest department and environmental NGOs have opposed desilting works in Sirumugai range in Coimbatore District, scheduled to be carried out by the Public Works Department (PWD). The area falls in the
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Safe disposal of e-waste a challenge: ISRO official
Exhorts youngsters to find a solution to the issue Safe disposal of e-waste is a big challenge in the developing society. With the growing usage of mobile phones and TV sets, e-wastes are accruing in
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NGT satisfied with steps on sand mining
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal, in a case relating to sand mining in the Palar riverbed, has expressed satisfaction with steps taken by the State government, as well as the State Environment
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‘Chennai’s posh areas not pollution free’
Pushing industries to the city fringes doesn’t help, say activists monitoring pollution If you think that posh residential neighbourhoods such as Boat Club and Poes Garden have lesser pollution levels
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Budget should allocate funds for de-silting water bodies: Bedi
Calls for community involvement in strengthening bunds by planting trees Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has stressed the need for budgetary allocation to de-silt 84 tanks so as to recharge groundwater
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Nilgiris rivers hit by pollution: Study
Health hazard:A section of the Ooty lake is clogged with waste. Says domestic and industrial pollutants in the waterbodies are a threat to people The rivers feeding the Bhavani and the Moyar basins
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Activists flay proposed coastal zone notification
Environmental activists and fisherfolk organisations fear that the already skewed compromise between urban planning and coastal protection would be distorted even further if the recent proposed Marine
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Dam project: villagers fear displacement without adequate compensation
More than 35 families residing in Kanneri Mandhanai in the Nilgiris, the proposed site for the construction of a dam, fear displacement even before being given alternative houses or compensation. The