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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Summer focus: preventing water-borne diseases
The city corporation has taken several steps to create awareness of waterborne diseases and precautionary measures. The corporation is taking steps to treat water at the source itself, City Health Officer
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What ban? Plastics are everywhere
Porous borders: Four months after the ban kicked in, plastics are omnipresent. This is partly due to their import by wholesalers from States such as Maharashtra. Four months after the ban took effect
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New norms on food packaging to come into effect from July
Use of newspapers, recycled papers, and plastic sheets to wrap food directly has been banned by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). According to an administration release, use of
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Linking rivers will cost fraction of country’s budget: VIT Chancellor
VIT Chancellor G. Viswanathan said that the new government at the Centre soon should accord the highest priority to linking rivers so that the country’s people and farmers will benefit. Speaking at
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Renewable energy of T.N. over 17% of total power production
Production has been subdued in Tamil Nadu compared to other southern States Renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass and small hydropower) generation in Tamil Nadu was 16,223 million units in April 2018-February
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Highways Department plans to plant 13,000 saplings to compensate loss of green cover
The National Highways plans to plant 13,000 saplings on either side of the road from Sulur to Vellakovil at a cost of nearly Rs. 2 crore. According to a press release from V. Easwaran, State youth wing
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Chennai to get Rs. 4,500 cr for flood mitigation works
World Bank and KfW likely to give major chunk of funds The city is set to get Rs. 4,500 crore for development of stormwater drains and large underground drains as funding from multilateral funding agencies.
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New Rooftop Solar Generation order yet to be implemented
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission came out with a Rooftop Solar Generation order on March 25. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation is, however, yet to issue working orders
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HC mulls independent panel to inspect Sterlite Copper plant
Vedanta insists on a joint inspection by officials from MoEF and CPCB The Madras High Court on Tuesday came close to appointing an independent committee to find out whether the State government was
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Villagers boycott election over non-payment of crop insurance
More than 2,000 voters, mostly farmers and their family members, in at least four villages, have boycotted polling in protest against non-payment of crop insurance for the year 2017-18. When polling