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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Develop guidelines to treat hypertension: expert
Meet highlights need to formulate local plan for country India should involve its experts and develop guidelines for the treatment of hypertension, according to Daniel Lackland, president of World Hypertension
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Asthma cases in Chennai double in 5 years
Outdoor pollution considered the primary cause The incidence of asthma has almost doubled in the last five to six years in the city. Specifically, incidence of childhood asthma has also gone up,
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Sterlite: State challenges NGT’s order
A three-man committee constituted to examine the closure of the plant The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to constitute
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International conference to focus on saving Western Ghats
The Ecological Festival of Western Ghats will be held from November 30 to December 2 Preparations have begun for the Ecological Festival of Western Ghats, an international conference aimed at the protection
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Mercury remediation: NGT issues injunction against HUL
Asks Central Pollution Control Board to get expert opinion The National Green Tribunal has granted an interim injunction restraining Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) from upscaling the mercury remediation
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Kudankulam second reactor stopped for inspection
Power generation hit; plant may be restarted after 72 hours Even as the first reactor of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has been shut down for third fuel outage, the second reactor of the project,
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Ministry panel okays cut in power plant capacity
The Expert Appraisal Committee has given its approval to reduce the Ennore plant’s capacity to 2x660 MW.V. GanesanV_GANESAN Committee calls for raising a green belt on 92 acres of land at facility
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Groundwater level down by a metre in Chennai, says NGO
Inadequate summer rain this year and increased offtake take a toll Inadequate rain this year and increased dependence have taken a toll on the groundwater table in the city. The average groundwater
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40 special teams to monitor anti-dengue operations
People warned against approaching quacks for treatment The Health Department has intensified anti-dengue operations across the district by pressing into service 40 special teams in all the 20 unions
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Groundwater level down by a metre in city: study
Inadequate summer rain this year and increased offtake take a toll Inadequate rain this year and increased dependence have taken a toll on the groundwater table in the city. The average groundwater