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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A success story of Thiruvallur women SHG
Barely literate women from seven villages in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu who joined together and formed a self help group (SHG), are now experts in vermicomposting. The composting projects had
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Burning of chicken waste causes pollution
Burning of chicken waste, old tyres and other waste materials by anti-social elements everyday near the old bus stand in Chengalpattu town in Tamil Nadu poses a major health hazard and pollute the
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Lung infection a worry
Death of some endangered wildlife at the Chidren's Park, Guindy, Tamil Nadu because of lung infection is causing serious concern among the authorities. From August last year, almost every month one
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Rs 3.10 cr for drought relief in Tiruvallur
The Tamil Nadu State government has sanctioned Rs 3.10 crores under the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana for drought relief work in the Tiruvallur district, the Collector, N. Dananjayan
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Vaccination programme to combat rubella stepped up
In the past two months 1,633 young women from various colleges in the Chennai city, Tamil Nadu have been vaccinated for Rubella is the cause for 25.5 per cent of congenital malformations which
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SCI oil tankers to conform to eco-norms
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is keen on building up a fleet of oil tanker vessels conforming to the latest environment protection norms, particularly those concerning preservation of the
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'Doctors lack exposure to occupational health hazards'
Among the most ill informed on occupational health hazards are doctors and industrial workers themselves, speakers said at a meeting. They cited instances of doctors treating silicosis patients for
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Green moment
Come April 22, it will be another Earth Day. But, do the Chennai city environment managers have a serious plan to increase green cover, reduce the pollution levels or protect and increase the number
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Drive for plastic waste segregation loses steam
The Tamil Nadu state government's brief pursuit of a legislation against rampant plastic use seemed to indicate that it has a major agenda. However, this has been put on the backburner, apparently.
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Sand quarry mafia rules the roost
Rampant illegal sand mining in river beds with political backing may have led to the death of the first official who tried to stop the illegal activity on the Palar river bed in Kancheepuram district