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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GHs are now a place to acquire infections
For slum dwellers admitted to government hospitals, the wards are as good as home. Though the halls are lit, ventilated and do not pack in heat, for those living along the Cooum, the distinct of
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Fund for promoting 'green' units on anvil
A Rs 10 crore venture fund for promotion of 'green' enterprises at Nilakottai in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu is under State Government consideration. The fund would be used for encouraging
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Campaign against child labour organised
About 500 children from transit schools in various parts of the Chennai city were taken on a tour of the Vandalur Zoo and other places of entertainment as part of Anti Child Labour Day. A pledge
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Government releases Rs. 35 cr. under Calamity Relief Fund
The Tamil Nadu State Government has released about Rs 35 crores under the Calamity Relief Fund for water supply works to meet drought. Executed under the supervision of District Collectors, the works
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Tribals allowed to collect minor forest produce
For the first time in the country, the Tamil Nadu state government has permitted tribals living in and around, the forest areas to collect minor forest produce for their own. Hitherto, it was allowed
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Illegal sand mining cause cholera outbreak in Dharmapuri
As the backward Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu reels under cholera epidemic which has claimed five lives and affected 600 people so far, it turns out that it is another human tragedy triggered by
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100 dyeing units closed
About 100 dyeing units in the Bhavani area in Tamil Nadu have been closed since June 16, following Pollution Control Board orders. In view of poor flow in the Cauvery and monsoon failure, the board
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Sewage release threatening bird-breeding habitat
Release of sewage into the Madhavaram and the Manali jheels, the only breeding habitat of the Pheasant tailed Jacana, is threatening the last breeding ground of the waterfowl in the Chennai
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Survey among street children to identify running away syndrome
The Madras NGO Forum, a group of nine city based voluntary organisations working for the rights of children, has decided to conduct a survey on street children in Chennai, in order to identify the
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Ideas for a new city
From the sands of the Marina to the dangers of pollution caused by satellite parts in space after its term of expiry, not a subject was left out in a day long workshop and interaction conducted by