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
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Fears over Chennai-Salem highway project
Environmental activists, farmers, advocates and political parties join hands in Tiruvannamalai The project to develop a six/eight-lane greenfield highway connecting Chennai and Salem has drawn flak
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Environmental group challenges clearance for neutrino project
Calls for penal action against members of appraisal committee Poovulagin Nanbargal, an environmental group, has moved the National Green Tribunal’s principal bench in New Delhi, challenging the environmental
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Food Safety Dept. issues advisory for roadside vendors
With summer at its peak forcing people to largely depend on beverages sold at shops and by roadside vendors to remain rehydrated, Food Safety Department has issued an advisory on precautions to be taken
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Shut down Kudankulam till spent fuel facility is ready
NGO says operation of units without proper storage space poses a risk The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) should be directed to shut down the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) units
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Wind, solar power cut coal traffic at port, railway yard
With Tangedco’s shift to renewable energy, Kamarajar Port turns to other cargos The reliance on renewable energy (wind and solar power) by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco)
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Tamil Nadu to get additional 500 MW power soon
NLCIL thermal project to be commissioned in three months Power allocation to Tamil Nadu from NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) is expected to increase by an additional 500 MW with the first unit of the Neyveli
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India’s first offshore wind turbines to be set up
At a cost of ₹300 crore at Arichamunai near Dhanushkodi The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is to set up India’s first offshore wind turbines at Arichamunai near Dhanushkodi at an estimated
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Equipment for Kudankulam third reactor shipped from Russia
Cargo to reach Thoothukudi port for delivery at KKNPP complex in April The first batch of equipment for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project’s (KKNPP) third reactor, under construction, has been shipped
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IOC to lay five pipelines from Ennore to Korukkupet terminals
The Rs. 730-crore project awaits clearance; will help in safe transportation of fuel The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to lay five pipelines running for 22 km from the Ennore to Korukkupet terminals,
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NPCIL’s stand on spent fuel riles environmentalists
Asking Supreme Court to grant 5 more years to build ‘Away From Reactor’ facility for Kudankulam plants testifies to lack of technical knowhow’ The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has