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
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
TVs, washing machines and computers may be a part of most city households, but Chennai has not figured out a structured way to collect discarded household electronic equipment – collectively called e-waste
Government departments now use different standards to measure poverty Government departments differ with regard to standards for determining poverty-level, Mythili K. Rajendran, Managing Director and Principal Secretary, Tamil Nadu Rural Livelihood Mission, said here on Tuesday.
Officials inspected the Vaipar and Vembar coastline on Tuesday to check any illegal mining operations. In the wake of complaints by fishermen about private companies indulging in illegal mining of beach
Ten years and many more bans later, lack of awareness and failures in implementation has placed the city in the second position in the generation of plastic nationally, after New Delhi. Ten years ago,
High levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of toxic carcinogens, have been detected in the air in various parts of the city. A study conducted in Ambattur, Kolathur, Saidapet and Egmore by the department of environmental management, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchy, showed the average concentration of particle-associated PAHs ranged from 325.7 to 790.8 nanogram/cubic metre — an alarming pollution level — in Chennai.
The evening showers on Sunday brought much- needed respite from the heat. But the groundwater level is cause for concern. The newly-added areas, which include Gomathipuram, Melamadai, Vandiyur and Thiruppalai, are facing acute water shortage due to groundwater depletion.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is all set to make government agencies accountable for the quality of drinking water supplied by them. Taking up a public spirited person’s letter as suo motu, the
Environmental clearance will be obtained before starting Kuthambakkam plant: Corporation. The Chennai Corporation has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that environmental safeguards and approvals
Tribunal directs district authorities to put an end to illegal activities in the estuary near Kovalam. Taking notice of a news report which highlighted illegal encroachments in the estuary near Kovalam,
The Madras High Court bench here on Wednesday ordered notice to the Public Works Department (PWD), the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and the Madurai District Collector on a public interest