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
Palaru Pathukappu Vizhippunarvu Iyakkam (Palar Protection Awareness Movement-PPAM) has taken out a rally and conducted a public meeting demanding measures to prevent sewage, effluents of leather industry
For decades it’s been misused, encroached upon and exploited. But this year, with a long-pending project finally seeing the light of day, Porur lake is set to be rejuvenated. The Water Resources Department
Officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demolished 12 illegal dyeing units near Pallipalayam in Tiruchengode Taluk on Monday. The drive was carried out from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during
The government has constituted a State Level Advisory Body to monitor the implementation of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. The constitution of the advisory body with the local
There is a need to adapt measures to cultivate in a situation where land and water are depleting, without causing damage to the environment: V-C Groundwater accounts for more than 60 per cent of the total agricultural water use and more than 80 per cent of drinking water requirements. Climate change has tremendous impact on groundwater resources and consequently on agriculture and also drinking water use
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described the situation arising out of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) as “serious and of great concern” but said it did not constitute
As many as 13 panchayat presidents from Vellore district received the ‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’ award. The award is given by President of India to the presidents of panchayats that did well in maintaining hygiene in their respective villages by operating women sanitary complexes well, preventing open area defecation, maintaining school hygiene etc.
Though Tamil Nadu is witnessing a windy season Though it is windy season in the State, wind energy generation is not at the maximum because of evacuation problems, according to K. Kasthoorirangaian, chairman of the Indian Wind Power Association.
Long hours of power cut in the district since 2008 has turned renewable energy attractive to the industries here. Apart from the investments made in wind mills, the textile and engineering industries have started tapping solar energy too. When power cut duration increased, industries went in for diesel generators.
In recognition of the active involvement of department of electrical and electronics engineering (EEE), National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) in design and development works in renewable energy