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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Road trip to create awareness on endangered species
Five wildlife enthusiasts to cover 29 States and 3 neighbouring countries Five wildlife enthusiasts, in association with Coimbatore-based NGO Environment Conservation Group, embarked on a 25,000-km
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Oil spill-hit coastline back to normality
Slick had spread to 35 km after two ships collided in Ennore four months ago Four months after two ships collided off Kamarajar Port in Ennore, leaving more than 35 km of Chennai’s coastline affected
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Health Dept. ready to combat dengue, A (H1N1) influenza
More number of Domestic Breeding Checkers have been deployed With Kerala witnessing a major dengue outbreak, Health Department has intensified surveillance and preventive measures in Coimbatore. With
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State set to become power surplus in 2017-18: Report
Tamil Nadu managed to narrow the gap between electricity requirement and availability to a negligible 23 million units (MU) in 2016-17 as against a deficit of 690 MU in 2015-16. The annual Load Generation
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Exhibition on wheels to raise awareness on climate change
A mobile science exhibition will arrive at the city railway station today ‘Science Express,’ a mobile exhibition focusing on climate change, will arrive at Puducherry railway station on Thursday.
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Hazardous waste: 3,550 units identified
‘They generate about 7.80 lakh tonnes of such waste annually’ The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has identified 3,550 units generating hazardous waste, said K.C. Karuppanan, Minister for
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Tiruchi airport to tap solar power
AAI to establish a Roof Top Grid Connected 140 kWp Solar Photo Voltaic Power Plant The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided go green by tapping solar energy for power requirements at the fast
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Tobacco users at high risk of oral cancer, shows study
70,230 tobacco users screened in Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts; 88 out of 1 lakh had oral cancer A cancer screening programme conducted by Coimbatore-based Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology
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Demand for steps to check sewage flow into the Cauvery
Despite the implementation of the underground drainage scheme sanctioned under the National River Conservation Programme (NRCP) mainly aimed at preventing the pollution of the Cauvery a decade ago, sewage
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Villagers oppose move to open sand quarry
A group of residents of villages around Unniyur have opposed the Public Works Department move to open a sand quarry on the Cauvery river in the village. In a representation to the district authorities