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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Powerloom units look at tapping solar energy
Thousands of powerlooms in Tirupur and Coimbatore districts have envisaged a plan to go in for green and captive power. With two lakh powerlooms in the two districts, about 100 MW of solar energy system
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Solar power for fuel station
To cater to the power needs of the petrol bunk, a solar energy producing facility was inaugurated at a dealer outlet of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Rasipuram here recently. The 3 kW
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Sacred spots of Kumbakonam polluted
Dwindling water level and inadequate treatment of water for recycling have resulted in an unbearable stench emerging from the Mahamaham Tank in Kumbakonam. he Mahamaham tank, which just two weeks ago
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Unauthorised dyeing units warned against discharging effluents into river
Collector V. Dakshinamoorthy has warned unauthorised dyeing units functioning in Pallipalayam and Komarapalayam against discharging effluents into River Cauvery and polluting the river. The Collector
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Call to end illegal sand mining in Palar basin
Residents of Kandaneri, a village in Vellore district, have been knocking the doors of the district administration to stop the unauthorised mining of sand from the Palar basin. With the district administration
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Will issue advisory against use of plastic by parties, EC assures court
The Election Commission on Tuesday assured the Madras High Court that it will issue an advisory to all parties to avoid use of plastic and polythene for posters and banners during campaign. The EC made
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Experts warn of depleting water levels
Urge government and people to take appropriate measures to address the problem Signalling danger of depleting water levels and disappearing water bodies in Puducherry, Aravindan Govindassamy of Sembadugai
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Six tonnes of e-waste collected for safe disposal in Erode
Teaming up with the Young Indians of Confederation of Indian Industry, Erode Zone, the Olirum Erodu Foundation (OEF), an organisation working for transforming the face of the city, has collected 6,000
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Students present papers on environmental issues
Class XI students of Shri Natesan Vidyasala Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mannivakam, presented nine technical papers on environmental issues at a seminar recently organised by the school.
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Medical institutions told to comply with EIA provisions strictly
The government on Thursday said all medical institutions/ colleges should strictly comply with the provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006 and should not carry out any construction