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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Erode farmers dread El Nino phenomenon affecting monsoon pattern
Having suffered setbacks for years due to inadequacy of water for cultivation, farmers in the district now dread indications of El Nino weather phenomenon affecting the South-West monsoon pattern. This
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Sea erosion poses threat to villages
They are sandwiched between the Uppanar and Bay of Bengal The coastal villages of Akkaraigori, Singarathope and Sonankuppam in Old Town here are facing a grave threat from the advancing seawaters.
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Green tribunal orders impact assessment of IIT-M campus
CHENNAI: The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority should complete the impact assessment on the IIT Madras campus and file a status report within 15 days, directed the Southern bench of National
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Pollution hits farmers in Tirupur
Hit by the indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents, the farmers in Arulpuram, Pachamkuttaplayam, and a few other hamlets have threatened to quit agriculture. “We will have to hold agitations
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Powerloom weavers seek subsidy to go in for solar energy
Powerloom weavers in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts have sought 50 per cent subsidy to go in for solar power. The association has appealed to the Union Government to increase the subsidy from the existing
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Elderly inmates of night shelter pitch in to save the environment
They segregate and help to dispose of plastic waste. Each morning, the residents of this ‘home’ in R.S. Puram take pains to carefully clear their premises of all plastic items. They deposit them in a corner
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CBI enquiry sought into illegal sand mining
“Revenue officials hand-in-glove with sand mafia in Villianur”. The Village People Protection Movement on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption among a section of the Villianur revenue and
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Latvian researchers stress mangrove conservation
It is high time to protect mangrove habitats, which serve as nurseries for native fish population, to enhance the dwindling fisheries. Mangroves along the tropical shores nurture fisheries and help
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All buildings to have rainwater harvesting system by August
The City Municipal Corporation has charted out plans to ensure that 100 per cent rainwater harvesting systems are in place in all households and government buildings by August. On Thursday, to create
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Cabinet gives nod for forming Mullaperiyar supervisory panel
Moving forward on a long-standing dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a proposal of the Union Water Resources Ministry for constituting a supervisory committee