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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Sewage pumping network opposed
A sewage pumping network in the neighbourhood of Bharat Vihar and surroundings in the Suburban Tambaram (Tamil Nadu) is opposed by the local residents. Because, the oxidation ditch, located in the
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Appellate authority for pollution cases
The State Government has constituted an appellate authority to deal with disputes pertaining to environment and pollution. Headed by a former judge of the Madras High Court, the three member
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Organo-phosphorous found in horses' liver
The postmortem conducted on some of the dead horses of the King Institute stable indicates the presence of organo-phosphorous compound in their
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'Tree squads' to protect saplings from vandals
In an effort to protect the newly planted saplings in various parts of Chennai and its suburbs, the Forest Department has created a roving 'Tree Squads'.Carrying a pick axe, crowbar, pruning knife,
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TAFCORN planning to raise medicinal plants
The Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN) has planned to raise medicinal plants, which offered excellent potential for export, in an area of about 500 hectares in the State over the next
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NGOs resent forest officials' remark on tree-planting
The relationship that should exist between the Forest Department and the NGOs in Chennai's tree planting drive was the focus of a meeting sponsored by the Central Pollution Control Board here.At the
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T.N. seeks rs. 160-cr fresh aid to protect coconut trees
Tamil Nadu today sought an enhanced and package of Rs. 160 crores from the Centre to protect the 200 lakh coconut trees hit by the 'eriophyid mite' disease in the
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Forest policy being readied
Finishing touches are being given to a document which lays down a Forest Policy for Tamil Nadu. Expected to be made public in a couple of months, the Forest Policy, when released, will make Tamil
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Air pollution highest in Kilpauk
A month long monitor of pollution in the city shows that Particulate Matter (PM) and Respiratory Dust Particles (RDP) are highest in the Kilpauk and Vallalar Nagar traffic
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Groundnut contamination causes global concern
Aflatoxin in groundnuts is a serious global problem, and its hazardous effects of on human health and livestocks, especially poultry, has been well-established. The contamination is of great economic