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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Ennore port's impact on environment
The Ennore Satellite Port, which is getting ready for inauguration by mid-next year, has started creating its impact on the nearby environment. The mouth of the Ennore Creek, where Kortalaiyer river
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Move to ban smoking in public places opposed
Beedi workers and manufacturers associations have jointly protested the move to ban smoking in public places. Any such move, according to them, bill cripple the livelihood of about 10 lakh beedi
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The threats of Mudumalai sanctuary
The exponential growth in the population of both people and cattle in the eastern fringes of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary has begun to pose a serious biotic threat to this protected area. Wildlife
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Mosquitoes break all barriers
Chennai records the largest number of malaria cases among all the metropolitan cities of South and Southeast Asia. The certificate for Chennai's "uniqueness" comes from the Government
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Court moved against dumping garbage on lake bed
The issue of dumping garbage on the dry bed of Thangal lake in Kallikuppam by the Ambattur Municipality (Chennai) has been taken to
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TN holds unique place in country
What began as a trickle at the Tambaram T.B. Sanatorium in 1995 has now swelled into a flood. Though the hospital in Chennai was never meant for them, nearly 40 per cent of all the patients admitted
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Major health care scheme for poor
Laying greater emphasis on preventive medicine, the Tamil Nadu Government has embarked on a comprehensive health care scheme for the poor. Through a camp approach, the programme seeks to take the
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ISO certification for Jeevan blood bank
The Jeevan Blood Bank and Research Centre, which was recently certified for ISO 9002 standards, received the certification in Chennai. The certificate, awarded for the collection of blood, its
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Treatment of STD
TN adopts WHO concept : The Tamil Nadu Government has launched a project called "Family Health Awareness Campaign" to cure as well as check the sprea of sexually transmitted diseases (STD). In this
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Ban on smoking in public places opposed
The manufacturers of beedi and cigarette, traders and workers have jointly voiced their protest against the proposed ban on smoking in public places on Tamil Nadu. They are apprehensive that such a