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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Interpretation centre at Vedanthangal
A new interpretation centre at Vedanthangal birds sanctuary, constructed at a cost of Rs. 3 lakhs will be open to the visitors in a few days from now, according to oficials in the Forest
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Over 200 take ill in Ramaqnathapuram village
More than 200 people, including women and children, have been affected by viral fever at S. Tharakudi in Kadaladi union since
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Water contamination caused gastro-enteritis
The outbreak of gastro-enteritis in Dindigul district two months ago has been attributed to the contaminationof Manjalar river.In early February, more than 200 persons from Batlagundu and
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Wildlife conservation
plan to educate public: A new programme to educate people on conservation of wildlife has been desigend by the managers of the Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), Vandalur. Titled 'Educating for
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Safety manual on tanneries released
A comprehensive manual providing simple and effective low-cost recommendations for improving the occupational safety and health (OSH) standards in tanneries and effluent treatment plants was released
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Massive trees give way for mini fly-overs
Trees coming in the way of some of the 10 mini-flyovers being built in the city will go down, as the Chennai Corporation's projects speed ahead.At Durgabai Deshmukh Road junction in Adayar three
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Malaria spreading mosquito detected
The Malaria Research Centre(MRC) has detected a new variety of mosquito in Rameswaram island, which is a carrier of the malarial
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New ICMR treatment for Tuberculosis
Five blocks in Thiruvallur district of Kerala form the testing ground for a new ICMR treatment regimen for Tuberculosis. The new initiative comes at a time when the incidence of the disease is
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Unique cardiac surgery performed in city hospital
Dr. Randas Batista, the Brazilian cardiac surgeon who used the Law of Laplace to save people suffering from enlargement of heart, carried out his unconventional surgery for the first time in India at
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75 prisoners in TN suffer from TB
Nearly 75 prisoners at different jails in the State are affected by tuberculosis, a health camp conducted to detect the disease among jail inmates has shown. The affected number constitutes just a