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
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Alleged gas leak
11 hospitalised: Eleven persons - nine All India Radio(AIR) personnel and two women constables - were admitted to the government Medical College hospital here this morning when they complained of
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Siltation reducing capacity of reservoirs
Deforestation causes serious ecological problems, such as massive soil erosion and frequent floods. With the passage of time, the magnitude of the damage caused by floods is increasing. As per an
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Legislators anxious over safety of wild elephants
Elephants straying out of forest areas to quench their thirst only to become possible targets of anti-socials turned out to be a matter of concern during question hour in the Tamil Nadu Assembly
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Racket in animal skin busted, 10 held
A joint operation by the Tirunelveli district police and the Forest department busted a racket in hunting of wild animals and sale of the skin, nails, tusk etc. Ten persons have been taken into
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Plan to identify, protect endangered herb species
The Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), a Bangalore-based non-governmental agency involved in conservation and protection of medicinal plants in association with the
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Fishermen groups to hold talks tomorrow
The Tiruvallur (Kerala) district authorities are hopeful that the warring factions of fishermen on the shores of Pulicat lake will soon reach an amicable settlement and resume fishing operations
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HC admits plea against cattle regulation Act
The Madras High Court admitted a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas(Control and Regulation) Act, which provided for relocating
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WHO project to study deafness among children
The World Health Organisation has launched a pilot programme to study the magnitude of hearing impairment among children in developing countries to formulate programme to create proper awareness
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Hospital struggling to cope with gastro-enteritis cases
The sudden outbreak of acute gastro-enteriris in Dindigul district and a steady arrival of patients found the Batlagundu Government Hospital struggling to cope with the situation, due to its
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U.S. keen on working with T.N. on medical waste disposal
Efforts of the public sector, private industry and grass-roots activism, like in the U.S., is needed to ensure that bio-medical wastes are handled and disposed of safety in an environment-friendly