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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Stir planned against prawn farming
A state level agitation against the alleged expansion activities of prawn farms along the coast would be organised on August 28 by Campaign Against Shrimp Industries, a voluntary organisation.Ms.
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TN in the forefront in kidney transplants
The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Dr. M. Kamatchi, said that efforts had been made to set up a "central organ registry" .The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University had done some
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TNAU project to combat crop fungal disease
A three-year project to genetically engineer rice proteins to resist major fungal diseases in the rice crop, will be carried out by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural
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Streemline mechanism for sullage disposal, local bodies told
Local bodies have been asked by the Pollution Control Board to streamline their mechanism for solid waste and sullage disposal . The PCB had issued notices to many institutions including Government
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WHO team for India
An independent commission constituted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will undertake a visit to the country in September this year to scrutinise the number of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)
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Govt.-NABARD joint venture to promote vegetable cultivation
Agri Development Finance (Tamil Nadu) Ltd., a joint venture of NABARD, Tamil Nadu Government and commercial banks, is keen on funding large scale vegetable cultivation projects in the corporate
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More funds to modernise forest infrastructure
In an effort to modernise and improve infrastructure facilites for the field staff, the Tamil Nadu State Forest department is providing more funds from this year. The amount is allocated for
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Chennai set to become cataract-free city
Mayor: Chennai is posed to be declared a cataract free city by year-end, the Mayor, Mr. M.K. Stalin, said here on
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New high yieldling rice farming likely
TNAU VC: An increased concern for soil and crop needs, and widespread introduction of new rice varieties, are likely to change existing methods of intensive rice cultivation, Dr. A. Abdul Kareem,
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Female infanticide alarming in Dharmapuri dt.
On an average 105 female infants were killed every month in Dharamapuri district throughout 1997. This was despite the tall claims of successive state governments and the many schemes launched to