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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Corporation to ban items made of one-time-use plastic
The Chennai Corporation Council today passed a resolution seeking to ban the manufacture of items made out of one-time-use plastic. It has sought a prohibition on the manufacture of carry bags,
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TAPMA appeal to Corpn.
Reiterating its stand that the only issue of concern in the use of platics is their littering, the Tamil Nadu Plastics Manufacturers' Assoication (TAPMA) has appealed to the Chennai Corporation not
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Leprosy elimination programme launched
The World Bank-assisted National Leprosy Elimination Programme (NLEP) phase-II was launched in the State today. Aimed at reducing the prevalence rate (PR) to one per 10,000, the programme is to be
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Remove airhorns in buses, says TNPCB
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has warned against the use of generator sets without proper acoustic measures which cause public nuisance punishable under Section 290 and 291 of the Indian
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Cleaning operation in Choolaimedu
As an image-building exercise, the Corporation today embarked upon a comprehensive mass cleaning operation in the congested Choolaimedu area. The sudden frenzy in the area was visible, as men and
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Take tree wardens' help to protect saplings: NGOs
The Tamil Nadu State Forest Department has handed over saplings under the Union Pollution Control Board-funded 'Greenbelt abetment programme for pollution' to the Chennai Corporation. The civic body
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Funding likely for phase II afforestation scheme
The Japanese funding agency is happy with the implementation of the first phase of Tamil Nadu Afforestation Programme (TAP) and has conveyed its willingness to extend financial assistance for the
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Rescued lions brought to Vandalur zoo
The lions rescued from an illegal mobile circus have been brought to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, and housed at the new Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre constructed with financial
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Research on to find cure for AIDS from coconut oil
The Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) is carrying out a research to extract medicine from lauric acid, a component contained in coconut oil to fight the HIV virus, Dr. P. Rethinam, Chairman,
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Anti-poaching camps prove successful
The number of anti-poaching camps set up in the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary (IGWLS) and Coimbatore Forest Division have proved highly successful. After the establishment of such camps poaching