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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TAPMA to lift segregated plastic waste
Plastic manufacturers have made a fresh bid to tackle Chennai's waste problem, offering to directly lift the plastic that is segregated by users and NGOs.Faced with criticism from environmental
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Driving away plastics, Jayalalithaa style
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa, today sent out an eco-friendly message in a striking style. She waved broomsticks, gulped "paneer soda" and flaunted plates and cups made of betel
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Experts panel to study use of plastics
A committee of experts will be constituted by the Tamil Nadu State Government "immediately" to go into all issues of manufacture and use of plastics. The committee, in which the industry and
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Will the 'green lung' of city be saved?
The 270-hectare Guindy National Park, last green lung of Chennai, is facing a threat of being destroyed thanks to the Madras Riding Club members' attempt to revive their entry into the park for
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Zero-garbage scheme for Chennai, Pudukottai
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), the Chennai Corporation and the Pudukottai Collectorate will work together for a zero-garbage programme. While in Chennai, it will start with Zone 7,
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Voluntary health scheme to network all districts
All districts will be networked by the Tamil Nadu Voluntary Health Programme (TNVHA) to promote an awareness of Indian medicines among rural
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Warning to local bodies on garbage disposal
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply department has warned commissioners of five municipal corporations (excluding Chennai) and 102 municipalities against using ponds, lakes and waterways as
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TNPCB order to petrol bunks
City petrol bunks have been advised to obtain consent under the Water and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Acts from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Directing the outlets to
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Tobacco, Goan masala also to be banned
Besides a law on banning smoking in public places, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to come out with a legislation on prohibiting chewing of tobacco, paan masala and gutka
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Chennai tops in slum population
For the first time in the census data collection operations, slum demography has been incorporated. Chennai town tops the list with 10,79,414 total slum population, followed by Madurai registering