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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Peacock fat seized from export company
About 30 bottles of peacock fat, meant to be exported to Malaysia, was seized from an export company on Mint Street in Park Town in Chennai by the Deputy Directorate of Wildlife Preservation,
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Ban plastics, TNPCB tells EC
The Tamil Naidu Pollution Control Board has requested the Election Commission to ban the use of propaganda materials made of
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Ban on spitting in public places soon
Spitting in public places will become an offence soon. The Tamil Nadu State Government will bring in a legislation smoking spitting besides smoking in public places, the Health Minister, Mr. S.
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'Water quality in Coonum, Adyar does not conform to CPCB norms'
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has reported that the quality of water in Cooum and Adyar rivers does not satisfy any of the criteria prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board
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Saidapet accounts for 40 p.c. of filaria cases
The Chennai Corporation has opened up a filaria clinic at the Communicable Diseases Hospital, Tondiarpet, with modern equipment to treat filaria patients in the city, but this has shifted the focus
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Adyar water quality does not conform to CPCB norms
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board analysis of water samples collected in the city's waterways revealed that the quality of water in the Adyar river did not satisfy any of the criteria prescribed
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'Senna' - medicinal plant suitable for wasteland
There has been considerable increase int eh land area under 'senna' (avuri), a medicinal and aromatic plant in Tirunelveli district, thanks to its adaptability under drought conditions. Senna leaves
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TNPCB notice to Commissioner on garbage burning at Perungudi
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) served a notice to the Commissioner of the Chennai Corporation on August 24, under various sections of the Prevention and Control of Pollution Act and
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35,000 saplings to be planted in the city
The Forest department will complete planting of about 35,000 saplings under the Greenbelt Abatement Programme, funded by the Union Pollution Control Board, in Chennai.The programme was abruptly
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Govt. dithers as Ennore coast faces further erosion
As governments dither, the sea continues to savage the Ennore coast threatening to soon eat away fresh territory and wreak havoc in the lives of people like the 50-year old