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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Review ban on shark harvesting : CM
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. O. Panneerselvam, today wrote to the Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, seeking a review of the notification issued by the Union Environment Ministry that
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Cholera claims 3 lives, 65 seriously ill
Cholera started raising its ugly head here, claiming three lives at the Institute of Mental Health, Kilpauk (Tamil Nadu), on Thursday and making at least 65 inmates seriously ill. The affected have
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Diarrhoea cases reported in Vyasarpadi area
North Chennai's Vyasarpadi area is facing an outbreak of water-borne diseases after the recent heavy rains, with the stagnating sewage contaminating sub-soil water. About 40 cases of acute diarrhoeal
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Compensation yet to reach farmers
The compensation awarded by the Loss of Ecology (Prevention and Payment of Compensation) Authority as per the Supreme Court order was yet to be disbursed to the farmers affected by tannery pollution
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TNPCB plans panels to improve air quality in Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has decided to set up four committee for improving air quality in Chennai as part of its effort to reduce automobile pollution. The details of ambient
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90 kg of tobacco products seized in raids
One day into the ban on pan, civic officials carried out raids in various parts of the Chennai and seized nearly 90 kg of 'chewable' forms of tobacco from more than 300 spots. Ten samples have been
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One week for traders to return pan masala stocks
The Tamil Nadu Government is to give a week's time to traders to return the seized stocks of pan masala to wholesale dealers to avoid legal proceedings against them. If they fail to return the stocks
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Tirupur dyeing units planning resource conservation
A large numbers of dyeing units in Tirupur are going in for resource conservation and cost reduction to face the competition in the international market. The Centre for Environment (CEE) has already
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Will it prove a boon to addicts ?
After cigarettes, now the Tamil Naidu Government is banning gutka, pan masala and chewing tobacco. A mixed reaction to the ban follows with affected parties such as stockiest, retailers and small
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Corporatopm, Metrowater to launch cholera education programme
Stung by the outbreak of cholera that claimed three lives and left several others bedridden in the last week, Tamil Nadu government officials are leaving no stone unturned to prevent recurrence of