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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Police to get tough with noise polluters
The Tamil Nadu police will come down heavily on violators of noise pollution rules and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will take a strict look at industrial noise
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WHO programme launched
A hereditary cancer detection and prevention programme, said to be the first of its kind, was inaugurated at the Cancer Institute in Tamil Nadu today. The programme, funded by the World Health
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Report to call for restrictions on use of plastic carrybags
A draft report will be shortly submitted, calling for restrictions on plastic carrybags and a buyback system for PET bottles, with the Justice Ranganath Mishra Committee on plastic waste management
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' Fisheries department should culture prawns '
With the annual 45 day ban on the marine fishing hardly two months ahead, fishermen associations have sought Tamil Nadu Government initiatives to harness marine fish potential. Absence of trawling
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High SPM level causes concern among T. Nagar residents
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board comes out with weekly statistics, as part of its Chennai Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme, on high levels of Suspended Particulate Matter(SPM) and
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RAR methods an effective intervention to reduce spread of AIDS
With studies at several levels showing that alcohol and drug use is linked to risky sexual behaviour, techniques in rapid assessment and response (RAR) can be an effective intervention to reduce
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Shola species to replace eucalyptus trees
The eucalyptus plantations of the Nilgiris, which have for long been considered "ecological predators," will be replaced in a phased manner by trees belonging to the shola species which are
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200 school students taken ill after taking iron tablets
Over 200 students in three districts were rushed to hospital, following consumption of medicines administered under a school health programme, raising serious questions about the functioning of the
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Filariasis elimination programme planned
A mass drug administration programme for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, commonly known as Elephantiasis, has been planned in 13 endemic districts of Tamil Nadu on March
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Ban sand mining, panel tells Govt.
The Government should immediately 'stay' all sand mining activities throughout Tamil Nadu, a panel, which included eminent jurist, V R Krishan Iyer and former Judge of the Mumbai High Court, H