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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Eight gypsies fined for poaching birds
A group of gypsies who poached a flock of birds in Pazhaverkadu lake near Pulicat, Tamil Nadu have been rounded up by Wildlife officials on Sunday morning. The birds were regularly sold at a nearby
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Groyne experiment, a partial success
The Tamil Nadu Government's latest attempt to solve the vexatious pollution problem of the Cooum river has only yielded partial results. About a year ago, a groyne was put up to facilitate opening of
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Probe effluents discharge by Pudupakkam unit : SHRC
The State Human Rights Commission has come to the rescue of residents who complained of discharge of untreated effluents from a dyeing and bleaching factory at Pudupakkam in Kancheepuram district in
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Action plan for Kanchi rural development
The Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), in Tamil Nadu has come out with several initiatives for rural development and connectivity as part of the Vision 2020 programme.
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Waste management programme
The Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group has prepared a 'campaign resource pack' on municipal solid waste management to sensitise local communities. The resource material accords special focus on
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Anti-filariasis campaign in Tamil Nadu
A World Health Organisation supported mass drug administration to eliminate lymphatic filariasis will commence on March 24, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, announced
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25 endangered animals rescued from circus
Twenty-five endangered animals, including 15 lions, nine tigers and a Himalayan Black Bear, were seized by the wildlife authorities from a circus in Tamil Nadu. During the three hour operation the
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Antifilarial drive, largest one-day campaign
The March 24 statewide Antifilarial drive in Tamil Nadu will be the largest single day treatment campaign India has ever undertaken. the rationale behind the one-day drive is to treat and cure all
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Blackbuck, spotted deer face threat from community dogs
The blackbuck and the spotted deer population in the Guindy National Park and its surroundings are facing problems in the form of garbage dumping, stray dogs and speeding vehicles. It is a different
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Elephant population growing in Anaimalai
The recent elephant census conducted by personnel of the Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu shows that the population growth in the Anaimalai ecosystem is encouraging.