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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More grizzled squirrels in Srivilliputhur sanctuary
The population of some of the wildlife species at the Grizzled squirrel wildlife sanctuary, Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu, covering the rainshadow region of the Western Ghats in the Madurai and
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Notice to Government on sale of water sans BIS mark
The Madras High Court has ordered notices to the Central and State governments on a petition, which seeks action against those who manufacture and sell packaged drinking water without the mandatory
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Corporation to give fillip to anti-TB campaign
In a bid to reduce the default rate, the Chennai Corporation has modified its approach to the Direct Observed Treatment Short Course therapy for TB patients in the city. With the focus on World TB
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Tamil Nadu vulnerable to heart ailments
The general population of Tamil Nadu has a vulnerability to heart ailments, diabetes and illnesses associated with old age , going by the initial results of specialty camps now under way. Out of
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No review of ban on fishing of sharks : Baalu
The Environment Ministry will not consider any further representation against the ban imposed on fishing of sharks and other marine species such as sea cucumber and sea
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Corporation to seek NGOs' help in TB control
The Chennai Corporation has achieved 87 per cent complete cure rate in treatment of TB patients, the Mayor, M.K. Stalin, said in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Commending the civic body for its efforts at
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Anaemia control relaunch in June
The Adolescent Anaemia Control Programme of the Tamil Nadu state government, which ran into rough weather when some girls who took Iron and Folic Acid tablets developed nausea and vomiting, is set
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Rise in Nilgiris Tahr population
The population of Nilgiris Tahr state animal of Tamil Nadu, at the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Top Slip, has registered a 15 per cent rise compared to that in last
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Open space not out of bounds to smokers
There may still be no bar on people spitting and smoking on roadsides. For, the proposed Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Spitting Act, 2002, states that not all open places will be declared "non-spitting
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' Review ban on sea cucumber, sea horses '
The Tamil Nadu Fishermen Federation has sought review of the Central ban on harvesting of sea cucumber and sea horses, stating that even international agencies such as the Convention of International