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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Plastics industry reiterates support to waste management efforts
Faced with an imminent ban on re-usable items manufactured by it, the plastic industry in Tamil Nadu has reiterated its commitment to efforts aimed to effective waste
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Plastics banned in Rameswaram
The district administration has banned the usage of plastic items on the Rameswaram island to ensure that the environment is free from any kind of pollution, the Collector, S. Vijaya Kumar has said
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Vasan seeks recycle technology for plastics use
Seeking people's support in keeping the surroundings clean, the Tamil Maanila Congress president, G.K. Vasan, today appealed to the Tamil Nadu state government to come out with "recycle technology
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TNPCB showcause notice to port
Following a complaint from the Navy, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control board has issued a showcause notice to the Chennai Port Trust, for causing air pollution due to its coal handling
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Information not suppressed about Kodaikanal plant
Consumer major Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has refuted that it had "suppressed any information" about its Kodaikanal thermometer plant, ever since a few breaches in the systems for controlling
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Residents block movement of sand lorries
Protesting the menace of sand quarrying in their area and also the rash driving of lorries carrying Palar sand, villagers near Chengalpattu today gathered on to the bye-pass of the GST Road and
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'Green Army' to check pollution menace
Security guards and ex-servicemen will patrol the Chennai Metropolitan area in two green-coloured two wheelers and a jeep under the title 'Pasumai Padai' - Green Army attending to complaints
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' Ragpickers can be catalyst to cleaner environment '
They are branded as "trouble makers'" despite the important role that they play in segregating the reusable waste from garbage. If only they refrained from burning waste at the garbage dumping or
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Centre will consider plea on sanitation campaign
The Union Rural Development minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu, today said the Centre would consider favourably Tamil Naidu's request to cover five more districts under the 'total sanitation campaign'. In
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Industries must segregate solid waste: TNPCB
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board(TNPCB) has instructed all industries not to dispose of solid waste generated by them outside their premises or into the municipal bins. It has warned that