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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Enviro Star awards for 11 shops
Recognising the efforts of leading stores in the Chennai city in shunning plastic carry bags, Exnora International gave away Enviro star awards to 11 shops which adopted paper bags. Giving away the
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Rs. 149.55 lakhs for waste segregation at Ambattur
The Ambattur Municipality in Tamil Nadu has resolved to allocate Rs 149.55 lakhs for source segregation and composting of municipal solid wastes. The council decided to take steps for door-to-door
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Fire rages in Western Ghats, near Mekkarai dam
A fire broke out in the Western Ghats, barely a km away from the newly built Adavi Nainar dam at Mekkarai near the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, endangering fauna and flora. Though the cause is yet to be
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Serious hepatitis risk for IDUs
The global alarm on injecting drug use, leading to the spread of HIV infections and blood borne pathogens such as hepatitis B and C, rings out loudly in Chennai, with a recent study showing that more
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Steep fall in rice production in Kancheepuram dt.
Rice production fell by nearly 20 percent during the current paddy crop season in Kancheepuram district due to adversse seasonal conditions that led to a shortfall of 47,000 hectares against the
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CM comes to rescue of exploited elephant
Moved by the plight of an old elephant, which was treated cruelly by its mahout, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, issued orders to prevent commercial exploitation of pachyderms. In all
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Norms given the go-by in government hospitals
Though there are rules stipulating the method of safe disposal of Bio Medical Waste, hospital waste generated by Government hospitals is still largely being dumped in the open, waiting to be cleared
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Antony for amendment to Forest Act
The Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony is spearheading a move at the national level for amendment to the Forest Act. Though the demand for an amendment is being made in the name of tribals, the move
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'Package welcome, compensation meagre'
The Tamil Nadu Government's relief package for drought hit farmers has been welcomed by various associations, though they feel that the compensation for crop loss is meagre. The present compensation
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Birth, infant mortality rates to be reduced
The Tamil Nadu Government has set for itself a series of family control goals to be achieved by 2007, including a reduction in birth rates and infant and maternal mortality rates, and increased male