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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No let-up in unhygienic sale on Marina
Food and drinks sold by some establishments on the Marina beach in Tamil Nadu were declared "unfit for human consumption" by local health authorities after tests confirmed the presence of coliform
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UNICEF official lauds HIV control efforts
The UNICEF India representative, Maria Calvis, made a brief visit to Chennai to observe the functioning of the Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Programme, to reduce the incidence of HIV
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Salem shedding notoriety
The 'Salem Initiative,' adopted by the Tamil Nadu government to tackle female infanticide, for which this district is notorious, has started throwing up positive signals. The mortality rate for
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Fall in HIV/AIDS, State now 'medium risk'
With the fall in HIV/AIDS incidence among women who attend the anti natal clinic from 1.1 to 0.87 per cent, the Tamil Nadu state could now be classified as medium risk, said Girija Vaidhyanathan,
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HC directive to Kancheepuram authorities on sewage discharge
The Kancheepuram district(Tamil Nadu), administration shall consider and pass orders on complaints from the residents of Srinivasa Nagar in Madipakkam regarding the discharge of untreated sewage into
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Corpn. to set up urban forestry wing
A new 'Urban Forestry Wing' will be created in the Chennai Corporation to develop greenery and forest in and around Chennai. A Forest department official will head the new wing. Meanwhile, the
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All set to survive?
Wildlife lovers from Chennai describe the efforts of the people of Purunabandha village in Orissa towards protection of endangered Olive Ridley turtle. An account of their visit to the nesting
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Crackdown on polluting autos
The Chennai city traffic police have decided to involve section 190(2) of the M.V. Act in order to curb the menace of noise pollution caused by autorickshaws, from May
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City records second highest temperature in 100 years
It was a record break that had many residents fretting and fuming on Thursday, as mercury soared beyond the 44-degree Celsius mark at both Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam(Chennai), registering in the
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Coordinted effrot needed to clear garbage
Residents welfare associations are keeping their fingers crossed on the latest initiative by the Chennai Corporation to collect solid waste from the doorstep, considering the complexity of the task