The Tamil Nadu State Government has planned to execute a set of schemes to provide flood relief to Chennai and its suburbs this year at a cost of about Rs. 150 crores, the Public Works Minister, Mr.

The Gujarat Government proposed to launch a "Malaria forecasting and Training Centre" with financial aid from the British Council to take preventive measures against the disease, the Health Minister,

India has proposed to work towards different sets of norms for developed and developing countries with regards to fundamental human rights at work at the plenary session of the 86th International

A pilot study to examine the feasibility of integrated disposal of hospital waste is being undertaken by the Sustainable Chennai Project, as part of a scheme to reduce waste and handle it

A CMDA working group on organic waste management will operate a pilot project on 'zero garbage' in Nungambakkam zone as part of a plan to tackle garbage generation at source. The experiment will be

Rampant cutting of trees on the National highways between Chengalpattu and Tindivanam poses a grave ecological danger, activists have said. The pace of tree cutting along the National Highway 45

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) signed a purchase agreement (PPA) with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to avail itself of power from the proposed Talcher Thermal Power Station

Local body chairpersons and residents eagerly await a formal Government decision on methods for implementing a massive underground sewerage network project in three muncipalities south of

dyers adopt cautious approach: In the wake of the deadline (May 11) fixed by the Green Bench of the Madras High Court to conform to the pollution control laws, dyers and bleachers of Tirupur greatly

Even as civil works have commenced at Okkiyam Thuraipakkam site for resettling 6,500 families living in "objectionable areas" in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) has proposed a