KKSK Leathers, a Rs 40 crore export house in Erode, Tamil Nadu has produced a new farm input out of tannery effluent wastes and some medicinal plants. The multi purpose input has been found to have

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, has embarked on a three-year project to monitor sources of air pollution in Chennai, isolate hazardous pollutants and suggest means to bring down

The seminar on Solid Waste Management organised by the City Managers Association of Tamil Nadu urged the government to pass a legislation that would punish those throwing garbage and improperly

Urban areas have been largely left untouched for eliminating leprosy, partly because of defective planning and mostly due to lack of manpower, State Health Minister S Semmalai said. Launching the

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising "Energy Summit-2002" in Chennai from December 2. The meet will focus less on policy issues and more on the latest trends in energy saving

The legend of the mountains has it that Kovan was the king of the Irula tribes, original inhabitants of the hill country from Top Slip to Thottabetta. While Kovan's Punthur, the present Coimbatore

Metrowater has increased the chlorine content in drinking water supplied from all 16 Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board stations in the city, beginning, to deal with the threat of

The Tamil Nadu State government has set a new goal to bring down the neo-mortality rate by 14 per 1,000 live births by 2005, State Health Minister S Semmalia said

The agriculture sector in Tamil Nadu has suffered a loss of Rs 2,750 crore in the current year till the first week of September owing to delay in the monsoon and the release of Cauvery water,

The APGenco is planning to set up a 660 mw super critical thermal unit in addition to the existing 1260 mw capacity units at Vijayawada Thermal Power Station with financial assistance from KFW of