The State government will make an announcement banning the manufacture and use of plastic bags with thickness less than 60 microns soon, said Vishwanath Shegaonkar, Secretary, Labour and Employment department, who is holding additional charge of Environment and Forests department.

Consultations with plastic bag manufacturers have already been held regarding this issue and alternative methods ha

CHENNAI: The elevated stretch from Koyambedu to St Thomas Mount, a part of the ambitious Metro Rail project in Chennai, is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 and the underground stretch of Metro Rail from Washermenpet to Saidapet may be completed by the end of 2015, according to highly placed sources in Chennai Metro Rail.

The sources told City Express that preliminary work was being c

CHENNAI: The Chennai Auto Ancillary Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Company (CAAIIUC) held an interactive meeting with the unit holders of the Ambattur Industrial Estate on Saturday, to discuss various issues including stop sending treated water into Cooum river and Korattur lake.

CHENNAI: Ten slum colonies in the city, including the one at Ambedkar Nagar, will be declared smoke free by the year-end.

Prasanna Kannan, WHO consultant, speaking to Express, said,

Overcoming the present power crisis in the State hinges upon the speedy completion of key power projects, including the North Chennai Thermal Power Station that could fetch 4,576 MW of power to Tamil Nadu, many of which were to have been operational by now but have been delayed.

NTPS: 1,200 MW

The works for the North Chennai Thermal Power Station with a capacity of 1,200 MW (Stage-II, 2 x 60

CHENNAI: The Rs 5.50-crore bio-methanation plant is all set to generate power within a week from the solid waste of Koyambedu market, thus reducing the greenhouse gases coming from organic waste at the sprawling perishables market, according to sources in the Market Management Committee.

The plant, which hit a roadblock in 2008, due to non-availability of spares for the machine that was to conv

The Supreme Court Friday banned the production, distribution and use of endosulfan because the pesticide has debilitating effects on humans and the environment.

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S.

CHENNAI: The role that youth have to play in climate change was the cynosure of a conference held in the city on Friday.

CHENNAI: Posing an abominable picture and causing severe health hazards is the garbage strewn across the streets, adjoining the Kasimedu Housing Board quarters in MGR Nagar.

CHENNAI: Responding to an Express article titled