Water Resources

Violent Cauvery protesters fail to stop gentleman’s game in Chennai

CHENNAI: Ravindra Jadeja ducked when a shoe came flying at him at long-off on Tuesday night.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Water Disputes, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Games, Water Resources
Health

67% of TB patients fall through the cracks in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: A simple gaffe in protocol for TB diagnosis is turning out to be fatal for patients who are going missing from the state’s records.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Tuberculosis (TB), Infectious Diseases, WHO, Health Effects, Health
Environment

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refuses to renew consent for Thoothukudi Sterlite plant, smelting operations shut down indefinitely

CHENNAI: At a time when Sterlite was harboring dream of expanding its operations, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has delivered a big body blow rejecting the its plea to renew Consent to

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Vedanta Aluminium, Air Act 1981, Water Act 1974, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Health

Tamil Nadu healthcare system one of the best in India: Minister

TRICHY: Tamil Nadu is one of the well-performing states in the country when it comes to healthcare system, minister for health and family welfare, C Vijaya Baskar said here on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2018
Times of India (Trichy)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Health Care, WHO, Health Policy, Health
Energy

Tamil Nadu to get additional 500 MW power soon

NLCIL thermal project to be commissioned in three months

Publication Date: 
09/04/2018
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Neyveli STPS, Renewable Energy, Thermal Power Plants, Energy
Governance And Institutions

Order of the Madras High Court regarding illegalities committed in the utilization of funds allocated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu, 06/04/2018

Order of the Madras High Court in W.P. Nos. 8132 of 2018 dated 06/04/2018 regarding irregularities and illegalities committed in the utilization of funds allocated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu. Madras High Court notes that on an average, about Rs.80,000/- is being sanctioned for each beneficiary and that the funds allocated for a particular village panchayat appear to be substantial. District Collector - Perambalur District has been directed to submit an affidavit to the Court regarding the issue.

Judgement Date: 
06/04/2018
Tags:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Corruption, Tamil Nadu, High Court, Perambalur (D)
Water Resources

IPL may face protest brunt over Cauvery row

The Cauvery Management Board issue is all set to subvert the peaceful life in Tamil Nadu in days to come, according to senior intelligence officials in the State.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Water Disputes, Water Resources
Air Pollution

Better traffic management will reduce pollution: Experts

Hundreds of vehicles caught for several minutes in every signal and traffic bottleneck pollute the air by spewing smoke.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Air Pollution, Transport, Mobility Planning, Two Wheelers, Air Pollution Control, Environmentalists
Environment

CM sought report on Sterlite: Min

Chief minister Edappadi K Palanisami has sought a detailed report on the Sterlite row from the Tuticorin district administration.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2018
Times Of India (Madurai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Industrial Pollution, Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd., State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment
Water Resources

Cauvery board: Supreme Court agrees to hear Tamil Nadu petition

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Tamil Nadu’s petition seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) within the stipu

Publication Date: 
03/04/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Supreme Court, Karnataka, Water Disputes, Water Resources

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