Chennai (D)

Dengue battle intensifies as cases rise

CHENNAI: A spike in cases of dengue in Chennai and neighbouring districts in the past fortnight has moved the health department to intensify its fight against the disease.

Publication Date:

28/09/2017

Source: Times Of India (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Chennai (D), Health

Health

Around 5,000 in Tamil Nadu down with dengue: Health minister

TRICHY: With incidences of dengue surpassing those of previous years, health minister Dr C Vijaya Baskar on Monday revealed that around 5,000 people were down with the dreaded mosquito-borne diseas

Publication Date:

16/08/2017

Source: Times of India (Trichy)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health, Chennai (D)

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industries operating without Consent to Operate, Villivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 31/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Fitwell Industries Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding industries operating without an order of Consent to operate, Ramakrishnapuram, Villivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. NGT directs the industries to resubmit applications to TNPCB and the Pollution Control Board shall inspect each of the units within a period of 2 weeks from the date of submission of the completed application.

Judgement Date:

31/03/2017

Tags:

Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Chennai (D), Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Health

105 people tested positive for H1N1 since Jan in city

CHENNAI: There have been nine confirmed H1N1 deaths in the state since January , and 20-30 suspected cases of the flu are admitted to hospitals every day, said public health officials.

Publication Date:

16/02/2017

Source: Times Of India (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Influenza, Swine Flu, Health Effects, Infectious Diseases, Diarrhoea, Chennai (D), Health

Economy

The Nokia SEZ Story: Economy of Disappearances

The closure of Nokia's mobile phone assembly plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, just eight years after it commenced production, illustrates how corporations can quit operations at a point when it is no longer profitable for them to continue, while the impact of such closures on workers is profound. The special economic zones policy of the state actively promoted corporate-led industrialisation promising employment, and creating aspirations among young workers.

Publication Date:

17/12/2016

Author(s): Madhumita Dutta

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

51

Issue:

51

Tags:

Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Economy, Chennai (D), Workers, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Industry, Private Sector

Solid Waste

Plastic roads: India’s radical plan to bury its garbage beneath the streets

Jambulingam Street, Chennai, is a local legend.

Publication Date:

01/07/2016

Source: Guardian (UK)

Tags:

Solid Waste, Garbage, Roads, Chennai (D), Plastics, Waste Management, Waste Recycling, Tamil Nadu, Villupuram (D)

Water Resources

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding a packaged drinking water unit not obtaining consent to operate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 27/04/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Shanmuga Aqua Industries Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/04/2016 regarding running of a packaged drinking water Unit without obtaining consent under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and also without obtaining clearance from the Central Ground Water Authority, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date:

27/04/2016

Tags:

Bottled Water Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Chennai (D), Court, Tamil Nadu, Compensation, Water Act 1974

Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding operation of an an auto pressing industry without obtaining Consent to Operate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 14/03/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Munusamy Vs District Environment Engineer - Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/03/2016 regarding operation of an an auto pressing industry without getting “Consent to Operate” from pollution board.

Till M/s. Exon Auto Components is granted Consent to Operate the unit shall not carry on its activity.

Judgement Date:

14/03/2016

Tags:

Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chennai (D), Tamil Nadu, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Natural Disasters

Indian economy suffers $3 billion loss from recent floods - Aon Benfield

India suffered a $3 billion loss to its economy from severe rainfall and flooding in November and early December, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said in its monthly report on global catastrophes.

Publication Date:

11/12/2015

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Floods, India, Chennai (D), Economy, Rainfall, Insurance

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer