Acute diarrhoea on the loose in city
Experts Cite Unsafe Water, Poor Sanitation, Malnutrition As Causes The city recorded as many as 6,480 cases of acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) in between 2011 and 2013, data obtained by TOI shows. The
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Public transport system needs to be expanded in Chennai
There is an urgent need to expand the public transport system in the city, said former managing director of Metropolitan Transport Corporation and traffic consultant R Krishnamurthy. He was delivering
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Developers line up Rs 5k-cr budget housing projects
In the wake of boost from the Budget & RBI move on affordable housing, Tata Housing & Mahindra Lifespace, among others, plan new launches Helped by the government’s budget moves and the Reserve Bank’s
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Govt to build 10,000 flats as part of plan to make TN slum-free
As part of a plan to create slum-free cities, the government on Tuesday announced that 10,000 flats would be constructed in Chennai and other cities and towns in the state. “To fulfil the Vision 2023
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Govt drops finance city plan on wetland
Gives 72 Ha Of Pallikaranai Marsh To Forest Dept For Conservation In a move that won praise from environmentalists, the state government has given up its plan to establish a financial city on 71.58 hectares
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Youth constitutes 40% of car accident victims: Study
At least 40 per cent of those dying on Indian roads are below 24 years of age, shows a recent study on road mishaps in the country. According to a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE),
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Delhi tops the country in fatal road accidents and pedestrians and cyclists falling victim, claims CSE
LUCKNOW: About 16 people die and 58 are injured every hour in India due to road accidents - the death rate, in fact, is equivalent to wiping out about 40 per cent of the population of a small nation like
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Green tribunal orders impact assessment of IIT-M campus
CHENNAI: The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority should complete the impact assessment on the IIT Madras campus and file a status report within 15 days, directed the Southern bench of National
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Water on an urban planet: Urbanization and the reach of urban water infrastructure
<p>Delhi with fast-growing rate of urbanisation is the second most water-stressed cities in the world according to this new research published in Global Environmental Change Journal which has mapped 500 large cities to determine how global urbanisation is affecting water supplies. Kolkata (6), Chennai (18), Bangalore (19) and Hyderabad (20) are also listed in this first global survey of the large cities’ water sources.</p>
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City can catch every drop of rain: Study
`Most Buildings Have Harvesting Systems, Maintenance A Problem' Most buildings in the city are equipped with robust rainwater harvesting systems, says a survey by Metrowater. The study said more than