Silence evades silence zones in India
The neighbourhoods of hospitals are declared as silence zones so that patients receiving treatment are not disturbed. So are areas around schools, colleges, courts and other such places that need to be
Chennai (T)
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Residents sceptical over Corporation drive against dengue
CHENNAI: Even as the Chennai Corporation and state health department organised a massive awareness camp aimed at dengue prevention and control in Pudupet on Thursday, residents complained that the efforts
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Declare emergency over dengue, flu outbreak: Docs
Chennai: Amid a dengue outbreak and more than 11,000 cases of fever across various hospitals in the state, doctors' bodies are demanding that the state declare a 'public health emergency' to contain the
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Chennai Corporation zeroes in on dengue hotspots
CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Corporation has drawn the battle lines in its fight against dengue. One hundred and seventy-nine localities in the city have been identified as 'hotspots' for the vector-borne
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New sensors to measure pollution real-time
Chennai: Researchers at IIT Madras are planning to install low-cost sensors at different locations across the city for in-situ and in real-time monitoring of air pollution. Associate professor of civil
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As dengue spreads, insurers roll out specific covers
CHENNAI: With dengue cases on the rise, insurance companies are targeting customers with awareness campaigns and dengue plans. Insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar.com, which has 60 million users on its
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Dengue rears its ugly head again in city
Doctors attribute spurt in cases to water scarcity and residents storing water in open containers that serve as breeding grounds for the vector For the past few weeks, doctors in the city have been
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Scientists find out why Chennai was deluged in 2015
Study links extreme El Nino conditions and warming of Bay of Bengal to very heavy rainfall during the northeast monsoon The extreme El Nino conditions in 2015 and the warming trend in the Bay of Bengal
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Chennai Metro to draw solar power, save ₹1.5 crore a year
The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, a joint venture of the Central and Tamil Nadu governments, intends to install solar power plants at its stations and the Koyambedu maintenance depot to provide 6 MW of electricity.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment alongside railway tracks, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 26/05/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. S.P. Surendranath Karthik Vs Southern Railway Chennai & Others dated 26/05/2017 regarding encroachment alongside