The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has directed the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Pammal, Pallavaram and Thiruneermalai to instal reverse osmosis plant to eliminate the

The detection of chromium in the Adyar river near Anakaputhur on the Chennai city outskirts has alarmed pollution watchdogs as much as it has pointed out a drawback in the system of common effluent

There are 360 elephants including 159 adult females, 50 adult males, 84 calves and 67 belonging to different age groups in the forest ranges in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu according to a census

The National Fish Workers Forum favours formulation of a Central Marine Fisheries Regulation Act promulgating a uniform 90 day ban on marine fishing. The ban, encompassing the Exclusive Economic

The Agriculture Ministry has authorised commercial production of a peste-des-petits ruminants(PPR) vaccine developed by Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. The PPR is a highly

Environmentalists and Non Governmental Organisations alike have welcomed the government initiative in introduction of the Tamil Nadu Plastic Articles of Sale, Storage, Transport and Use Bill, which

The Chennai Corporation's AIDS Control Society in association with the National AIDS Control Organisation is all set to introduce the city's first "live" hotline for AIDS information in the last week

The Tamil Nadu Plastics Manufacturers Association has expressed shock at the introduction of the Bill seeking to ban plastic items. The provisions will seriously affect the common man as essential

Ambient air quality survey by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board conducted for four days from April 29 showed that the Respirable Dust Particles level was sharply above the permissible limit at

The Tamil Nadu Government will provide water sources for animals in the forests to prevent their straying into neighbouring villages, the Forest Minister, P. Mohan, told the Assembly