Fisheries Minister M Radhakrishanan on Tuesday asserted that he water in the Porur Lake in Tamil Nadu was not contaminated. The death of hundreds of Juleria fish in the lake over the past few days
Though it has been nearly a week since shoals of dead fish getting washed ashore on the banks of Porur lake, one of the principal drinking water supply points to Chennai, the authorities are clueless
Plantations and cultivated lands will also come under the purview of the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, the Madras High Court has ruled. To preserve the trees from indiscriminate
Three cases of female infanticide were reported in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. In one case the woman gave birth to a female baby on Friday and the couple allegedly killed the
When Villagers talk Aids, it's time for the country to sit up and listen. The National AIDS Control Organisation will launch the Villagers Talk AIDS (VTA) programme from April 15. To be implemented
Despite the ban on sale of tobacco and its related products, the small traders continue to sell these products, Health Minister S Semmalai admitted. The notification banning the sale of tobacco and
The Madras Crocodile Bank, located 50 km south of Chennai on the East Coast, the most successful in the nation, is in the doldrums. While the numbers are growing, the flow of funds is diminishing.
The Tamil Nadu state government has identified Salem, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Dharampuri, Namallal and Erode as female infanticide prone districts and started intervention programmes with the
The Tamil Nadu government's move to introduce a new bill banning smoking and spitting in public places comes in the wake of a Supreme Court order in November last, directing the Centre and state
