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The National Green Tribunal of Southern Zone at Chennai, headed by Justice M.S. Nambiar, has restrained the Telangana state government from proceeding any further with the first phase of the Palamuru Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme.

NGT calls for new Coastal Zone Management plan

A hazard line after a proper survey is necessary for redrawing the Coastal Zone Management Plan.

16 March 2017 3:07 AM IST

The company has also introduced paid adoption leave of 16 weeks for its female employees, while the paternity policy has been adjusted to include adoption leave within its mandate.

Corporate sector leads way in implementing new maternity bill

Similarly, another multi national company, PayPal, had recently enhanced care giving paid leave policies for its...

15 March 2017 2:23 AM IST

National Green Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

Quantum Of Oil Spill On Chennai Coast, Remains A Mystery

Though DG Shipping hinted of a variation in their affidavit, the counsel for the petitioner argued on the necessity to...

14 March 2017 1:03 AM IST

Chennai Petrolium Corporation Limited, lays anaccess road across the North Buckingham Canaal violating environmental norms. (Photo: DC)

Petro company builds road across Kosasthalaiyar river

Depletion of groundwater will have ripple effect.

10 March 2017 6:48 AM IST

Cantonment CEO Ajit Reddy told DC that the facility would be inaugurated by the end of the month.

Open air theatre to come up at Pallavaram park

Local artistes will be encouraged.

9 March 2017 1:58 AM IST

Proposals of supplying 24 x 7 purified drinking water in city was under pipe line says Vijayawada Parliament member Kesineni Srinivas (Nani). (Representational image)

Chennai: Southern suburbs cry for water

Tanker strike leaves multi-storied apartments, gated communities near OMR ration water.

9 March 2017 1:46 AM IST

Chennai: Agriculture forecaster talks of taking risks and overcoming...

Stella displayed great expertise in dealing with Mathematical and physical equations for the weather forecast.

8 March 2017 1:40 AM IST

Anwar Karakkadan, the district coordinator of the Childline, said around 80 percent of the child abuse cases here had a connection with drug and sexual abuses.

Child abuse cases: Is conviction of culprits a far cry?

The spotlight is on the vulnerability of girl children and also on how justice is delayed.

23 Feb 2017 1:52 AM IST

A private tanker disposes untreated sewage into Korattur lake (Photo: DC)

Sewage let into Korattur lake

Southern bench NGT order defied.

22 Feb 2017 6:29 AM IST

The union government could have mandated seeding the Aadhar cards in Permanent Application Number (PAN) cards. But, a central government affiliated organisation in the city is purposefully avoiding the inclusion from PAN applicants, therefore inviting malpractices.

Aadhaar botch up may lead to malpractices

Aadhaar details of name, date of birth & gender should exactly match in PAN applications.

17 Feb 2017 7:29 AM IST

Poes Garden begins wearing deserted look

Following the withdrawal of the police force, the roads leading to No 81, Veda Nilayam, were loosely occupied by AIADMK...

15 Feb 2017 1:49 AM IST

Greater Chennai corporation

Thiruvottiyur opts for eco-friendly ways to deal with waste

Along with the residents, conservancy workers deployed by the corporation and ITC are also trained during the 10-month...

9 Feb 2017 6:08 AM IST