Chennai: Water released from the Mettur dam a week ago finally reached the Veeranam tank in Cuddalore district on Wednesday, bringing temporary relief to one of the city’s key drinking water sources. However, officials warned that the city’s current reserves may last only about three months if the monsoons fail to deliver sufficient rains.Water Resources…
2 women held in Chennai for ganja smuggling at court Chennai: Two 25-year-old women were arrested for attempting to hand over a packet of ganja to a Goondas Act detainee on the Chennai Collectorate premises on Rajaji Road. Police said the women tried to smuggle ganja to a prisoner, Manikandan, 35, who has been lodged…
PSL limit for RE projects can be enhanced from ₹35 crore to ₹100 crore, says SBI Research. Chennai: Banks are comfortably meeting the overall 40% priority sector lending (PSL) target, but the framework requires a comprehensive overhaul to align with the country’s Viksit Bharat 2047 ambitions. Emerging sectors such as renewable energy, electric mobility, climate…
The Madras High Court granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji and his brother. CHENNAI: Madras high court on Wednesday granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK MLA and former minister V Senthil Balaji and his brother R V Ashok Kumar in connection with the case for alleged Rs 35 crore horse trading…
The church’s spire become visible when the water level dips below 77 feet. Source link
Chennai’s groundwater table drops 0.47m in June as rains fail to arrive Chennai: Chennai’s groundwater table plunged by 0.47m in June compared to May, with 13 of 15 monitored areas recording declines, according to a Metrowater data released on Tuesday.The average depth across the 15 monitored areas fell from 5.66m in May to 6.13m in…
Conservationists have identified lotus cultivation in 20 of 29 ponds in a channel The Thamirabarani irrigation system, one of Tamil Nadu’s oldest water management networks, is under threat. From a lotus.Illegal commercial lotus cultivation in irrigation tanks across the Thamirabarani river basin is severely degrading wetlands, harming biodiversity, and disrupting traditional water use. The river…
Chennai: A day after suburban train services resumed following scheduled track maintenance, a crack detected on the railway track at Platform 1 of Nungambakkam station caused delays in peak-hour services on the busy Beach-Tambaram suburban corridor on Tuesday morning.Railway officials imposed a speed restriction after the crack was noticed at around 8.30 am, directing loco…
India needs laws to ensure that decisions affecting liberty, livelihood and justice are not left to machines that cannot be held accountable S VimalaArtificial Intelligence may possess intelligence, but only law can ensure responsibility, fairness, and humanity. The sentence captures one of the greatest legal questions of our age. AI is no longer a futuristic…
According to the petitioners, in his campaign speech on April 21, Vijay appealed to children to ask their parents and other family members to vote for TVK violating election code that prohibits involvement of minors in election campaigns. Chennai: Madras high court on Tuesday ordered notices to chief minister C Joseph Vijay and PWD minister…
