 | Long Covid risk higher with Delta variant than Omicron: King's College researchersAnalysis of data from ZOE Covid Symptom study app shows 4.4 per cent of Omicron cases were long Covid, compared to 10.8 per cent of Delta cases. |
 | Covaxin booster improves efficacy against Delta, Omicron variants: ICMR studyThe antibody response, clinical observations, viral load reduction and lung disease severity after virus challenge were observed, said the study. |
 | Over 1,000 mechanised boats set to hit sea as fishing ban ends in Tamil Nadu's coastal delta districtsMechanised fishing boats such as trawlers and gillnetters keep off the sea during the period to facilitate breeding of fishes in the Bay of Bengal. |
 | Cauvery river water reaches coastal districts of Tamil NaduAccording to PWD, around 10,000 cusecs is being released from Mettur and the inflow into the dam has decreased over the past few days. |
 | Tamil Nadu announces kuruvai package for Cauvery Delta farmersThe package, MK Stalin said, would help to bring 4.90 lakh acre under kuruvai paddy cultivation and another 13.34 lakh acre under samba. |
 | Annual two-day inspection of mechanised boats under way in TN delta districtsThe officials had earlier insisted all owners to submit all their boats for inspection, failing which their vessels would be considered inactive and their registration, cancelled. |
 | Krishna delta to get irrigation water on June 10Minister for Water Resources Ambati Rambabu, visited the Pulichintala project and inspected the water storage levels and various problems on Tuesday. |
 | Will take all steps to get due share of Cauvery water, says Tamil Nadu CM StalinThe State government had declared the Cauvery Delta region as a Protected Agricultural Zone as per the Tamil Nadu Protected Agricultural Zone Development Act, 2020. |
 | Breakthrough infection with Delta, reinfection with Omicron in individual vaccinated with CovishieldThe findings of the study prove the immune evasion potential of the Omicron variant, even after infection and vaccination, said the researchers. |
 | Immune evasion potential of Omicron post natural COVID infection, vaccination: ICMR studyPost recovery, the patient experienced symptoms of long COVID including generalised weakness for 2-3 weeks and insomnia for 2-3 months. |
 | Covid-19 subsides, focus back on kids' health in TirupatturAround 1,021,46 children were screened at schools. Among them, 6,688 of them were found positive for various disorders and 4,661 were referred for treatment. |
 | Karaikal fishermen blamed of pair trawling, banned from Tamil Nadu watersPair trawling is a practice considered destructive to marine resources. It is a practice where two trawler boats 'pair' and use a common net to catch fish. |
 | Krishna basin requires less water: WitnessFurther examination will be held from April 18 to 20. |
 | Covid-19: Delta wiped out, BA.2 variant of Omicron now dominant in TNThe Omicron variant of the coronavirus completely replaced the Delta variant in Tamil Nadu this month, as per data from the Directorate of Public Health. |
 | Tamil Nadu agri budget: A mixture of welcome initiatives & disappointments, say farmers' unionsThe representatives of farmers' associations are of the view that though the allocations for many schemes are small, they are happy that the government had recognised the needs of farmers. |
