Cultivated idea: Urban farming in India requires holistic policy support; here is why

In India, urban farming has seen some traction across states; but rapid development and the need to make urban agriculture viable mean the …

Cool off with koozh

From roadside vendors to hotels, this nutritious beverage and porridge made of local millets is a common sight in Tamil Nadu during summers 

How can we save rural India from COVID-19

Since most rural homes don’t have functional tap connections, they have to be built on a war footing

Aliens in Toda paradise

The pastoral Toda community in the upper Nilgiris is losing its Shola grasslands to invasive species

Amended Tamil Nadu forest Act must be cautiously exercised

While forests under private ownership have already been destroyed with cash crops, if the provisions of the Act are further relaxed the state&…

Why Tamil Nadu should be worried about 2 storms brewing in the western Pacific

Both storms are forming off the coast of Southeast Asia and could have an effect on weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal, affecting the Tamil …

Why farmers are abandoning totapuri mango

The price of the totapuri mango has crashed due to low demand for its pulp, leaving farmers to dump produce on roads

What is in a name? Plenty if you are this fish

The hump-backed mahseer, native to South India, has been given a scientific name in a race to save it from extinction

Timely and prudent action

That is what saved a part of Kanyakumari town’s coastal strip during my tenure about 8 years ago

Anti-Sterlite stir: Tension continues as kin of those killed don’t get dead bodies

Activists say the government plans to cremate the protestors who died in police firing on its own

Anti-Sterlite stir: Parts of Tuticorin return to normal, but activists say it’s far from over

Despite a court order, ban on internet has not been lifted and activists claim police are harassing people

To save Tamil Nadu from water crisis, prevent deforestation in Western Ghats: study

The effect of deforestation is felt more during deficit years than monsoon surplus years

Chennai oil spill: half a dozen turtles die, fishermen fear losing livelihood

While a section of the sea water had blackened after the spill, nearly half a dozen turtles died near the north Chennai shoreline

Blood Sport

What progressive laws of India and the work animal welfare organisations do regarding the prevention of cruelty to animals in the country, will …

What caused heavy rains in Tamil Nadu

An independent weather forecaster tries to explain the record-breaking December rains in Tamil Nadu

When havoc descended upon Chennai

Down To Earth journalist Rajeshwari Ganesan writes about the uncertainty of knowing if your loved ones are safe, even as Chennai's flood worsens

Neither the city nor the sea will relent

As a result of climate change and uneven development, fishing communities in Chennai are caught between a seaward moving land and a landward …

Gender bender

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA: CASES, MATERIALS AND STATUTES By Shyam Divan and Armin Rosencranz •Second edition • Published …

Novel medical waste treatment facility in Chennai

Tamil Nadu will soon have its first centralised biomedical waste treatment facility. The unit is being set up in Chennai by the Hyderabad-based G …

Environmental offences in India soared 790% in 2017

Almost half the crimes took place in Tamil Nadu

Cyclone in Tamil Nadu

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Rains due to Cyclone Michaung damage paddy in Odisha’s border districts

Farmers in the districts could not shift ripened paddy due to paucity of safe storage spaces

In run-up to landfall, Michaung causes havoc in Chennai neighbourhoods & northern Tamil Nadu

Nandanam, Mylapore, Velacherry, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur severely innundated as heavy rains batter Greater Chennai

Subsidies not enough: Heavy rains destroy pearl onion crop in Tamil Nadu, prices reach Rs 100/kg

Heavy rains since November; farmers ask for MSP, production-based benefits