Rains could intensify further in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

15 of 32 Tamil Nadu’s districts received more than 10 times the normal rainfall on December 1

How to save India’s elephants from killer rail tracks

The government, railways and forest department have it within their power to initiate a number of measures to reduce elephant deaths on rail tracks

Indian states’ implementation of plastic ban a mixed bag

Tamil Nadu is the latest entrant to the band of Indian states that have banned single-use plastics; here’s a status update on all of them

To resolve Cauvery dispute, outdated institutions with little scholarship need to be outlawed

SC's direction to the Centre to frame a scheme to resolve the dispute is poised to fail as the 'expert' organisation has no authority in the …

Is Vedanta trying to re-enter Sterlite through the leak?

The conglomerate blames the government for the sulphuric acid leak and demands that power supply be restored in the plant

Supreme Court reduces Tamil Nadu's allocation of Cauvery water

Noting that Karnataka is "entitled to marginal relief," the Supreme Court reduced the allocation for Tamil Nadu by 14.75 TMC

Chennai oil spill: planning, assessment and action inadequate

The extent of ecological and economic damange is yet to be known and coordination between the maritime board, the state disaster response …

War zone Cauvery

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are once again at loggerheads over the sharing of the Cauvery waters. Why have the successive agreements failed to …

Technology shift in India's nuclear sector

Ironically, the upgrade involves a technology that is being discarded worldwide due to its poor safety record and complicated processes

Managing water locally - a good model

In the Water and Sanitation Project implemented by the Tamil Nadu government with assistance from the Danish International Development Assistance,…

Little boxes of herbs

SUMANA NARAYANAN finds a 125-year-old shop selling herbal medicines in the lanes of Chennai

Industrial accidents: Time for Neyveli Lignite to take a call

Management should decide the fate of the old plant units immediately

Powerful winds of change: How India can benefit from offshore

After policy framework, industry now needs support

Cyclone Gaja live analysis: Tamil Nadu saw 30% more cyclones in past 16 years

Gaja is the 10th cyclonic storm the state will experience since 2003

Cyclone Gaja live analysis: This is the 13th depression this year, highest in 26 years

The storm has turned severe and will hit Tamil Nadu today evening

DAM REPORT

Butterflies slip off...

...to extinction if natural forests changes character

Board trouble

A new report severely castigates the functioning of India's pollution control boards

Rooting out felling

Andaman officials cite livelihood issue to justify logging

Home remedies

Right from the backyard

People's show of strength

Outpouring of resentment against landfill site plan in Tamil Nadu leaves authorities stunned

Written word protects

Registers can help preserve the traditional knowledge of India's healers

Plastic digester for better biogas production

Deschooling farmers

Body ache? Try green dosa

A creeper found in south India is an answer to several common ailments, says Sumana Narayanan