Women help bring positive outcomes in migration of small-scale fishers

Research explores how closely knit community, Vagaira, helps to develop bond, trust and encourage economic growth

Offshore wind energy: India set to harness coastal breezes

Eight zones off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been identified as potential offshore wind energy zones

Severe Cyclone Michaung: Rainfall in Chennai comparable to 2015 floods. Here’s how 

The system is likely to move with cyclonic storm intensity in the next six hours, IMD predicted at 6 pm 

Chennai, southern Andhra brace as Michaung gets set to barrel east coast

Low-lying Chennai, with its rivers, waterbodies and encroachment, has been victim to urban flooding in 2015 and 2021

Widespread extreme rainfall during northeast monsoons has doubled since 1980s — & climate change is likely responsible

Spike likely due to increasing sea surface temperatures caused by global warming, say researchers

Chennai Airport opens for traffic day after Cyclone Michaung wrought havoc on metropolis

Eight people killed in and around Chennai due to Michaung

Cyclone Michaung claims five lives in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu districts

Electocution and drowining are the main causes

Cyclone Michaung makes landfall at Kavali near Bapatla; process to end at 4 pm

The cyclone may weaken after crossing the coast, according to the Meteorological centre, Amaravati

Chennai’s devastation due to Cyclone Michaung is extensive

Stalin takes stock as three more deaths reported

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

As Chennai & north Tamil Nadu return to normalcy, Tirunelveli in state’s south flooded due to heavy rain

Exceptionally heavy rainfall is expected till mid-day on December 18 in Tirunelveli

Michaung intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; weak winds slowing its movement & causing heavy rainfall in Chennai

Michaung is moving slowly due to weak background atmospheric winds which steer the cyclone forward; this is resulting in heavy rains across Chennai

Rains & mosquito-breeding: How flooded cities become hotbeds for long-term public health hazards

Mosquitoes laying eggs that remain dormant until the next rainy season can lead to a resurgence of diseases, presenting a continuous cycle of …

Lessons from cyclone Michaung: Take better care of natural resources in coastal states

Natural disasters are becoming more common as the average temperature of the land and sea rises

Another Bengaluru in the making? Chennai’s main drinking water source Veeranam lake dries up

Water inflow stops from Mettur dam, other reservoirs experiencing a decline too

Environment in elections: Tamil Nadu has voted and activists believe 2018’s Sterlite controversy will help DMK in state

Incumbent fulfilled its promise to shut down the plant, which satisfied state’s people

Why do floods & droughts simultaneously ravage India? Expert offers explanation, solutions

The primary reason for the floods is the insufficient number of waterbodies