Wrong target

White foam: The Chennai riverbed does not have space to breathe

Call to ground airport plan

Farmland and lakes to be used for the Sriperumbudur project

Guindy National Park: From colonial game reserve to the green lungs of Chennai

With its origins in the colonial Madras Presidency, the Guindy National Park today provides a number of ecosystem services to the people of one …

Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities

Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable and livable

Can Chennai’s city disaster plan ensure resilient future?

Though cyclones and floods are routinely visiting Tamil Nadu every December, disaster risk reduction concerns have not been integrated into the …

Cyclone Ockhi kills eight in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, now moves towards Lakshadweep

Cyclone Ockhi is moving towards Lakshadweep Islands and it is likely to intensify wind speed up to 120 kmph by Friday morning

WHO issues notice to Chennai lab

Agency finds ‘critical’ lapses in clinical trial of HIV and Hepatitis B drugs

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

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

During the night: Mandous makes landfall; brings rain, water-logging and traffic disruptions

Mandous is now headed to Karnataka, where it could bring substantial rainfall

Green textiles

Silent judgement

Concrete problem

Chennai’s water crisis: A lesson for Indian cities

As India’s urban population is set to increase, the need is to consider water resource availability and carrying capacity of cities in …

Chennai’s water wars

The water-stressed city has been preying for a long time on aquifers in its neighbourhood, with often violent results, an analysis of its civic …

A salty resort

In Chennai, the salinity of groundwater has increased many times above the permissible limits. The question is whether making sea water potable …

Wetland protection policy needs to be strengthened: Javadekar

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the Environment Minister reviews India's regulatory framework for wetlands

Why Chennai floods are a man-made disaster

An analysis shows that in just four decades, urbanisation in the city increased by almost 20 times

Chennai’s devastation due to Cyclone Michaung is extensive

Stalin takes stock as three more deaths reported

Why using microbes to clean contamination is good for us and nature

Microbes are increasingly being used to clean contaminated sites

Real Crass

Jaya heeds farmers

Tamil Nadu government halts project on Coleroon riverbed

'Crocodiles are affected by low frequency vibrations'

Down To Earth interviews crocodile expert Adam Britton on impact of noise on the breeding and behaviour patterns of crocodilians

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

What caused heavy rains in Tamil Nadu

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