A peek into Amma's welfare schemes

Tamil Nadu chief minister for six times, Jayalalitha Jayaram died in Chennai on December 5. We bring together a brief summary of her welfare …

Raging Bull: How the controversy over Jallikattu ended up saving the Pulikulam breed

The ban over Jallikattu and its subsequent lifting has made breeders in Tamil Nadu more conscious about conserving the cattle breed used in the …

‘To promote renewable, pair it with gas or hydro’

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)’s chairman, Vikram Kapur was asked to appear before the Madras High Court …

Green dosa

Murunga elai sambar

Karuveppilai podi

Tamil Nadu power regulator orders against solar output cut

Curtailment of power means power plants are asked not to inject power into the grid despite availability

Elandha vada

Madras High Court directs to restrict plastic flag use in elections

The court has asked the Election Commission to come up with a concrete plan to curtail their usage

Neelakurinji: Blue bloom in a blue moon

2018 is the year when the shrub is flowering again in the hills of South India. Here is its story

Karisalankanni thogayal

Neduvasal will protest against hydrocarbon extraction

In Neduvasal, a village in the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu, villagers are protesting against the extraction of hydrocarbons from their …

J Jayalalithaa: Tamil Nadu's beloved Amma

The “Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu” has managed to leave a state that is among India’s top five in social and economic indicators

Things you must know about world's largest solar plant

The largest solar plant in the world is up and running in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. Here's some things you must know about it

Not banal

Bravo

Indus valley expansion?

Identity crisis

Climate change: More Tamil Nadu children at diarrhoea risk

The relation between warmer and wetter weather and diarrhoea has been well established in other parts of the world

A unique tree park for Chennai

With 300 species of trees, the ‘Forest Genetic Resources Tree Park’ will serve as a unique gene pool for Tamil Nadu’s …

Tamil Nadu on boil as pro-Jallikattu protesters clash with police

Protesters in Chennai set Ice House police station on fire after they clashed with police in front of Parthasarathy Temple near Marina Beach

Where's the fire alarm?

Most hospitals in India fail the fire safety test, yet they take no corrective step

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Ambitious

Righting the wrongs: Beyond affirmative action

The core of India’s malnutrition puzzle lies in institutional functioning. There are succssful examples, though few