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 …

Monument Case

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

Stranger in his land

One man in a hopeless struggle against an environmental criminal. It could be you tomorrow

In Court

Endosulfan may finally have a destroyer

India's first radio on disaster management

Visibly efficient

How about a long drive

Chennai engineering students make efficient solar car

Road open for development

Tweak in Chennai landuse to sidestep coastal norms

MoEF asks Chennai Petroleum Corporation to change pipeline route

Proposed coastal route too close to populated areas

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities

Megacities get a Central boost

Thriving on sewage

Two industrial units in Chennai find an alternative source of water: city sewage

Green university

Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus

Fait accompli

Even a 'limited' Indo-Pak war would see three million deaths

TANNERIES TO PAY

In Short

In Short

Coastal flyway to flatten 16 villages

Rs 500 crore road will cater to cars that comprise one-fifth the traffic

Dump wars

Fungi can even chew on plastic when it comes to food  

Chennai rains break multiple century-long records

Large parts of the city have remained inundated over most of the past three weeks

Jumbo alert

SMS-based alert system can drastically cut human-elephant conflicts

Shut off

Court passes order against noise pollution

Sifting success

Indian refinery ready to become a zero effluent discharge plant