Chennai

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In Photos | Zooming Into the Environmental Problems of a Growing Chennai

Amirtharaj Stephen 17/04/2019

As Tamil Nadu goes to polls tomorrow, a look...

Bharatmala Pariyojana, NH 716, NH 716B, gram sabha, land acquisition, district revenue officer, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Bhavanapadu port, Kattupalli port, Kamarajar port, Kadapa, Adani Group, Adani ports,

As TN Govt Blitzes New Expressway Plan, Farmers See Pervasive Irregularities

Daniel Walter 16/04/2019

"They tried to dupe us by getting 'no objection'...

Madras-HC

Salem-Chennai Green Corridor: Madras HC Strikes Down Land Acquisition Process

The bench observed that the project needed a mega-realignment,...

knapping, Stone Age tools, Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Pleistocene epoch, Attirampakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, archaeology, human brain, hand axe, Out of Africa, Stone Age Institute,

Meet the Archaeologists Chiseling Stone Tools to Learn How Our Forebears Did It

Anupama Chandrasekaran 06/02/2019

Stone-tool experiments have revealed that archaic humans came to...

northeast monsoon, southwest monsoon, drought, water crisis, groundwater depletion, water shortage, Nalgonda, India Meteorological Department, El Nino, Bay of Bengal, farmer suicide, water reservoirs, water cuts, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, statistical models, weather prediction,

Northeast Monsoon Flops, Triggering Drought-Like Conditions Across South India

Nidhi Jamwal 30/01/2019

Analysis of monsoon data suggests South India is headed...

Pichavaram mangrove forest, Kollidam river, Vellar river, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Irula tribe, scheduled tribe, MG Ramachandran, 2004 tsunami, climate change, sea level rise, sedimentation, freshwater, fishing, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute,

They Helped the Forest Grow. But in the Face of Climate Change, They’re Helpless.

Nidhi Jamwal 19/01/2019

The Pichavaram mangrove forest near Chidambaram, Cuddalore, is the...

Cyclone Gaja, Cauvery delta, paddy crop, rice cultivation, cottage industries, kuruvai, Cauvery river, Cauvery dispute, coconut groves, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Chennai, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Chola Empire, Harichandra river, farmer suicides, farmers march, Tamil Nadu

Cyclone Gaja Was a National Disaster – Don’t Let State Apathy Suggest Otherwise

Poonkuzhali and Kavin Malar 15/12/2018

If Gaja is treated – and dismissed – as...