Tamil Nadu

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As Monsoon Advances, Tamil Nadu Government Says It Is Disaster Ready

Sandhya Ravishankar 26/09/2019

As rain picks up in the southern state, memories...

Keezhadi, Madurai, Sangam era, Sangam literature, Tamil literature, Dravidian languages, Tamil, Tamil language, Indus Valley civlisation, Vasant Shinde, Niraj Rai, archaeogenomics, Archaeological Survey of India, Sivaganga, Madurai, Su Venkatesan, Iron Age, Bharatiya Janata Party, Vedic people, Harappan people, cultural invasion,

In ‘Rebuttal’ to ASI, Tamil Nadu Dig Claims Proof Sangam Era Older Than Thought

Kavitha Muralidharan 20/09/2019

Pending further verification, the Keezhadi excavation presents yet another...

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Suicides Are Preventable If a Multi-Sectoral Strategy Is Evolved

Soumitra Pathare and Jasmine Kalha 10/09/2019

There are many evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce...

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Tamil Nadu Becomes Fifth Indian State to Declare a State Butterfly

Vasudevan Sridharan 12/08/2019

The southern state has as many as 32 butterfly...

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16 Die in Rain-Related Incidents Over Last Few Days in South India

Heavy rain in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra...

soil erosion, Gulf of Mannar, Vaan island, artificial reefs, coral reefs, limestone, Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Thoothukudi, IIT Madras, Thoothukudi, Thiruvaikulam, Koswari island, trawling, seine haul fishing, push net operations, fishing, rising sea level, climate change, 2004 tsunami,

How Tamil Nadu Is Fighting in the First Attempt to Save a Sinking Island

Ankita Sengupta 05/08/2019

Two islands in the Gulf of Mannar islands have...

Bengaluru, Cauvery River, Central Ground Water Board, Chennai, Chennai water shortage, drinking water, groundwater, Karnataka, Ministry of Water Resources, National Water Policy, NITI Aayog, Tamil Nadu, The Washington Post, water supply, World Bank, World Resources Institute,

A Response to the Questions About Groundwater Data in NITI Aayog’s Water Report

Avinash Mishra, Arunima Chandra and Namrata Singh Panwar 20/07/2019

Late last month, Joanna Slater of The Washington Post...