Kendrapada: A three-member team of oceanography experts from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, made an on-the-spot inspection to conduct a comprehensive study of the erosion- prone coa

As Kashif Noori explained in Hindi how electricity could be generated with the help of a magnet, the room buzzed with excitement.

Just a few weeks after clearing an USFDA inspection, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

The volume of Krishna water at State border may increase
The Poondi reservoir, the prime storage point for Chennai's drinking water needs, has so far received a steady inflow of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh since Friday morning, sufficient for the city's supply for two days.

Officials of the Water Resources Department said on Monday that the State's entry point of the Kandaleru Poondi can

Of 650 extant two decades ago, only a fraction remains; water shortages, flooding a direct consequence
CHENNAI: About two decades ago, a research project by the Centre for Environmental and Water Resource Engineering, IIT Madras estimated that about 650 waterbodies existed in the Chennai region.

More than half of them were located south of River Adyar.

There is good news on the environment front for Green warriors.

Nearly 80 to 90 liver transplants are being performed in a year in Chennai, says expert
VELLORE: With Hepatitis B and C being viruses which mainly damage the liver, India accounts for medium prevalence of hepatitis in the world.

KOCHI: It seems the second phase development of the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant will meet with the same fate as that of the first phase. Thanks to the apathy of the Corporation, the project is still on papers

RPG Group company Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) is planning to set up its biggest unit in Tamil Nadu and SIPCOT authorities have allotted 60 acres in-principle at SIPCOT industrial park Thervoy Kandigai, Chairman Sanjiv Goenka said.

Addressing a press conference to announce the company's results, he said environmental clearances have been applied for.

Unwilling to disclose details, he sai