Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to intervene and secure the early approval of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry for laying a power transmission line in

Tamil Nadu's energy conservation measures in high tension industries had helped the State in a major way to meet its electricity requirements as well as avoid power cuts, said Minister for Law,

The Madras High Court o Tuesday reserved orders on the batch of writ miscellaneous petitions seekign to stay the operation of Rule 38-A of the Tamil Nadu minor Mineral Concession Rules as inserted by

In what could emerge as a blueprint for the green taxes regime, the Madras School of Economics has presented to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests an interim proposal for 'double divident

Imagine the horrified reaction among wildlife experts and conservationists if someone were to suggest that licensed wildlife hunting should be permitted within areas like Guindy National Park in

Precious little has been done to stop construction of huge college campuses and spiritual centres across the foothills of forests in this region of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. These institutions have

The Tamil Nadu state government has allocated Rs 100 crore for recharging over 50,000 agricultural wells during this financial year, Agriculture Minister R Jeevanantham

Tamil Nadu may soon give way to neighbouring Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh as the most favoured destinations for investors in the wind energy sector. According to sources connected with the large wind

Some tannery units in Erode district of Tamil Nadu have adopted biological method of treating tannery effluents by using a small insect called artiema successfully. The 44 tanneries in and around

Dengue fever, which is causing much concern in neighbouring states of Kerala and Karnataka for some time, has claimed the lives of two children in Kanyakumari district, Tamil