First, the good news: blood samples from Chennai are beginning to show lower concentrations of lead ever since unleaded gasoline for vehicles was introduced in the Chennai city five years ago. Now,

Timely action taken by the forest officials to fulfill the drinking water needs of the wild animals has avoided dehydration deaths and prevented the animals from creating hindrance to the people. Due

Wildlife authorities in Chennai have made their biggest seizure of the year 70 kg of sea cucumbers from a passenger ship at the Chennai harbour. The consignment, consisting of processed sea cucumbers

Kovai Child Labour Abolition Service Society has urged the Union Ministry of Labour to allocate Rs 20 lakh under the National Child Labour Project being run by the society in the district. Kovai

Without much fanfare, the Chennai Corporation is all set to lay plastic blended bitumen roads in the ten zones of the Chennai city. This comes in the wake of the "successful" completion of a plastic

Effective steps to reduce pollution at Tirumala hills, preventing undesirable incidents taking place in the sacred environs of Lord Venkateswara temple and strict adherence to tradition in temple

With a view to popularise renewable energy sources among the masses, the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources has targeted the colleges and schools in the southern states. A renewable energy

More than a month after the Communicable Diseases hospital(CDH) saw a steep increase in the incidence of chickenpox in the Chennai city, the officials of the Chennai Corporation have warned public to

The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve will soon be declared a full fledged marine national park. The proposal is awaiting Centre's nod. The 560 sq km of the ecologically fragile GOMBR, which is

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 83.93 crore for system improvement in power sector, irrigation and rural bridge projects in the state under Rural