Chennai: Solar power projects for whcih MOUs had been signed with Tangedco but could not be commissioned by Thursday will be paid only Rs 5.10 instead of Rs 7.01 per unit as per the power purchase

The Madras High Court today directed the police to carry out inspection of 44 religious places in the city, where cone type speakers making noise beyond permissible limit were allegedly being used

Chennai: Rising air pollution levels in the city have increased the appeal of air purifiers among anxious residents, with manufacturers witnessing a significant rise in sales.

At a time when doctors talk of a diabetic epidemic in society, a well-known diabetologist in Chen nai has argued that the disease is over-diagnosed.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has purchased a mobile air pollution monitoring unit which it will use to come up with an action plan to reduce pollution in Chennai.

Chennai: The Madras high court has given the Vellore district administration one month to verify whether sand quarrying on Palar river bed was being carried on as per rules, and whether the operato

CHENNAI: With low-cost sensors and pollution monitoring equipment in their backpacks, students of IIT Madras are venturing out to research on pollution triggers in specific locations across the cit

The government on Thursday received environmental clearance to complete the remaining work on four-laning of a 33.5-km section of vital East Coast Road.

Chennai: Nearly 660MW of solar power projects in Tamil Nadu are likely to be commissioned before March 31 this year, supplementing existing capacity but at a steep `7.01 per unit for 25 years.

Chennai: The city's air took a beating this week, with pollution levels rising to alarming levels at Alandur and Adyar.