You don't have to be a smoker to get chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which causes severe breathing problems.

The National Green Tribunal has passed an interim order to stop illegal sand mining on the Sankaraparani river- originating in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and flowing through the Union te

The corporation has decided to move earth and water, literally, to make the city more livable.

IIT-Madras will host a two-day national conference on climate change on October 26 and 27.

Setting a blistering pace, Tamil Nadu has halved its infant mortality rate (IMR) in the past decade while a bunch of other states — Maharashtra , Punjab and Karnataka — have shown significant decre

A city based NGO has launched an online petition to protect Chennai's beaches which have virtually become a dumping yard for garbage.

In what could be seen as a stern warning against those indulging in illegal sand quarrying, the Tamil Nadu has government detained 18 people under the stringent Goondas Act in the last one year.

A comprehensive law is on the anvil in Tamil Nadu to regulate groundwater resources.

The Tamil Nadu government, which had suspended mining of rare earth minerals like garnet, ilmenite and rutile along the Tuticorin coast last month following complaints of large-scale illegal mining

A new climate change study released by Anna University predicts a 3.5 degree Celsius temperature rise in Tamil Nadu by the end of this century.