CHENNAI: About 10 months after it was involved in a collision with another ship causing oil spill on Chennai coast, an Iranian gas carrier- BW Maple -got a court nod to leave Chennai port.On Tuesda

Chennai: At a time when public health officials in the state are struggling to contain the dengue outbreak, the Centre has limited its role to remote monitoring the crisis.

VELLORE: A total of 110 dengue cases have been reported in Vellore since January this year and there were no deaths due to the fever, said district collector S A Raman.

Chennai: Amid a dengue outbreak and more than 11,000 cases of fever across various hospitals in the state, doctors' bodies are demanding that the state declare a 'public health emergency' to contai

CHENNAI: A spike in cases of dengue in Chennai and neighbouring districts in the past fortnight has moved the health department to intensify its fight against the disease.

CHENNAI: With increase in the number of fever cases, including dengue, across the state, the public health department has organised a brainstorming session with private hospitals and doctors to pre

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday signed memorandums of understanding with four solar power companies, which won contracts for 1500 MW.

Most coal-fired power plants commissioned this year are not complying with the rules set by the Union environment ministry to cut emissions that cause lung diseases, acid rain and smog, the ministr

PMK youth wing leader and Dharmapuri MP Anbumani Ramadoss has called for the resignation of Tamil Nadu environment minister K C Karuppannan, over the latter's comments on pollution in Noyyal river.

CHENNAI: Fever deaths in Tamil Nadu touched 65, more than double the number of cases in 2016, raising concerns among public health experts across the state.