Trichy: The Trichy Corporation seized around 670 kg banned plastic carry bags from commercial shops and collected a fine of Rs 26,000 from the dealers in the city on Thursday.

A study published in Current Science says that ambient noise levels in India's metropolitan cities are way above safe limits.

A study which analysed data on noise levels in seven big cities of the country came to the conclusion that finding a quiet place in these cities is next to impossible.

The neighbourhoods of hospitals are declared as silence zones so that patients receiving treatment are not disturbed.

CHENNAI: Even as the Chennai Corporation and state health department organised a massive awareness camp aimed at dengue prevention and control in Pudupet on Thursday, residents complained that the

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: Greater Chennai Corporation has drawn the battle lines in its fight against dengue.

Chennai: Researchers at IIT Madras are planning to install low-cost sensors at different locations across the city for in-situ and in real-time monitoring of air pollution.

CHENNAI: With dengue cases on the rise, insurance companies are targeting customers with awareness campaigns and dengue plans.