Krishna Chaitanya

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CHENNAI: America will be a manufacturing nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have: the largest amount of oil a

CHENNAI: A female blackbuck, an endangered species protected under schedule-1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, was hit by a speeding bike inside IIT-M. The animal suffered grievous injury in one of the hind legs and is currently being treated at a private veterinary hospital. The incident happened on Thursday.

CHENNAI: With the number of Olive Ridley turtle deaths rising steadily, the Tamil Nadu government has initiated a massive crackdown on illegal trawling in nears

CHENNAI: In the meeting of a special task force constituted to address the alarming deaths of Olive Ridley turtles during this nesting season on Monday, the State government made it clear to all stakeholders, especially the fishermen, that it would cut all the subsidies for trawl boats, if they operate without using Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs), which was made mandatory in 2017.

CHENNAI: The southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday held ACS Medical College and Hospital in Tiruvallur as a violator as it was found guilty of operating from 2008 without a consent to operate (CTO) from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) and prior Environmental Clearance (EC).

CHENNAI: Eleven of the 12 medallists from Tamil Nadu, who won at the Asia Pacific Deaf Games 2024, held at Kuala Lumpur, and their parents, submitted a written complaint to the State Commissionerate for Welfare of the Differently Abled, alleging discrimination against deaf sportspersons, on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: The southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday intensified scrutiny on the Tamil Nadu government's failure to prevent mass deaths of Olive Ridley turtles along the Chennai's coast during the ongoing nesting season.

CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has marked another significant chapter in its storied history with the successful launch of its 100th mission on Wednesday morning.

CHENNAI: The mystery behind mass mortality of Olive Ridley turtles is getting murkier with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh reporting 3,000 deaths, while the toll in Chennai continues to skyrocket despite stringent measures. Even in the case of Andhra Pradesh, the primary cause is death by drowning, pointing the needle of suspicion towards destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling.