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Students of Sathyabama College working on the project to create a park at CSI school for the deaf. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: CSI school for deaf nurtures greens

With wide eyes and bright smiles, a group of school students kept grilling the architecture students in sign language.

16 Aug 2017 2:09 AM IST

Oxytocin is harmone released from pituitary gland in animals and humans.

Tamil Nadu: Banned drug used to increase milk output

Oxytocin can cause serious health issues to cows, consumers.

16 Aug 2017 2:01 AM IST

More than a year after it came to power, the LDF government has finalised its Information Technology policy that aims at total digital literacy with a focus on digitally empowering citizens, lifestyle and commerce.

Tamil Nadu: Digital India remains crippled

Government websites lack disabled friendly features.

14 Aug 2017 6:19 AM IST

Bulldozers deepen Gingee lake in Villupuram district. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: Public help revive dying Gingee lake

People'S movement expands lake's capacity to 3cr ltrs.

4 Aug 2017 6:42 AM IST

The change of seasons from winter to the short-lived spring of north India, to the monsoons, to the clear autumnal nights of October and November, and then the winter again tug at your heart strings, a curious mix of elation and nostalgia, for one such year that passes by means one year less to witness this great pageantry of nature.

Tamil Nadu: Expect a positive Southwest monsoon this year

As the condition is predicted to continue for the next two weeks, the monsoon could go towards the positive side in...

2 Aug 2017 1:50 AM IST

Amrita Xavier, Amrita Xavier, Social Work student, Madras Christian College.

Chennai: Abandoned pregnant girl finds saviour in college student

The speech impaired girl, declared 8 months pregnant by doctors, has been provided psychiatric assistance at an...

1 Aug 2017 1:48 AM IST

Students from Da Vinci school of architecture clean the tracks of the Anna Nagar station. (Photo: DC)

DC impact: Students convert Anna Nagar railway station into eco-park

The station became defunct since 2007, due to low patronage, said southern railway officials.

31 July 2017 6:21 AM IST

Members of Theatrekaran performing a street play at Besant Nagar (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Theatrekaran keeps passion burning for drama lovers

The group is also known for its mixture of genres, which had fetched them a unique style.

29 July 2017 6:55 AM IST

A huge crowd waits outside a Common Service Centre at Thirumangalam. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Big demand, fewer centres for Aadhaar

Chennai with 200 divisions has only 62 enrolment centres.

27 July 2017 1:49 AM IST

The fully dry Red Hills lake (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Reservoir levels lowest in 13 years

One of the major reservoirs that quench the thirst of Central Chennai, Red Hills lake has gone completely dry, with zero...

18 July 2017 1:31 AM IST

What sets this village apart is the dedicated steps it has taken on the path of progress, breaking many taboos still common in rural society

Model Tamil Nadu village shows the way

Girls' education, employment are no more unachievable tasks here.

17 July 2017 4:55 AM IST

Government officials and private companies often see red when the National Green Tribunal steps in to stop work on an ongoing project.

Green bench threatens to shut Tangedco's Ennore units

The Court appointed advocate Lakshmi Narasimhan to monitor the cleaning procedure in the creek.

12 July 2017 1:37 AM IST