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Seafood will now cost almost 50 per cent higher as the annual 45-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal came into effect Friday midnight.

Tamil Nadu: Annual ban on seafood, cost to shoot up

Chicken, egg alternatives. Fishermen demand compensation hike.

15 April 2017 7:54 AM IST

Even though the time factor for the ripening process through Ethylene is more, when compared with Calcium Carbide, a strict ban on the sale of carbide has prompted the traders to bank on Ethylene.

Bite into nausea

Koyambedu traders use ethylene from China to ripen mangoes, bananas, which can cause headache, nausea.

14 April 2017 2:43 AM IST

Manali, notorious for its industrial pollution and poor air quality, got a first-of-its-kind air monitoring system.

Manali gets real-time pollution monitors

Manali, notorious for its industrial pollution and poor air quality, got a first-of-its-kind air monitoring system.

12 April 2017 6:52 AM IST

Freshly released statistics by the ministry of environment reveals that Chennai is among the seven metropolitan cities to have exceeded permissible noise pollution levels.

Noise levels alarmingly high in Chennai, says Centre's recent stats

The city, which had managed to keep its noise pollution at check, with an exception during the festivals, is now on a...

11 April 2017 1:29 AM IST

Online PDS lapses cause delay, frustrate users

Lack of procedural clarity, unhelpful officials add to woes.

10 April 2017 1:51 AM IST

The high temperatures we saw in 2015 are set to be beaten in 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sunday hottest day of the year so far

The high temperature is a drift of 2.9 degrees above the April average for Meenambakkam, say weather experts.

3 April 2017 6:22 AM IST

An empty MTC bus plies in the city on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

Commuters hit as 360 buses cancelled in Chennai

State transport corpn cancels 3,200 buses in Tamil Nadu.

2 April 2017 1:32 AM IST

The compound wall at Jaigopal Garodia School collapsed, paving way to the tipplers (Photo: DC)

Wall renovation on now, thanks to Alandur MLA

Anti-socials prevent girls from using school restroom, often teasing them.

31 March 2017 2:02 AM IST

People use hats to beat the scorching heat at Marina on Wednesday (Photo: DC)

Scientists sceptical of weather forecasts

Very early to decide impact of El Nino on Indian Ocean'.

30 March 2017 1:16 AM IST

National Green Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

Theni neutrino project clearance shot down

Scientists associated with the project hinted that they would consider relocating the project to the alternative...

21 March 2017 1:28 AM IST

A Narikuravar woman at Adigathur beads the flowers to make a vase

Caste free society shines in Tiruvallur village

Even urban centers struggle to bring in such equality as we found in a village near Chennai.

20 March 2017 1:22 AM IST

Ashwin shows his support for jallikattu during the recent stir at Marina beach (Photo: DC)

Their last ride on BMW turns fatal

Ashwin and his wife preferred to take the BMw which they had planned to sell in a couple of days

19 March 2017 5:14 AM IST