Chennai cannot avoid floods and droughts, says Balaji Narasimhan, professor with the department of civil engineering at IIT-M, who works with the govt to design low-impact development (LID) measures ...

Porur, Maduravoyal, Kodungaiyur, Chepauk, Chennai airport, and Panaiyur are sinking by up to 15mm a year, a new study has ...

Mumbai and Chennai use systems designed to predict where rain may cause flooding, but street-level warnings need much more ...

At least 52 people have been killed in Nepal due to landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall that started late last week along the Chure Hills and Madhes province before it moved to the ...

After facing severe drought and a near Day Zero moment in 2019, Chennai is strengthening its rainwater harvesting systems, ...

Last week, Chennai residents took to social media to complain about the deteriorating condition of the state capital's main ...

In a report, environmentalists warn marsh blockages increase flood risk for South Chennai and call for urgent measures to avert ecological damage.

India will be entering its 2026 monsoon season under the shadow of one of the most alarming climate signals in years, as a potentially historic El Niño event forms in the Pacific Ocean and threatens ...

Read how RR Sivaram’s Eco Bloc in Coimbatore helps city roads collect rainwater through a recycled-plastic drain built for ...

CHENNAI: The IIT Madras has found that the proposed Mamallan (Kovalam sub-basin) reservoir is hydrologically feasible to store 1.655 thousand million cubic feet ...