An illegal luxury resort being built inside #Pulicat sanctuary ESZ. The area is also classified as CRZ-3 and is a No Development Zone. Can't believe such a commercial activity is happening right under the nose of authorities. @NewIndianXpress @tnforestdept @TiruvallurCollr

ISRO launches its heaviest satellite CMS-03, weighing 4,410 kgs, from Sriharikota. @NewIndianXpress @isro #ISRO

While #CycloneMontha may have spared Chennai from its fury, the rough seas and heavy inflow through the Adyar river have unleashed another kind of disaster — tonnes of plastic waste choking the city’s coastline. From Srinivasapuram and Pattinapakkam to the Marina, beaches are

As the Adyar river swelled and met the rough seas, tonnes of plastic waste — single-use plastics, liquor bottles, thermocol fragments, and dense mats of water hyacinth — were flushed out onto the city’s beaches. From Srinivasapuram and Pattinapakkam to Marina, the coastline now

For nearly half the year, homes, fields and roads in #Ezhikkara in #Ernakulam district of #Kerala are submerged under saline water. The once-famous #Pokkali rice paddies, a symbol of Kerala’s coastal resilience, now lie abandoned as salinity crosses 30 ppt — almost equal to

A monitor lizard, a species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, was allegedly beaten to death by a staff member of the Madras Cricket Club (MCC) in Chennai on Thursday evening. The incident occurred inside the club premises near Chepauk, and the

A thick layer of white froth covered nearly 1.5km of Chennai's coastline between Pattinapakkam and Srinivasapuram. Officials said the frothing followed intense rainfall over the Adyar basin, which increased river discharge into the sea. The flow, mixed with untreated sewage rich

Toxic sea foam formed by chemical pollutants after rainwater carrying waste discharged into the sea at Srinivasapuram beach, affecting the marine ecosystem. @NewIndianXpress @xpresstn @AntoJoseph @shibasahu2012 @chennaicorp @Tnpcbofficial @Krish_TNIE

IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh in the next 24 hours. @Krish_TNIE #TNRains #ChennaiRains https://t.co/KXkBtmHU4p

Heavy rain @aaichnairport. The runways are water-logged. @NewIndianXpress @ChennaiRains @praddy06 @IMDWeather #Chennaiairport #TamilNadu #ChennaiRains

After going aloof for few days in the safari area, five-year-old lion ‘Shreyar’ is back into the night shelter. @NewIndianXpress @VandalurZoo @CMOTamilnadu

This building in no man’s land built within #Pulicatbirdsanctuary without any approvals taken on rent by #TASMAC and a liquor shop is opened a week back. A road is built across the salt marsh to connect the main road and the outlet. One can see from the visuals how bizarre it

🚨 Liquor shop inside Pulicat bird sanctuary flood channel! Even as NE monsoon looms, a TASMAC outlet has opened right in the middle of a flood channel inside #Pulicat Bird Sanctuary — one of India’s most fragile #wetlands. 👉 The shop sits on an illegal construction on Survey

🌊 Sea-level rise threat to Tamil Nadu A new study published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2025) warns that #TamilNadu could face up to 78.15 cm sea-level rise by 2100 under high-emission scenarios. 📊 Study highlights •Data: @ NationalOceanic & Atmospheric

🌊 When Faith Pollutes the Sea: Lessons from Chennai’s #Vinayagar Immersions 🌊 This weekend, over 1,100 Vinayagar idols were immersed off Pattinapakkam, #Chennai — in open violation of pollution control norms and court orders. Many idols were made of #PlasterofParis (PoP) and

Following sustained pressure, a team of #GCC officials, accompanied by police, cleared construction debris from the turtle nesting site with heavy machinery. @Krish_TNIE Read here: https://t.co/MwjbVcrvFo

#TNIEimpact: Finally, after sustained pressure, the @chennaicorp had begun clearing the construction debris dumped on the #Pattinapakkam beach in #Chennai as part of the preparation for the #VinayagarChaturthi idol immersion. A midnight operation was carried out, night before the

Congratulations @chennaicorp & @chennaipolice_ you guys have successfully made #Pattinapakkam beach in #Chennai non-functional and unsafe not just for nesting #OliveRidley turtles, but also for regular beach goers and fishermen as the huge stones dumped to flatten the beach in

#Chennai’s Foreshore Estate beach, a vital #oliveridleyturtle nesting area, has been destroyed with construction debris by #GCC for #Vinayagar idol immersion — a clear #CRZ violation. Fishermen warn of irreversible damage, while the #NGT has intervened, yet dumping persists