Entrance of the Sadras Fort near Kalpakkam, in Chengalpet district Chennai: On a Friday afternoon, fishermen were seen sifting through their day’s catch on a small fibre boat against the backdrop of a 17th century Dutch fort at Sadras (Sadurangapattinam) 70km south of Chennai. They were oblivious to the fact that about 244 years ago,…
Chennai: Two TNPDCL engineers were injured after a breaker in the Mylapore sub-station exploded on Monday evening and triggered a fire. This led to an outage in surrounding areas for nearly two hours.Officials said a breaker in the 230kV power substation exploded around 6pm. Sampathkumar and Raja suffered minor burns. They were immediately rushed to…
Chennai: Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Associations (FNCRWA) has urged the civic body to reopen 168 closed microcomposting centres and 88 material recovery facilities. The activists and residents said that strengthening such a network across the city would reduce the quantity of mixed waste transported over long distances and dumped at Kodungaiyur. “While microcomposting…
A massive road cave-in occurred on Grand Northern Trunk (GNT) Road after a Metrowater pipeline burst on Monday Chennai: A massive road cave-in occurred on Grand Northern Trunk (GNT) Road after a Metrowater pipeline burst on Monday, causing traffic congestion and panic. No injuries were reported. Metrowater is carrying out rectification work, which will disrupt…
Untreated sewage discharged into the canal leading to Thangal Lake near Nedungundram by more than 20 lorries every night Chennai: What was once a freshwater source for farmers has turned into a cesspool, with untreated sewage discharged into the canal leading to Thangal Lake near Nedungundram by about 20 lorries every night. This has raised…
Former RBI governor C Rangarajan Chennai: Former RBI governor C Rangarajan on Monday urged the central bank to incentivise the setting up of more small finance banks (SFBs).In his address after inaugurating Equitas Small Finance Bank’s Equitas Towers here, he said 11 SFBs are currently operational in the country. “I believe SFBs will have a…
The facility enables full-stage testing with propulsion and avionics integrated, including clusters of semi-cryogenic engines Chennai: Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated two new units at its assembly and testing facility in Chennai to test reusable rocket stages under flight-like conditions and manufacture critical launch vehicle components in-house.The facilities, which include a stage testing and inspection facility,…
Chennai: A 60-year-old fisherman drowned after a fishing boat carrying four men capsized in rough seas off Kalpakkam in Chengalpet district on Sunday. His body washed ashore 10 hours later and was recovered by police on Monday.The deceased, Mari of Meiyur Kuppam near Kalpakkam, had gone fishing with three other fishermen. Police said the boat…
Chennai: To provide students and public with experiential learning opportunities to know about ecology, biodiversity and take up conservation activities, the state govt is setting up six Climate Resilience Centres (CRC) at a cost of ₹6 crore.An initiative proposed under the demands for grants of the environment and climate change department, announced by minister V…
Chennai: To improve the preparedness, efficiency and service-delivery capabilities of the state’s forest force, the govt is spending ₹100.72 crore over the next five years towards restructuring and strengthening the department.As part of the plan, officers will be trained to handle challenges in management, forest protection, human-wildlife conflict mitigation and field-level enforcement activities in tune…
