Chennai: An electric racing boat and a human-powered submarine built by student teams from Kumaraguru institutions in Coimbatore are set to represent India at two international maritime engineering competitions in the coming weeks. The teams were in the city this week as part of an outreach programme to meet industry representatives and govt officials, seek…
In 2025, India achieved its target of installing 50% non-fossil-fuel-based power generation capacity Chennai: India’s renewable energy transition has emerged as one of the world’s most significant clean-energy success stories, offering a compelling case study for South-East Asia on how a large developing economy can rapidly scale renewable power capacity while adapting its electricity system…
In 2025, India achieved its target of installing 50% non-fossil-fuel-based power generation capacity Chennai: India’s renewable energy transition has emerged as one of the world’s most significant clean-energy success stories, offering a compelling case study for South-East Asia on how a large developing economy can rapidly scale renewable power capacity while adapting its electricity system…
Chennai: More than 13,000 pet dog licences in the city remain unrenewed despite repeated reminders and extended deadlines issued by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). Civic officials said the response has remained lukewarm, though renewal and microchipping are mandatory. With the deadline having lapsed, the corporation is set to resume inspections across neighbourhoods from next week…
Chennai: A govt-appointed committee meant to keep a check on private school fees has failed at a basic task — keeping its own records up to date. Parents across the city say outdated, missing and incorrect fee details on the Tamil Nadu Fee Determination Committee’s website have left them confused whether schools are charging more…
Chennai: In a major administrative overhaul aimed at accelerating renewable energy development, the state govt has approved the formation of five dedicated renewable energy zones across the State to streamline the implementation of wind and solar power projects and improve services for investors.The restructuring has been undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited…
Chennai: Just as Chennai residents were beginning to recover from weeks of heat-related power disruptions, strong winds and evening rain on Thursday triggered fresh outages across the city and suburbs. Many areas were left without electricity and this triggered protests in some neighbourhoods.Falling of trees, hoardings on live cables interrupted power supply to several areas…
Chennai: North Chennai DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy’s son and three others including a DMK councillor have been booked by Anna Nagar police for alleged property fraud, criminal intimidation and caste-based abuse.The FIR named the suspects as Kalanidhi Veeraswamy’s son Siddharth, who is managing director of a private company, Rani Ravichandran, councillor of Ward 102 in…
Chennai: Several banners and hoardings erected across the city were knocked off during the rain on Thursday, endangering the lives and limbs of road-users and residents. The local bodies have now begun a drive to remove all the illegal structures across the city.At Maduravoyal, a steel advertisement structure fell on an electricity distribution structure near…
Chennai: After burning through nearly ₹3,000 crore in two years and slipping into a negative balance of ₹1,500 crore, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has decided to exit construction activity and, instead, stay within its core mandate of urban planning and approvals.In the last two years, the CMDA funded for Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam,…
