With a rise in avian influenza cases reported in parts of Kerala, including Alappuzha and Kottayam, authorities in Tamil Nadu have intensified surveillance along the border districts to prevent the ...

With reports of avian influenza outbreaks emerging from neighbouring Kerala, poultry farms in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal district -- one of the largest egg-producing hubs in the country -- have stepped up ...

The term Colombian Exchange was first used in 1972 by American historian and professor Alfred W. Crosby in his environmental history book of the same name. It has now become a widely used term by ...

As the new year unfolds, this columnist presents six wishes for Chennai and Chennaiites, looking ahead with cautious optimism. Water security: Managing the reservoirs in a proper manner and ...

NAMAKKAL: A loud silence engulfs the near-empty tribal hamlets at Keezhur, Melur and Kedamalai, broken by the occasional chirping of crickets and other creepy crawlers. Shrubs and bushes have taken ...