Chennai Shore

Residents along the east coast in Chennai are up in arms against the construction of concrete storm water drains by the Greater Chennai Corporation to prevent inundation. These areas closer to the sea shore, they say, are not prone to flooding and the ongoing Rs 350 crore German bank-funded project only destroys the sandy aquifer and would ultimate...

Visiting Chennai for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted to travel to tourist town Mamallapuram by road instead of a helicopter as Chinese leaders, as matter of policy, shun travel by choppers.

The two-day informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, 56 km from Chennai, would also be a symbolic walk into an ancient era of trade ties between the heritage coastal town and China around 1,600 years ago. This is the second informal meet between the two leaders since the Wuhan summit las...

Over a hundred Olive Ridley turtles have been found dead along Chennai shores in the last two weeks since the nesting season began. Conservationists are worried there could be a three-fold jump in turtle casualty this season due to various reasons, including the use of banned gill nets and mechanised fishing boats.

Five days after two ships collided off the Chennai shore, leading to a massive oil spill, the much-hyped super sucker machines have failed to pump out the sludge. Now, hundreds of Coast Guard personnel and volunteers have taken it upon themselves to manually clear the near 20 tonnes of oil spill.

At least 30 Olive Ridley turtles have been found dead on the sea shores along Chennai over the last one week. On the Tiruvanmayur beach alone caucuses of five turtles were found. Experts say they are 12 to 15 years old.

In an effort to promote classical music beyond the boundaries of elite gatherings, a musical concert was organised on the sea shore near a fishing colony adjoining Elliot's Beach in Chennai.

A worker at the Chennai port came across an unusual sight early this morning. A whale, 20-feet-long, had washed up close to the shore. The whale was dead. With considerable help, the worker moved the whale to the Chennai port."We fastened it with ropes and tried dragging it but the ropes snapped the first time. We tied it once again and it took nea...

Residents along the east coast in Chennai are up in arms against the construction of concrete storm water drains by the Greater Chennai Corporation to prevent inundation. These areas closer to the sea shore, they say, are not prone to flooding and the ongoing Rs 350 crore German bank-funded project only destroys the sandy aquifer and would ultimate...

Visiting Chennai for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted to travel to tourist town Mamallapuram by road instead of a helicopter as Chinese leaders, as matter of policy, shun travel by choppers.

The two-day informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, 56 km from Chennai, would also be a symbolic walk into an ancient era of trade ties between the heritage coastal town and China around 1,600 years ago. This is the second informal meet between the two leaders since the Wuhan summit las...

Over a hundred Olive Ridley turtles have been found dead along Chennai shores in the last two weeks since the nesting season began. Conservationists are worried there could be a three-fold jump in turtle casualty this season due to various reasons, including the use of banned gill nets and mechanised fishing boats.

Five days after two ships collided off the Chennai shore, leading to a massive oil spill, the much-hyped super sucker machines have failed to pump out the sludge. Now, hundreds of Coast Guard personnel and volunteers have taken it upon themselves to manually clear the near 20 tonnes of oil spill.

At least 30 Olive Ridley turtles have been found dead on the sea shores along Chennai over the last one week. On the Tiruvanmayur beach alone caucuses of five turtles were found. Experts say they are 12 to 15 years old.

In an effort to promote classical music beyond the boundaries of elite gatherings, a musical concert was organised on the sea shore near a fishing colony adjoining Elliot's Beach in Chennai.

A worker at the Chennai port came across an unusual sight early this morning. A whale, 20-feet-long, had washed up close to the shore. The whale was dead. With considerable help, the worker moved the whale to the Chennai port."We fastened it with ropes and tried dragging it but the ropes snapped the first time. We tied it once again and it took nea...