With each passing year, Chennai residents are increasingly concerned about the unbearable summer followed by large-scale flooding. Experts attribute the rising temperature and flooding to rapid urbanisation that reduce the green cover and the spread of waterbodies. To mitigate the impact of heat wave and flooding, experts have recommended improved land use planning, better maintenance … Read more
It is hard to miss all the chatter about Gen Z on social media, and one thing that keeps coming up is how this generation is comfortable with saying ‘No’, whether at work, in social circles, and even at home. But how true is this for the younger crowd in Chennai? Are they actually pros … Read more
Representational image. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Tamil Nadu is now revisiting its tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic algorithm to focus on the “known clinically vulnerable population”, and offer them upfront screening using chest X-rays, in view of the challenges posed by asymptomatic TB. Going ahead, the State is planning to conduct extensive capacity-building exercises, including … Read more
Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23, 2023. The map is expected to throw new light on the moon’s origin and evolution. Researchers from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, Panjab … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin visits Iruttu Kadai, a sweet shop, in Tirunelveli. Photo: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu still has about 15 months to go before it faces Assembly elections, but major political parties have already begun re-jigging their respective organisations to get them ready for the big battle. Earlier this month, the ruling … Read more
London, Feb. 23: In the Commons, Mr. Johnstone drew attention to the fact that medical evidence showed that 98 per cent of the children born in the industrial area of Bombay were drugged with opium, so that they might sleep and not cry for food while their mothers were working in factories. He declared that … Read more
New Delhi, Feb. 22: Asuag of Switzerland, a monopolistic entity controlling the Swiss watch industry, has caused serious dislocation to a Bangalore firm, having a technological tie-up with a Swiss firm for the manufacture of electronic watches by choking off all credit facilities to its Swiss collaborator, Bernard Golay. The Bangalore firm is now making … Read more
Political ping pong The political furore over U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim on USAID funds seems to be growing. It is an old American trait to be poking its nose in another country’s affairs. Mr. Trump needs to get to the bottom of the issue and expose who the beneficiaries of the ‘$21 million fund’ … Read more
A few months ago, this writer and his colleagues interviewed migrant industrial workers in Ludhiana, Punjab, for a research project. The respondents worked in factories (producing garments, auto components, and other products) for 11 hours to 12 hours a day. When orders were high, they worked for days on end without a break. Away from … Read more
