Polluted water from the Palar River flows into a field in the Ambur area of Tamil Nadu. Activists say the rising foam is due to waste discharged by the state’s numerous tanneries. | Varsha Torgalkar ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted an environmental assessment committee consisting of two experts from IIT-Madras and ...

TIRUPATTUR: The Palar river near Marapattu village was covered with froth on Thursday, accompanied by a strong foul smell. Residents alleged that tannery effluents were illegally released into the ...

Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan inaugurated the ₹24.82 crore new dyke built across the Palar river at Arumparuthi village near Katpadi in Vellore on Wednesday, ending a long-standing demand ...

TIRUVANNAMALAI: Minister for Public Works, Highways and Ports E V Velu on Tuesday inaugurated a high-level bridge constructed across the Palar river on the Puthuppadi–Vada Iluppai road in Cheyyar ...

A 34-year-old driver was arrested by Arcot Taluk for illegal sand mining from Palar river at Aroor village near Arcot town in Ranipet on Sunday. Police said the arrested person was identified as V.