AIADMK presses pause on rejuvenation camp for temple elephants, Jayalalithaa's pet project

The new regime has reversed several of Amma's decisions after her death.

Anand Kumar

· Jan 13, 2017 · 12:30 pm

As medical students stab and burn a monkey in Vellore, activists demand stricter animal welfare laws

Psychiatrists say the students themselves may need treatment.

Anand Kumar

· Nov 24, 2016 · 08:30 pm

The Chennai Corporation's plan to prevent flooding this year could end up making things worse

Linking storm water drains to water bodies could contaminate the water and also choke the rivers with garbage and sewerage, say experts.

Anand Kumar

· Nov 08, 2016 · 12:30 pm

In Chennai, an oil leak that contaminated ground water four years ago still hasn’t been cleaned up

Residents of Tondiarpet in Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s constituency say they don’t have the money to fight the case any longer and want an immediate solution.

Anand Kumar

· Aug 11, 2016 · 12:30 pm

Coca-Cola is in troubled waters (again) for a factory it was forced to shut down 12 years ago

The fresh charges in Kerala are under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Anand Kumar

· Jul 21, 2016 · 05:30 pm

As stray elephant dies soon after capture, lessons from the Anamalais in containing animal conflict

In Tamil Nadu's Valparai, electric fences and trenches failed to keep tuskers away, but a collaborative early warning system has helped reduce casualties.

Anand Kumar

· Jun 23, 2016 · 08:00 am

In this Tamil Nadu constituency, voters have to choose between two self-proclaimed bovines

AIADMK’s Natham Viswanathan and the DMK’s I Periyasamy are locking horns in a no holds barred contest in Athoor.

Anand Kumar

· May 13, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Who’s who in Tamil Nadu elections: Vaiko

Once Karunanidhi’s right-hand man, the MDMK leader struggles to stay relevant.

Anand Kumar

· Apr 26, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Cash flow: Election season is when Tamil Nadu’s parties show the EC the finger

It’s common for the state’s two major parties to bribe voters with cash and freebies never mind the poll panel’s surveillance squads.

Anand Kumar

· Apr 14, 2016 · 10:30 am

In Tamil Nadu, the Forest Department is being forced to kill tigers

With little equipment, lots of politics and zero science, tigers are being killed at will, say activists.

Anand Kumar

· Apr 04, 2016 · 04:30 pm

Why Dalit youth hacked to death for marrying woman from a higher caste won't get justice anytime soon

With Assembly polls coming up in less than two months, parties like the ruling AIADMK and DMK aren’t keen on antagonising dominant castes.

Anand Kumar

· Mar 19, 2016 · 09:15 am