When water reeks of oil: How a leak in BPCL pipeline affected women in a Chennai neighbourhood
Collecting water is still the women's 'job' in many families, and it often makes them stay put at home, missing...
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Laasya is a Special Correspondent at The South First, with previous stints in Newslaundry, Mongabay India, Citizen Matters and Deccan Chronicle. Laasya holds a Masters degree in Journalism from Bharathiar University and has written extensively on environmental issues, women and child rights, and other socio-political issues. She was a two-time recipient of the Earth Journalism Network fellowship. She tweets at @plaasya.
Collecting water is still the women's 'job' in many families, and it often makes them stay put at home, missing...
The decision to phase out Aavin's iconic green packet has sparked outrage among consumers and politicians.
Meanwhile, a farmers' collective has called for protests to take place across the state on Tuesday, 21 November.
Equal pay is still a dream for Othuvars, the gifted singers. Many of them are opting for other professions to...
Factories cannot be built on sea or sky, said Minister EV Velu, defending the acquisition of land for the industrial...
Farmers were protesting peacefully against the Melma SIPCOT industrial project near Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district.
N Sankaraiah, 102, spent 8 years in jail before and after Indian Independence, with an additional three years underground.
The daily standard limit of PM2.5 levels, as per the World Health Organisation, is 15 g/m3, and cities recorded much...
As many as 7.35 lakh women were added to the scheme this month, taking the total number of beneficiaries to...
According to the RMC, moderate thunderstorms occurred over Tenkasi, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Sivaganga, etc.
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