Chennai: Neduvasal in Pudukottai district, over 400 kilometres south of Chennai, is threatening to become the next hotbed of protests in Tamil Nadu. Farmers, villagers and environmentalists are ...

The Tamil Nadu Vivasaayigal Sangam (farmers’ association) and the Movement against Destruction will stage massive protests against the central government’s nod to Vedanta and ONGC to execute ...

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on July 3 witnessed a heated debate between the members of the main Opposition DMK and Minister for Minerals, C.Ve. Shanmugam over the Centre’s Hydrocarbon Exploration and ...

CHENNAI: Protests against hydrocarbon project in Neduvasal in Pudukottai district is picking up momentum as political parties are gearing up to jump on the bandwagon soon. MDMK leader Vaiko had ...

Fishermen from the coastal districts have been protesting against the project and have demanded the Centre to cancel it. The Tamil Nadu government has directed the State Environment Impact Assessment ...

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK government will not give permission for hydrocarbon exploration in the state, especially in the Cauvery delta region, Law Minister C. Ve. Shanmugam said on Wednesday.

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said it would not give permission to any company to drill the Cauvery delta region in search of hydrocarbon or oil. Tamil Nadu law and mines minister C Ve ...