Chennai cannot avoid floods and droughts, says Balaji Narasimhan, professor with the department of civil engineering at IIT-M, who works with the govt to design low-impact development (LID) measures ...

India’s National Institute of Disaster Mitigation has identified floods as the most recurrent disaster in India and marked 23 Indian states as flood-prone. It further categorized urban floods and ...

In November 2015, the city of Chennai in the southern state of Tamilnadu, India, received a record of 490 mm of rainfall (over 19 inches) in a single day. This resulted in the worst flooding of the ...

Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationCTSH rose over 6% in yesterday's trading session after the company reaffirmed its revenue and earnings guidance for 2015. Investors seem especially ...

Chennai floods: The Chennai Airport has become fully operational from this morning, as airliners are resuming their domestic and international… In the wake of the Chennai floods and the terrible ...

Chennai faces unavoidable floods and droughts, according to IIT-M professor Balaji Narasimhan. He highlights the need for sustainable urban planning, integrating 'water-sensitive urban design' and low ...