SV Krishna Chaitanya

SV Krishna Chaitanya is an environmental journalist at The New Indian Express, covering conservation and climate. His detailed, advocacy-driven stories highlight India’s ecological challenges with compelling narratives.

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Commuters wade through a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Chennai, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.

Chennai’s 360-mm deluge exposes limits of forecasting hyperlocal extreme rain

SV Krishna Chaitanya

18 Oct 2026

3 min read

A driver pushing an autorickshaw through a waterlogged road in Perambur on Saturday night.

Chennai hit by cloudburst-like rain, 1st 300 mm event of northeast monsoon

SV Krishna Chaitanya

18 Oct 2026

2 min read

Rare Jeypore ground gecko found
in bauxite reserve

Rare Jeypore ground gecko found in bauxite reserve

SV Krishna Chaitanya

16 Oct 2026

2 min read

As per Water Resources Department data available with TNIE, 4,734 of the state’s 14,141 irrigation tanks were dry on Thursday, while another 6,385 held just 1% to 25% of their capacity.

79 per cent irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu almost dry

SV Krishna Chaitanya

16 Oct 2026

2 min read

HC said it wants to examine documents and seek clarifications on safeguards proposed before passing a common order.

Madras HC adjourns Pallikaranai case to November 11

SV Krishna Chaitanya

15 Oct 2026

1 min read

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Rs 15K to process claims under Forest Rights Act: TN dept orders investigation

SV Krishna Chaitanya

14 Oct 2026

2 min read

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