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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A mother tahr and a young calf grazing through the Eravikulam National Park in Idukki.

Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiri tahr population up 4.6 per cent from 2025

SV Krishna Chaitanya

06 Jun 2026

2 min read

A fisherman casts his net in the waters off Ennore as plumes of smoke rise from a thermal power plant in Chennai.

Manali tops nation’s ozone pollution chart even as air quality improves

SV Krishna Chaitanya

05 Jun 2026

2 min read

Visitors and staff at the secretariat wore face masks after a fog-like haze, suspected to contain an unidentified chemical, was noticed on Tuesday afternoon in Chennai. The smoke is believed to have originated from Chennai Port,

Toxic smoke near secretariat traced to sulphur fire at Chennai port

SV Krishna Chaitanya

03 Jun 2026

1 min read

Government sources told TNIE that sulphur deposits stored at Chennai Port had caught fire, leading to the release of dense smoke.

Sulphur fire at Chennai Port triggers smoke scare near Secretariat

SV Krishna Chaitanya

02 Jun 2026

1 min read

Olive Ridley hatchlings being released at the sea in Villupuram

Turtle deaths dip 50% in TN this year as conservation efforts pay off

SV Krishna Chaitanya

01 Jun 2026

3 min read

A slaughterhouse on the
Saidapet-Alandur Road. For representational use

TN to move court for clarity on slaughter ban

SV Krishna Chaitanya

29 May 2026

2 min read

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