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Why celebrate giving? Humans of Daan Utsav tell us why

September 30, 2016 Saradha

What can a week-long festival of giving achieve? Saradha Krishnamoorthy recounts her personal Daan Utsav story to answer that one question that has bothered many a skeptic!

Food

Dinners with Dignity – the T Nagar dinner drive for the homeless

August 18, 2016 Bhuvana Rajaram

The Joy of Giving offers so much satisfaction and adds a definite meaning and purpose to our lives. The joy of sharing and giving is especially much more significant when we live in a world

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Let us work towards an accident free nation

August 5, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Does it not bother you that Chennai is the ‘accident capital‘ of India? And according to some reports, we have the second highest number of road accidents in the WORLD, after the Brazilian city of

Health

Blood Donation Camp in aid of Thalassaemia Patients in VHS Hospitals

July 8, 2016 News Desk

Blood donation is a simple, yet profound gesture – donate to an anonymous recipient, and who knows, someday an anonymous donor will save the life of someone close to you! Donate blood regularly, and be

Water

Reclaim Chennai’s waterways, say ‘no’ to floods!

June 24, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Reclaim Chennai’s waterways, say ‘no’ to floods! There are close to 3600 water bodies in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram to store and recharge water and channelize excess water into the sea. However, the indiscriminate development

Environment

7th Chennai Coastal Cleanup – June 19

June 17, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

Join hands to clean 25 Km of Chennai beaches! Come June 19th and the Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) will be organising the 7th edition of the Chennai Coastal Cleanup (CCC7). This is one of the

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Chennai Coastal Cleanup Experience

February 18, 2016 News Desk
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Share your Chennai Coastal Cleanup Experience!

February 18, 2016 News Desk
Transport

Chennai Bus Rapid Transit System

January 8, 2016 News Desk

Expect Budget: 1400 Cr Network Length: 88 km  

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Beach Maduravoyil Elevated Freight Corridor

January 8, 2016 News Desk

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Outer Ring Road

January 8, 2016 News Desk

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OMR Elevated Road

January 8, 2016 News Desk

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