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Waste and the city: What I learnt at the Venkatamangalam composting yard

March 24, 2017 Santhosh Lakshmi

Bhumi volunteer Santhosh Lakshmi witnesses first hand the waste to energy project initiated for the Pallavapuram and Tambaram Municipalities and comes back with some points for all Chennaiites to ponder upon.

A new green revolution in Royapuram

March 20, 2017 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

Inspired by the Kotturpuram Tree Park and the guidance of the Nizhal team, members of the Dawoodi Bohra community start NABAAT, a movement to plant and nurture trees.

People’s day out as Chennai gears up for T Nagar pedestrian plaza

March 16, 2017 ITDP India

Shoppers greeted the second trial run of the proposed Pondy Bazaar Pedestrian Plaza with great enthusiasm, even as shop owners had to be convinced that their businesses would not suffer.

The gaps in our real estate rules that citizens must mind

March 15, 2017 Akilan R

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority proposed by the Union legislation on real estate development and regulation is lofty in ideal, but some of the draft state rules appear to dilute its efficacy in protecting buyers’ interests.

Need an address change on your licence? Be prepared!

March 9, 2017 Lavanya Donthamshetty

A Chennai citizen’s first person account of her experience at the RTO as she queues up to change her residential address on her driving licence.

This Women’s Day, raise your voice for a place in Parliament

March 7, 2017 News Desk

Satta Panchayat Iyyakam organises a model Women’s Parliament to educate women about the legislative process and to push for the Women’s Reservation Bill.

Jallikattu’s back, but can it revive our native cattle breeds?

March 7, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

MBA turned cattle-conservationist and organic farmer Raja Marthandan talks about how the revocation of the Jallikattu ban could help indigenous cattle breeds.

Why citizens are key to making Chennai roads accident-free

February 20, 2017 Jency Samuel

In the second of her two-part series, the author looks at the primary reasons behind road accidents in Chennai and finds that citizens could play a big role in improving safety.

What Manali can teach the rest of Chennai about waste

February 16, 2017 Aarti Madhusudan

Aarti Madhusudan recounts what she saw and learnt about waste management initiatives, as she spent a day in this North Chennai Zone.

Ennore oil spill: How to make a bad disaster worse

February 13, 2017 Seetha Gopalakrishnan

Irresponsible port authorities, unprepared disaster management systems and institutional failures have created an environmental crisis on the Chennai coast, the impact of which will be felt over months to come.

With three rivers and five wetlands, why is Chennai staring at ecological collapse?

February 6, 2017 Mahesh Kumar S T

With its waterways polluted, wetlands encroached and groundwater overexploited, Chennai must wake up immediately to the need for preserving its well-endowed natural heritage.

What’s new at this year’s Urur Olcott festival

February 2, 2017 Monali Bala

The Urur Olcott Kuppam Vizha is Chennai’s most happening and talked-about arts festival. A volunteer organiser hails the uniqueness of the festival and the events this year.