Civic Amenities
What you should know before renting a house in Chennai
A guide for prospective tenants on rights and responsibilities, before renting a house in Chennai. »
EDITORS’ PICK
Civic Amenities
Up close with life and death : stories from ambulance workers
They drive through crowded roads filled with insensitive motorists, grapple with inadequate supplies and infrastructure and work hard to save lives, yet ambulance crew get little recognition from the average citizen, and are often the target of citizen ire.. »
Chennai Corporation
Chennai’s Master Plan 2026, and a beginner’s guide to understanding it
A quick guide to Chennai Master Plan 2026, and how and what to read in the Master plan, based on your interest and level of involvement in civic affairs. »
Arts & Culture
Smashing his own previous record, Chennai’s speedcuber takes home 4th national championship
An engineering student from Chennai and four times National Champion in 3×3 Rubik cube solving with feet, talks about the nuances of speed cubing and its prospects in Chennai »
Business & Economy
Chennai Buzz : Metro footfalls dip, Parks maintenance to be privatised, new desalination plant and more!
Chennai Metro plans last mile connectivity even as usage falls after period of free rides, Corporation proposes privatising maintenance of parks, Pallikaranai marsh restoration continues, and a mega desalination plant is on the anvil, in this week’s news round up »
Business & Economy
Will new underground stretch put Chennai Metro on the path to profits?
Chennai Metro Rail has inaugurated two new sections, making Chennai the only Indian city to have all its transport hubs – Koyambedu, Central and Airport – connected by Metro. However, high fares continue to keep occupancy low. Will CMRL’s strategy of providing free rides to attract commuters be successful in breaking the jinx? »
Commons
Coastal zone management plan does not follow rulebook; communities feel betrayed
Tamil Nadu’s draft Coastal Draft Management Plan does not specify a hazard line, causing confusion and concern among local communities about their future. They say the plan violates the Centre’s CRZ Notification 2011, and must be amended. »
Chennai Corporation
Chennai Buzz: Cleaning up after DefExpo, Cashless payment of traffic fines, a rail expo and more!
A month after DefExpo, citizens spot trash and debris strewn at the site, and traffic police go cashless for payment of fines, an international rail expo draws enthusiasts and experts alike, and there are encouraging signs of solar power use in public buildings. The week that was! »
Civic
A Champion of Hygiene transforms the cancer block in Royapettah General Hospital
An ordinary citizen becomes a champion of chanGe and helps improve hygiene levels of Royapettah GH’s cancer block, bringing down infection levels and helping the hospital provide »
COVER STORY
The case of the missing pulses: How Urad Dhal disappeared from Chennai ration shops
Its inclusion in PDS supplies had made the nutritious and protein-rich Urad Dhal easily accessible to the urban poor. Its withdrawal over the last year has meant a forced change of food habits among many. Is the National Food Security Act to blame? »