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Home2017April

Month: April 2017

Environment

Learning to live with snakes…in the city!

April 29, 2017 Meenakshi Ramesh

While sudden encounters with snakes are not uncommon in Chennai, few know the right steps to take in these situations. Reptile conservationist Shravan Krishnan has some tips.

Civic

Watch how this group of Chennai kids are cleaning up Besant Nagar!

April 27, 2017 Mallika Kumar

A group of 11 kids from Grandma & Grandpa’s International Early Learning Center come together to solve the neighbourhood’s garbage problem.

Environment

They save trees from abuse in their free time, and you can too!

April 25, 2017 News Desk

Through the month of April, volunteers of NGO Nizhal have been freeing trees of advertisement boards and other forms of constriction, thus gifting them a fresh lease of life.

Environment

How to tend to your garden during a water-starved summer

April 14, 2017 Alladi Mahadevan

As temperatures soar and water shortage looms large, tips for the Chennaiite on how to maintain the delicate balance between saving water and protecting the plants.

Commute

Chennai’s popular ‘share autos’ operating illegally

April 10, 2017 News Desk

Responses to RTI filed by blogger-journalist reveals complete lack of a regulated scheme for shared transport in Tamil Nadu.

Civic

Search for history threatens Pallavaram homes

April 6, 2017 Bhavani Prabhakar

The Archaeological Survey of India has marked certain areas in Pallavaram as ‘protected’ and ‘ regulated’ after identifying them as megalithic sites that could aid research on ancient habitation.

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