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Making Chennai’s footpaths pedestrian-friendly will involve a multi-pronged approach: addressing parking issues, vendor rights and improving public engagement.

Artist Uma Mani is working to create awareness and gather youth ambassadors for the cause of conserving coral reefs through cinema and other art forms.

As Chennai starts to see a decline in COVID numbers, we must all do all we can to implement safety protocols and accelerate vaccination.

A study by Pondicherry University in 16 locations across the city found that the developed commercial hubs were more polluted by harmful microplastics.

The existing museums are monotonous spaces which hardly attract repeat visitors. Unless there is enough thought given to planning and administration, the new ones may face the same fate.

Pallikaranai marshland hosts over 5000 resident birds, and is a stopover point for over 40000 migratory birds. It desperately needs to be saved from encroaching toxic waste.

From restoring mangroves to fighting off worm poachers, people living around Pulicat lake have been making dedicated efforts to save the wetlands so critical to the Chennai region.

In 2010, a Madras High Court bench had mandated protection and restoration of the city’s heritage structures, suffering years of neglect. Sadly, both state and public will appear to be lacking.

The study analyses the role of tanks in flood control and the effectiveness of tank dredging in reducing the impact of floods in Chennai Metropolitan Area.

Cyclone Nivar inundated Semmanjeri – but the misery that followed is nothing new for the people relocated to this area to make way for development projects.

COVID numbers in the city have gone down recently, but that may not mean that the peak has passed. People must celebrate responsibly.

The project had got post-facto clearance from the MoEFCC, which means it had started without valid clearance. The local fishermen community had opposed it.