EVENTS Citizen Matters, Chennai

Here’s what you can exchange at Chennai Corporation’s reduce and reuse swap sale

January 11, 2020 News Desk

The ‘Reduce and Reuse Swap Sale’, to take place in Besant Nagar, will give residents an opportunity to give away or exchange gently-used items, while cutting down on waste and helping those in need. Find more details about the event here.

Daan Utsav initiatives in Chennai this year focus on hunger eradication

October 2, 2019 News Desk

This Joy of Giving week, Chennaiites can help keep fellow citizens hunger free, by contributing in various ways to the efforts of NGOs and institutions.

Celebrating Madras Day with fascinating facts about the city

August 27, 2019 R Sundararaman

Did you know Chennai had freezing temperatures in the summer of 1815 because of weather changes caused by a volcanic eruption in a distant land? A special quiz as part of continuing Madras week celebrations in Chennai throws up remarkable facts and trivia about the city.

As India steps into her 73rd year, let’s ask for area sabhas in our city

August 16, 2019 Aruna Subramaniam

Want to know more about decentralisation of urban governance? Wish you had a greater say in the way your ward is governed and managed? Come, meet this women’s group to know how you can make these reality.

Why celebrate Chennai?

August 12, 2019 V Sriram

As Madras Week draws closer, historian V Sriram talks of the various reasons to celebrate the city.

Golden hour, CPR and more: Life-saving lessons we should all know

August 9, 2019 Mahesh V

Chennai NGO Thozan, in collaboration with 108 ambulance services, conducted an awareness campaign in 73 city parks recently, with an aim to spread awareness on road safety among citizens. Here are some of the most important takeaways.

Why it’s time for all citizens to push for more women in Parliament

July 29, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Only 14 per cent of the parliamentarians in Lok Sabha are women. Despite lip service by all political parties, the Women’s Reservation Bill remains the longest pending bill in Parliament. Perhaps it is time for citizens to take up the fight?

Breaking taboos: Glimpses from the 11th Chennai Pride March

July 1, 2019 Mahesh V

June 30th marked the end of Pride Month, and the city celebrated it with the 11th Chennai Pride March. A citizen journalist captures moments of pride and solidarity that raise hopes of greater sensitivity and inclusion in the future.

KeluChennaiKelu: Enough rain over four years, why then are we parched today?

June 27, 2019 Prashanth Goutham

Arappor’s planned protest this Sunday, June 30th, will discuss and ask pertinent questions to fix accountability for the city’s water, both among government and citizens.

Time to act: Workshop shows how apartment dwellers can conserve water

June 22, 2019 News Desk

Feasible solutions to the city’s water crisis took front seat at the Water Workshop conducted by ADDA, in collaboration with Citizen Matters Chennai.

Citizen Matters and ADDA bring Water Workshop to Chennai

June 19, 2019 News Desk

The Water Workshop this Saturday will help empower citizens through informative sessions on grey water recycling, rainwater harvesting and water conservation methods, all of which can help build resilience in the face of acute water shortage.

Child rights activists conduct campaign to end child marriage

June 4, 2019 M Varsha

Victims of child marriage speak up to create awareness on the subject at a two-day meet conducted by Arunodhaya Centre for Street and Working Children in partnership with UNICEF

Minsarathai Semippom: Small steps for big change

May 20, 2019 M Varsha

Minsarathai Semippom, an initiative aimed at spreading consumer awareness on consumption of electricity, is helping citizens cut down on energy costs through reduction and optimisation in consumption.

Zero waste campaign: Chennaiites pledge to segregate waste at source

May 13, 2019 News Desk

Barely 30 per cent of the city’s waste is segregated a year after Greater Chennai Corporation took steps towards source segregation. Citizen Consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) has now collaborated with Chennai Corporation to sensitise citizens about effective waste management practices.

This is how Election Commission and public entities are sensitising citizens to vote

April 16, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

Ahead of elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, Greater Chennai Corporation and public entities conduct back-to-back awareness campaigns, emphasising the right and duty to vote.