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How Chennai residents are coping with Corona

21 Mar 2020 17:45 IST

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With some public spaces out of bounds in Chennai, morning walkers are tweaking their walking chart

21 Mar 2020 17:20 IST

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Citizens get to know their green neighbours better

14 Mar 2020 16:26 IST

Housekeeping staff at Casagrand Aristo in Alandur have been given safety gear and colour-coded bins to collect waste from houses in eight blocks.

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Residents of Alandur apartment complex join the sustainability movement, make their own compost

07 Mar 2020 17:39 IST

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Lessons for Chennai from Indore’s vegetable markets

29 Feb 2020 16:02 IST

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Imagine there are no dump sites

15 Feb 2020 16:49 IST

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‘Legacy waste’ at Athipet dumping ground being cleared

15 Feb 2020 16:37 IST

Discarded plastic items turned into eco-bricks.

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Here’s how discarded plastic items took the shape of a security cabin in Mumbai

11 Jan 2020 15:35 IST

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Chennai Corporation-run gym, e-seva centres in Vepery need a revamp

21 Dec 2019 16:44 IST

Volunteers at work at Repair Cafe in Bengaluru.

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This Bengaluru cafe offers solutions to mend a ‘broken’ planet

21 Dec 2019 16:36 IST

The SDAT Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium. | File

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What do these grand stadia in Chennai have for you?

21 Dec 2019 16:27 IST

A stand of millingtonia hortensis trees at Bollineni Hillside, a gated community in Perumbakkam.

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When the fragrance of tree jasmine reaches for the skies

21 Dec 2019 15:47 IST

Nisha Rajagopalan, who has been helping promote the message of “Masilla Margazhi”, part of which is about avoiding the use of plastic water bottles on the stage.

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Hitting a sustainability note this Margazhi music season

14 Dec 2019 16:08 IST

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FOB work gaining speed at Ambattur station

07 Dec 2019 17:46 IST

An aerobic composting unit at the Corporation unit office on South Avenue in Thiruvanmiyur. Work on the aerobic composter is expected to be completed in a couple of weeks.

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Chennai Corporation plans to go ‘nano’ with composting

07 Dec 2019 17:42 IST

Residents in discussion about a wood-based Thumburmoozhi composting model.

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First for Alleppey and coming now, to Chennai

07 Dec 2019 17:35 IST

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Meet the neighbourhood weather bloggers from Chennai

07 Dec 2019 17:28 IST

Assistant agriculture extension officer S. Jaya with farmers in Vengaivasal near Medavakkam.

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Leading from the field

07 Dec 2019 16:54 IST

Barn swallow on a power line at Sholinganallur.

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Barn swallows can get rid of mosquitoes

07 Dec 2019 16:40 IST

Garbage and tree branches dumped on the pavement on Hall Road in Egmore leaving no space for pedestrians.

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Pedestrians pushed off their rightful space

07 Dec 2019 16:25 IST

File photo of persons with disabilities’ day out at Marina beach.

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Accessibility initiatives: ‘Build the education component into the change’

30 Nov 2019 17:27 IST

A concrete ramp on Kavignar Bharathidasan Road that was created around five years ago to enable people in wheelchairs to access a section of the pavement on the road.

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Revisiting K.B. Dasan Road

30 Nov 2019 16:44 IST

Niraj Bhatt, researcher in environment and climate change at CAG, displays the citrus peels and citrus cleaner solution at the CAG office in Alwarpet.

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‘A small dent in consumerism’

30 Nov 2019 16:37 IST

There is more use for citrus peels; it can be homogenised into a paste, which can be used to clean dirty sinks and bathrooms.

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Cleaning the ‘citrus’ way

30 Nov 2019 16:31 IST

A nerium growing in a well that fell into disuse and then became a “space” for dumping waste on Annai Indira Street in Sholinganallur. The Corporation is planning to convert this well into a recharge well.

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Parked well in the public gaze

23 Nov 2019 16:29 IST

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Marina can have a sparrow corner

16 Nov 2019 16:45 IST

A butea monosperma tree at the Kotturpuram Tree Park (KTP), with its broad leaves that can be used to make plates. This tree was damaged in the 2016 Vardah cyclone, but fought its way back to good health, with the help of KTP volunteers.

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‘Take my leaves and discard those plastic plates’

16 Nov 2019 16:34 IST

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Make the bus day count

16 Nov 2019 16:25 IST

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Today, you can volunteer to keep our beaches clean

01 Jun 2019 19:15 IST

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Is Rettai Eri on its way to wearing its best look ever?

01 Jun 2019 19:12 IST

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Chitlapakkam Rising asked to spearhead efforts to restore lake

01 Jun 2019 17:25 IST

Volunteers appeal to motorists to turn off their engines at traffic intersections. File Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

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Here is how they cleared the air

01 Jun 2019 17:16 IST

CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 07/02/2017: Foot overbridge at Kottivakkam OMR near YMCA school. Photo: M. Karunakaran

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Is there a way beyond pedestrian subways and foot overbridges?

25 May 2019 16:59 IST

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Wrong-way driving: ‘Correction of drivers’ behaviour is needed’

02 May 2019 18:53 IST

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Four snapshots of wrong-way driving in Chennai

02 May 2019 18:40 IST

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A video and a ‘Roadeo’

02 May 2019 18:37 IST

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A park where you pay and relax

26 Apr 2019 17:30 IST

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Just what the doctor ordered

25 Apr 2019 19:40 IST

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AGS Colony residents take ownership of this patch

25 Apr 2019 19:33 IST

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Here’s what you need to know about volunteering at a park

25 Apr 2019 19:29 IST

Children given a weighty role

11 Apr 2019 18:27 IST

Lake first, fun later

11 Apr 2019 18:24 IST

Water takes the place of lemon

11 Apr 2019 18:20 IST

The sunbathing commuters

28 Mar 2019 16:23 IST

‘Unity is our strength’

22 Mar 2019 16:41 IST

Making eco champions

07 Mar 2019 17:59 IST

Kids ‘work’ as consultants

07 Mar 2019 17:57 IST

Weir on Madipakkam lake sought

24 Feb 2017 16:50 IST

Unauthorised parking at station premises

24 Feb 2017 16:10 IST

Have you done your audit?

17 Feb 2017 17:10 IST

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