While COVID-19 virtually shut down bus systems around the world, Chennai started losing its appetite for bus travel even earlier. The share of bus trips in total travel had started dropping before the pandemic, with a marked shift to two-wheelers. The pandemic made things worse. Bus services...
Sacred groves are areas that people decide not to touch, allowing nature to take its course there. They are sites of worship. The sacredness in sacred groves makes people leave them alone, providing precious space for green cover. It now seems that the sacred grove approach is better suited to...
Chennai pedestrians need saving. Statistics of Chennai pedestrians dying on the road are alarming. But first: Is Chennai a walkable city? Not for the faint-hearted, the elderly or the disabled. Not for children, surely. The city acquires a busy character from its congested quaint enclaves like...
Chennai is among 20 largest coastal cities in the world at risk for highest flood losses by 2050, and is among 13 in Asia, says IPCC report
The election euphoria is over and the State government, as well as the new Chennai Corporation Council, have to consider a world that has changed a lot in ten years:new Corporation Council, have to consider a world that has changed a lot in ten years:
Forty years ago, Chennai was a pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly city. Ordinary Chennaiites must reclaim pavements from cars muscling us out.
Kamal Haasan gives Gandhi’s khadi a modern spin with KH House of Khaddar, hopes to make freedom fabric fashionable
Now you can vote for someone to hold accountable for all your urban issues—from flooding to mosquito menace, bad roads to poor parking facilities, stinking overflowing garbage cans to poorly lit streets. After 10 years, urban local body polls are to be held on February 19.
Chennai residents may not be looking forward to the Monsoon this year after the deluge last year, but the DMK government must anticipate a flood and prepare to conserve more water for the city’s use.
At the end of nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasises a simple safety protocol against the virus: avoid close contact with people at a conversational distance, keep off poorly ventilated, crowded indoor spaces, and do not touch your face after...
