Though the State government’s ambitious ban on single-use plastics came into force 1 January, its impact is yet to be seen even in the city limits with a large number of businesses still involving plastics, the same harmful ones.
Author: S Ben Raja
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has seized 21.67 tonnes of single-use plastics between 31 December and 3 January. It also includes voluntarily handing over plastics by people.
Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) in association with MGM Healthcare will be conducting a free medical screening camp at several Metro stations for the benefit of its passengers and general public from tomorrow till the end of this month.
Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has successfully installed and commissioned a 380 kwp solar power plant on the two/ four wheeler parking shed roofs of three Metro stations.
A total of 150 budding artistes grabbed the attention of Chennaiites yesterday with their breathtaking musical performance at the Margazhi Maha Utsavam in the city. Being a part of Sai Fine Arts, which teaches classical music free of cost not only to government schoolchildren but also differently-abled kids, they have a lot of performances in store in the near future.
In a matter of joy to one-and-all, Adyar has been named by the Madras Naturalists’ Society (MNS), as one of the few areas in the city, to have registered sightings of sparrows this year.
When everyone thought this December would end in a good note, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) regulatory framework for television channels which comes into effect 29 December has left the country in a confused state.
Roads in Chennai are least capable when it comes to handling even brief spells of rain. With heavy vehicles plying on them round-the-clock, their state is pathetic, to say the least.
Residents of Madipakkam can now up their collars as the locality has been found to be one of the very few places to have registered sparrow sightings.