Chennai

Krishna river saves Chennai
Krishna river saves Chennai, rain halts life in Bangalore and doctors rescue the Yamuna are the highlights of this week’s news. Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:30 PM

Kerala welcomes the monsoons!

The monsoons finally hit Kerala on June 1, bringing respite for the drought-ridden southern state. Things are looking up this year with an expected 98% of rainfall in the state.

Monsoon hits Kerala
Does your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
Unsafe bottled water, the ‘stink report’ and the British rescuing a river are the highlights of this week’s news. Posted on 03 Jun, 2013 08:36 PM

Does your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?

Unsafe bottled water
Training on basic & advanced analysis using SPSS
Excella Orbit, a division of Sambodhi Research & Communications Pvt. Ltd., announces the training programme on Basic and Advanced Analysis using SPSS
Posted on 06 Apr, 2013 12:49 PM

Excella Orbit, a division of Sambodhi Research & Communications Pvt. Ltd., announces the training programme on Basic and Advanced Analysis using SPSS to be held at following cities; June 23 - 26, 2009 - Chennai, July 15 - 18, 2009 - Mumbai, July 28 - 31, 2009 - Hyderabad, August 10 - 13, 2009 - New Delhi. The aim of the programme is to enable participants to Input data into SPSS, select appropriate data analysis techniques, perform requisite analyses using SPSS, interpret the data output for various decision- making needs and present output to specific users in user friendly manner.

Lets paint our cities green ! - Issues of collective effort come to the fore at the organic urban gardening conference in Chennai
A three day national conference on urban gardening seeks to answer city dwellers' quest for green with simple try-them-yourself options Posted on 06 Mar, 2013 10:25 AM

The maddening pace of cities have the potential to drive one up the wall.  But, there are options - to unwind and to mend the disconnect. Tending to plants is a popular hobby and it is a fact that a sizeable number of city dwellers have taken to gardening in the past, finding solace in twines and tendrils.

Corrosion induced oil pipeline leak in Chennai blows lid off two-year-old problem of CPCL pipeline and affects water table
A leak in an underground CPCL oil pipeline in Chennai, on February 8, 2013 set off panic among residents even as CPCL officials initiated action to plug the hole and clear the contaminated soil. Posted on 14 Feb, 2013 10:38 PM

Author: M Valliappan

Corroded oil pipes

Transparent Chennai is looking for a tamil-speaking researcher and outreach worker for a project on the waste sector in Chennai - Apply by February 7, 2013
Posted on 03 Feb, 2013 02:50 PM

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Transparent Chennai aggregates, creates and disseminates data and research about important civic issues facing Chennai, including those issues facing the poor. Transparent Chennai's goal is to enable residents, especially the poor, to have a greater voice in planning and city governance.

Position description: Researcher and outreach worker

We are looking to hire a Tamil speaking researcher and outreach worker for a project on the waste sector in Chennai with particular focus on the informal workers in the sector. The position is for the duration of the project, a period of approximately 4-6 months and starts immediately.

‘Kabadiwala’ inspired new age paperman : Video on a recycling campaign by Mathew Jose
New age paperman, Mathew Jose, recycles paper, books and magazines bringing about a social change through this venture. Posted on 22 Jan, 2013 05:30 PM

Munneer vizhavu – A symposium on water, its culture and its politics, Poovulagin Nanbargal, Chennai, January 26, 2013
Posted on 22 Jan, 2013 12:01 PM


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Venue

Lawrence Sundaram hall, Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai