World Bank report lauds MTC for creating a sustainable, dependable public transport service in Chennai

World Bank praises MTC for transforming Chennai's public transport into a sustainable and efficient service model.

Chennai sees calm weather but not for long; here's why rain in city can intensify from Jan 12

Chennai is experiencing a brief period of calm weather, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow ...

Yellow alert for city as low pressure forms over Bay

Chennai: The first six days of 2026 already brought 30mm of rainfall to the city, marking excess Jan rainfall for the third ...
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Rich or Poor, Inclusive or Dysfunctional, Chennai’s Future Hangs in the Balance

Will Chennai be a city that caters only to the rich, or one that embraces all its citizens? Photo credit: McKay Savage At the workshops in Chennai, four possible scenarios were imagined for the city’s ...
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Six And City: Will Wishes Be Realized?

Water security: Managing the reservoirs in a proper manner and maintaining water bodies by regularly removing encroachments ...
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Reservoirs in Parched Chennai, City of Millions, Are Dry. Can Better Forecasting Avert Future Crises?

Residents of Chennai, by all accounts, are miserable and anxious. The city’s main reservoirs are dry, depleted by the failure of successive monsoons to provide replenishing rains. The shortfall has ...