Chennai
Chennai water crisis: Train bringing water from Vellore likely to reach today
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
The first train carrying water from Jolarpet in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district is expected to reach Chennai today. It will ease Tamil Nadu’s severe water crisis problem. Tamil Nadu government had announced to bring in water from Vellore by rail wagons as Chennai is facing an acute water crisis.
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Special Train carrying water from Jolarpet railway station reaches Chennai today
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
Chennai needs about 800 million litres of water (MLD) daily and authorities are able to supply only 525 MLD in the current situation as the city faces an acute water shortage after failure of monsoons for the last two years.
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Dwayne Bravo pays visit to schoolchildren in Chennai
Tue, Jul 02, 2019
Former West Indies and Chennai Super Kings player Dwayne Bravo paid a visit to schoolchildren in Chennai. Enthused children welcomed the ‘Champion’ with a huge roar. He inaugurated Students Sports Council at Velammal Vidyalaya. “Stay dedicated and focussed and give it 100 per cent and you can achieve it,” DJ Bravo gave a message to children.
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Chennai-based artist creates custom miniature replica dolls for clients
Fri, Jun 21, 2019
A Chennai based establishment is creating buzz in the gift and lifestyle industry by making miniature replica dolls of clients. Named ‘My Cute Mini’, company is a go-to choice for personalised anniversary and birthday gifts.
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Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayeda: India confronts unprecedented water crisis
Wed, Jun 19, 2019
A water crisis of epic proportions looms as taps run dry across urban and rural India. In some parts of the country, private companies are asking their employees to work from home since they have run out of water.
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Chennai man adopts 45 HIV positive children
Mon, Jun 10, 2019
45 HIV positive children abandoned by their families have found a home in the "Shelter Trust" run by a man named Solomon Raj. Raj claims that good work gives him great satisfaction, especially when these children refer him as ‘Appa’. In the shelter home, the needy are provided with every facility ranging from education, medical care, training in crafts, arts, dance and working knowledge of computers etc. Many of them have been enrolled in Class XI and Class XII and seven of them even pursuing their graduation in various streams. While speaking to ANI, Solomon said, “I was inspired to help the HIV positive children as even after 8 years into my marriage I had no child and he wanted to adopt an HIV positive child who is in need. These children are the innocent victims of someone else's fault. I’ve become ‘appa’ for 45 children. It's big responsibility to take care of all the needs of these children.”
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Chennai environmentalist launches ‘Tree Ambulance’ with an aim to implement across country by 2020
Wed, Jun 05, 2019
Ahead of World Environment Day, the ‘Tree Ambulance’ launched in Chennai by environmentalist Dr Abdul Ghani on June 4, aims at providing first-aid-like services for trees. Planting uprooted trees and offer services like seed ball distribution, plant distribution, aiding tree plantation, shifting and survey of trees and removal of dead trees. While speaking to ANI, founder Abdul Ghani said, “Our aim to implement it across the country by year 2020”.
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IIT Madras students developing indigenous oil recovery method
Thu, May 30, 2019
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras are developing indigenous processes for efficient recovery of oil from mature offshore wells. In collaboration with research laboratories in Australia, IIT Madras researchers are studying efficacy of an emerging enhanced oil recovery method called ‘Low-Salinity Enhanced Oil Recovery’ (LSEOR). While speaking on the same, Jitender Sangwai, Associate Professor (petroleum engineering program) in Department of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras, who is heading the research said, “Our research aims to develop indigenous methods for the recovery of crude oil from geological reservoirs, which is a complex process. There is still much that needs to be understood in the use of LSEOR methods. We do evaluate salt levels in water, the acidity of crude oil, mineralogy of rock and other factors”.
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Locals rely on tankers, hand pumps for water needs in Chennai
Thu, May 30, 2019
Locals in Chennai have to rely on tankers and hand pumps for water needs. The piped water supply has been reduced amid water crisis. Several reservoirs including Puzhal Lake that supplies water to the city have almost dried up, causing water scarcity in the state capital.
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Chennai gets its first exclusive board game lounge
Fri, May 17, 2019
Located in Adyar, The Board Game Lounge is Chennai’s first exclusive board game lounge. With an amazing collection of 250 board games, the lounge has a relaxed atmosphere. The lounge has been started by Chitra Bianca Appasamy and her husband Arjun Sukumaran. Visitors can choose to play the traditional Monopoly, Scrabble, Scythe and Game of Thrones: The Board Games. This first gaming meetup has currently 1000 members. The lounge offers quick bites to accompany the gaming sessions, such as homemade banana bread and strawberry tea cake.
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Cyclone Fani intensifies, to move towards Odisha coast: warns Met office
Wed, May 01, 2019
The Met office has said that cyclone Fani has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. It is expected to move in the northwest direction and will slowly move in northeast direction towards Odisha coast.
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Heavy rainfall predicted over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry this week: IMD
Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are likely to witness moderate to heavy rainfall beginning early next week. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu between Tuesday and Friday. A low-pressure area is also likely to develop over Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal and move towards the coastal region in Tamil Nadu intensifying into a storm.
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