Chennai, India (Local)
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Vivek Narayanan's coverage mainly centers around Indian politics, with a focus on local developments in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He also covers tourism, development initiatives, and cultural aspects of the region.
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By: Vivek Narayanan
The city’s sewage treatment plants may soon become a source of compressed biogas (CBG). Metrowater will be appointing a consultant to examine how biogas generated from sewage sludge can be purified, compressed and sold.
No more building homes first and looking for buyers later. Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) is shifting to a demand-driven model for its self-financing housing schemes.
By: Vivek Narayanan
Chennai district administration has urged the public to report child care homes operating without govt authorisation and any form of abuse or mistreatment of children.
By: Vivek Narayanan
Expect a lot more check-in options in Chennai soon. Major hotel chains plan to set up shop along OMR, ECR, Egmore, and the industrial belts, boosting the city’s total room inventory by 40% by 2030.
By: Vivek Narayanan
CMDA approves reclassifying 21.37 acres at Foreshore Estate to commercial use for proposed new Chennai secretariat, amid protests by fisherfolk and parties.
By: Vivek Narayanan
The Deccan Centre for International Relations (DCIR), an independent think tank under the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras), organised a one-day international conference on ‘Building India’s Nuclear Ecosystem: Policy, Technology an Industry’ at IIT Madras on Thursday.
The Tamil Nadu registration department has proposed a network of model registration hubs that will offer property and other registration services on air-conditioned premises with appointment-based queues, dedicated premium lounges, and trained service staff.
By: Vivek Narayanan
Metro commuters could get better last-mile connectivity, with Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Cumta) set to map passengers before and after getting off the train, using anonymised mobile phone location data.
By: Vivek Narayanan
Tamil Nadu has raised the permissible height threshold for non-high-rise buildings from 18.3 metres to 19.5 metres, relaxed parking requirements for IT offices and expanded the range of developments allowed in Chennai’s restricted aquifer recharge area, as part of a series of amendments to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
Soon devotees will be able to relish breakfast and dinner as part of ‘annadhanam’ (free meals) at select major temples in the state with Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department planning to roll out a diabetic-friendly, healthy menu.
