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TopicGreater Chennai Corporation

Topic: Greater Chennai Corporation

Trash piles up across Chennai areas as sanitation workers protest privatisation move

City corporation decided to outsource collection-transportation of waste to a private body, a project pegged at Rs 2,363 cr for 10 yrs, sparking anger among contractual sanitation employees.

YouTuber says ‘sanitation workers’ dumped sewage in his home, points finger at TN Congress chief

Greater Corporation Commissioner official dismisses YouTuber Savukku Shankar’s allegation, says distribution of sewage suction trucks was overseen by Chennai Metro Water.

Chennai corporation’s gender lab on a mission. Safer infra for women, fighting stereotypes in schools

Gender and Policy Lab works on addressing issues of women's mobility & safety through studies, awareness campaigns—including gender clubs in schools—and infrastructure upgrades.

How Chennai aims to ramp up flood prevention efforts with sponge park drive, boost green cover

Chennai: To floodproof Chennai and increase its green cover, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)—the city’s civic body—is focusing on a massive tree plantation drive...

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Govt hikes commercial LPG allocation to 70% of pre-war levels, in sign of easing supply constraints

The Centre also announced excise cuts on petrol and diesel, alongside imposing export duties on fuel, to bolster domestic supply.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.