Using A Toilet Prevents Diseases And Malnutrition, It Saves Lives: Actor Trisha Krishnan

With an aim of spreading the importance of having a toilet, Indian film actor and United Nations Childrens' Fund Celebrity Advocate, Trisha Krishnan helped the villagers...

Dry Waste Collection Centres In Salem To Boost Waste Segregation In The City

The dry waste collection centres in Salem are expected to solve the city's waste problem as citizens only need to handover the segregated dry waste to...

Coimbatore To Create A Culture Of Cleanliness By Ranking Schools, Hospitals, Hotels And Markets

Cleanliness, waste management techniques, toilet availability, usage of Swachhta App, basic knowledge on hygiene are just some of the parameters on which these mass generators of...

50 Kilos Of Plastic Found In A Dead Shark Sparks A Beach Clean Up In North Chennai

According to a 2014 study published in a Public Library of Science Journal, there are around 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the world’s oceans....

Door to Door Garbage Collection In Salem To Be Done By Battery Operated Mini Waste Collection Vehicles

The vehicles will make garbage collection from households in lanes and by-lanes easier as their small sizes will improve access to households

“My Waste My Responsibility” With This Mantra, Swachh Brigade Makes Coimbatore Garbage Dump Free

With the idea of segregating one’s own waste at source, No Dumping in Coimbatore is trying to make weddings plastic and waste free

Chennai Municipal Corporation Plans For ODF Declaration Soon, To Impose Fine On Defaulters

Chennai’s probable ODF declaration may get into murky waters as instances of people defecating in the open are still reported

Tamil Nadu Governor Participates In A Cleanup Drive And Inspects Toilets To Spread The Swachhata Message

Coimbatore has been a consistent performer in Swachh Survekshans of 2016 and 2017. It hopes to break into the top 10 clean city rankings this year

Can Carry Bags Dissolve In Water And Burn Like Paper? Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore City Has The Answer

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation recently introduced an eco-friendly alternative to plastic bags to make the city plastic free. The bio-compostable bags can decompose itself within...

As North Indian Cities Gasp For Clean Air, Chennai Breathes Easy Due To Reasons Natural And Manmade

A range of effective measures and natural advantage keeps Chennai air breathable

Actor Kamal Haasan Stressed On The Importance Of Protecting Water Bodies

Robots On Swachh Bharat Mission: Young Innovators From IIT Madras Create 45 Robots That Can Clean An Area In 15 Minutes

When technology meets Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, IIT Madras students created robots that can contribute to eradication of manual scavenging and cleanup an area of 750 square...

Madras High Court Directed Tamil Nadu Government To Initiate Criminal Prosecution Against People Responsible For Manual Scavenging

A bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar ordered the government to ensure that incidents of manual scavenging do not recur

Coimbatore’s Civic Body Appeals For A Green Diwali, Will Award Those Who Adhere

Coimbatore is aiming for an eco-friendly Diwali and will reward citizens who go cracker free this festive season

India's Firecracker Making Hub Sivakasi Sees 15% Drop In Business After SC Order To Ban Firecracker Sales In Delhi-NCR

Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi accounts for 90 per cent of the country’s fireworks, but the daily lives of its workers cum residents is signified by environmental and...