CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Chennai, 5th February 2024: In an effort to engage with the issue of extreme impact of climate change on marginalized communities, Greenpeace launched People For Climate – a climate justice campaign . With exhibits of real life articles destroyed by extreme weather events, to art installations, a photo exhibition, VR film and roundtable discussions People For Climate highlights the urgent need to move beyond reducing climate disasters to only numbers and dramatic headlines. Greenpeace's Museum of Memories serves as a distressing reminder of the human cost of the climate crisis. Featuring 26 exhibits of everyday items, that individually tell stories of loss, resilience and hope in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events, the museum aims evokes a sense of urgency, demanding accountability from policy makers, big polluters and the collective society. ----------------------------- Youtube video link 👇  https://youtu.be/yPJHciPUT08?si=xxLfQ6fjPBtK9QQ5 ---------------...

Chennai: Rotary Madras South West presents  "Chariot Awards 2024“ for Lifetime Professional Excellence, For the Sake of Honour, Youth Excellence in Arts and Sports . This year RMSW presented the Chariot Awards ceremony in a grand ceremony held at Radisson Blu, Egmore. The ceremony saw five awards presented in presence of Chief Guest Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India .  The Annual Chariot Awards recognizes eminent personalities in our community – accomplished and upcoming in their chosen field. This evening saw 5 awards being given away to honour & celebrate excellence in various fields. The awardees for the Chariot Awards 2024 include –  FOR THE SAKE OF HONOR AWARD - Mr D Chandrasekhar, President of Madras Dsylexia  Association, VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD-Rtn Mr. D Vijayagopal Reddy - Promoter & Managing Director of Vijay Garments, Lifetime OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD - Dr Lingam Gopal, Board of Governors , Sankara Nethralaya, YOUTH...

Chennai, February 4, 2024: Around 650 students from Hindustan College, Asan Memorial College, Mohammed Sathak College, staffs, and nurses from Gleneagles Global Health City participated in a Walkathon on Sunday to commemorate World Cancer Day organised by Gleneagles Global Health City a leading multi-speciality quaternary healthcare centre today in Chennai. Participants holding placards displaying messages like - ‘ Early Detection Saves Lives’, ‘Fight cancer with hope and heart’, ‘Awareness today, a cure tomorrow ’.  The theme for World Cancer Day this year is - Close the care gap: Everyone deserves access to cancer care. The guest of honour Professor Dr. S. Rajasundaram, Director, Gleneagles Institute of Oncology, head, surgical oncology, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai flagged off the event from NIOT, Pallikaranai and ended at Pallikaranai police station covering 4km. Wearing sneakers, track suits and t-shirts, hundreds of students created the awareness among the public about the ...

Chennai: Founding Chair of  the Unique Indentification Authority of India (UIDAI) Nandan Nilekani while delivering the 43rd Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in Chennai said simplification of technology with a purpose can help the public at large to access legal services with a click of the button. Citing the tremendous achievement of 350 million people who can make or using the QR code to make payments in a flash. Nandan Nilekani,  Founding Chair of  the Unique Indentification Authority of India (UIDAI)   Likewise, he added that the Legal fraternity would benefit  greatly by absorbing the technology available and making use of it regularly. The way to do this is not  to automate individual tasks. You can start by taking a couple of high volume repetitive case types and automate them fully. Two case types being looked are  cheque bounce and motor vehicle disputes, They constitute around 20%  of all all cases pending. Another interesting deve...

Chennai, January 20, 2024: Prof M.Ekambaranathan Trust along with Amra Group and Pradharshini Trust presented "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Mrs Bragha Bessel today at TAG Centre. The trust also presented her a Purse in addition to felicitating and awarding. Mrs Bragha Bessel is a Bharatha Natyam Dancer of repute who has won many awards and last year she was conferred with the "Nritya Kalanidhi 2022 " award by Music Academy.  The programme was opened with an Invocation song announced by the emcee, SR Madhu followed by Lighting of the kuthuvilakku. Youtube video link 👇   https://youtu.be/Naww0aWqJws?si=jiHUFEJ64IwvCJQZ Mr. M.S. Nagarajan, Managing Trustee & Smt. Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala, Managing Trustee, Kala Pradarshini gave welcome speech. Lighting of the kuthuvilakku was by dignitaries Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, Smt. Savithri Jagannatha Rao, Smt. Priyadarshini  Govind, Smt. Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala & Smt. Bragha Bessell. Award citation was read by Pavithra...

Passengers can now book their Chennai Metro tickets directly from the ONDC Network Chennai, 02 February, 2024: Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is thrilled to announce the launch of the most reliable public transport system Metro Rail on the Network, marking a significant expansion in the mobility domain through the inclusion of mass transit systems. This initiative begins with the Chennai Metro, setting a milestone as the first metro service in India to be available on the ONDC Network. Starting February 2nd, customers can effortlessly purchase single journey and return journey tickets for the Chennai Metro through these buyer apps on the ONDC Network — Rapido, Namma Yatri and redBus. Additionally, Google Maps and PhonePe will also soon be able to offer these services, further enhancing customer convenience and choice. Furthermore, ONDC Buyer apps will be immediately also able to offer Metro ticketing for any Metro going live on the ONDC Network. The overall ticketing experie...

WIZ is gearing  up to expand into five more countries  with 10 new locations, across Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, and parts of Europe Focus on tech expansion with new products in pipeline Signed a MoU with the Tamil Nadu government for a proposed investment  of  300 Crores in the state over the next five years is expected to create 2000 more jobs Chennai, 31.01.2024: WIZ Freight, a full-stack digital cross-border supply chain start- up, has raised  Series B funding  of INR 125 Crore in equity led by Japan-based SBI Investment at a post-money valuation of INR 1400 Crore registering a 50% jump in the valuation from its  last  round. The company plans to raise  the Series B round in two tranches.  The current  fund raise  is a part of the larger  round  which the company intends to close this year. The round also saw participation from Tiger Global, NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Axilor Technologies Fund, Foundamen...