Tag: Public-Private Mix
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World Environment Day 2025
To mark this years World Environment Day, Coonoor Municipality and Clean Coonoor sent out the 137th truckload of zero value plastic to be co-processed as fuel in the cement kilns of Ariyalur. This small event was flagged off by the Municipal Commissioner Mr. Ilamparathi in the presence of trustees and members of the organisation and…
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Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development
A summer camp organised by the Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington for students of classes 6 to 10 is underway since the 19th of this month. A morning walk through Sim’s Park to appraise the children of the bio-diverse nature of this district followed by a visit to the waste management unit run by this organisation,…
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Earth Day 2025
Earth Day was first proposed a day to honour the Earth and the concept of peace and later as an environmental teach-in for the United States. By the 1990s Earth Day had mobilised around 200 million people in 141 countries and had lifted the status of environmental issues onto the world stage. This years theme…
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Unforeseen Contingency
At times ‘Presumption’ overshoots and ‘Diffidence’ falls short is a well known quote by Golda Meir. Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors into dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer opportunities for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well-being. In short, they make cities better places to live – but in our presumption we assumed…
