Sleeper buses look luxurious, but many are built on unsafe chassis, illegally modified, stuffed with flammable interiors, and fitted with narrow exits hidden behind curtains. These buses are visually appealing but mechanically risky .
Don’t board blindly. Know the risks, demand safer buses, and stay alert .
Around 11.8 lakh people with disabilities live in Tamil Nadu, many of whom struggle every day to access and navigate public spaces. Yet, our streets and other public infrastructure continue to exclude them. Even newly developed pedestrian plazas, such as Khader Nawaz Khan Road, suffer from design flaws that discourage people with disabilities from using these spaces. Seemingly minor design details are often overlooked, making public spaces inaccessible. This year, we ask the authorities to include experts on access in the design stages of development.
India has long lived sustainably. Our culture of reuse, repair, and respect for nature offers timeless lessons in tackling plastic pollution and building a zero-waste future.
In Helsinki, every data point saves lives.
By analysing crash data, vehicle speeds, and resident feedback, Helsinki identifies dangerous roads and blackspots, guiding safer street designs.
Chennai can create a traffic safety data hub combining police crash data, GPS speeds, and citizen input to find high-risk zones and fix them. Safer streets start with better data.
Some say #GlobalWarming is overstated and wrongly linked to natural disasters, but strong scientific evidence shows it is real, driven by human activity, and intensifying extreme weather. Accepting this reality is essential for protecting communities and building resilience.
Tamil Nadu mandates EV chargers in parking, but coal-heavy grid power makes ‘clean’ travel misleading. True conservation means generating clean energy, reducing grid dependence, and cutting fossil fuel demand. Charge EVs with solar—conservation starts at the source.
Human rights cover our everyday essentials: the right to breathe clean air, access safe water, live with dignity, and have a voice in the decisions that shape our lives. This #HumanRightsDay, let’s recognise that protecting the planet, ensuring justice, and upholding accountability are all part of protecting human rights.
#FossilFuels contain carbon stored deep within Earth’s history & burning them releases gases that intensify the #GreenhouseEffect. Reducing our dependence on these fuels and transitioning to #RenewableEnergy is essential for stabilising global temperatures & safeguarding the future.
In Helsinki, safety isn’t left to chance, it’s designed into every street.
The city has reimagined its streets by narrowing roads, widening pavements, adding trees, and building over 1,500 km of dedicated cycling paths - all to make walking and cycling safer and more inviting.
Chennai can take inspiration by identifying key pedestrian and school routes, redesigning junctions for slower vehicle speeds and creating a connected network of footpaths and cycle tracks.