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Varun Sukumar

🏘️ City’s affordable housing boom

Chennai's residential market has been slowly improving, with increased sales since the second half of 2020.

🧑‍🚀 IIT and NASA study microbes

Researchers from IIT Madras and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS).

🏅 MOP’s excellence in sports

MOP Vaishnav college's environment makes it conducive for students to excel in sports and academics.

🎇 Chennai’s poor air quality on Deepavali

The city's air quality on Deepavali was worse than Delhi's.

🐦 Migratory birds arrive

Migratory birds have made their first stop in the city at Kovalam creek.