Chennai Green Showcase

Bicycles

IIT Madras Team Develops The World’s First Iron Ion Battery

Guindy

Wave Energy

IIT Madras Working Creating “Blue Energy” From Estuaries

Guindy

Sustainable Cities & Communities

Thiruvanmiyur Resident Redoes The Stormwater Drains In Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Main Road

Thiruvanmiyur

Sustainable Cities & Communities

Urur Olcott Kuppam Vizha promotes zero waste principles

Besant Nagar

MSW Segregation

Namma Ooru Foundation Showcases Alternatives for Green Living in Cities

Thiruvanmiyur

MSW Segregation

ROKA – Residents of Kasturibai Nagar Association Implementing Good Waste Management Practises

Kasturibai Nagar

Waste Management Logistics

Kabadiwalla Connect Introduces “Urbins” in Chennai

Mylapore

Sustainability Education for Communities

Bicycle Mayor Felix John Talks About Promoting Cycling in Chennai

Chennai Metropolitan Area

Urban Biodiversity Management

Green App “Treepedia” Helps Common Man Learn About Native Trees in Tamil Nadu

Chennai Metropolitan Area

MSW Segregation

City Temples Leading the Way in Waste Management

Chennai Metropolitan Area

MSW Segregation

Mangalam Balasubramanian – Face of Waste Management

Pammal

Sustainability Education for Colleges & Universities

Women's Christian College helping students become eco-friendly entrepreneurs

Nungambakkam

Sustainable Agro-forestry

Maya Ganesh Helps Schools Build Edible Gardens for Students

Thoraipakkam

Corporate Social Responsibility

Luxury Hotel Chains in Chennai Going Green - ITC, Westin, Taj, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn

Chennai Metropolitan Area

Green Bricks

IIT Madras is modifying an eco-friendly construction material (GFRG), eliminating use of bricks

Guindy

Sustainable Wooden Building Materials

Anthony Raj: Indigenous architecture can make earth a better place

Kandanchavadi

Sustainable Wooden Building Materials

Benny kuriakose Reuses Waste, Uses Mud & Timber to Build Green Homes

Kotturpuram

Sustainable Ponds & Lakes Management

Environmentalist Foundation of India Employs Scientific Methods To Recharge Lakes.

Thiruvanmiyur

Sustainable Vegetarian Diet

Sante Spa in Nungambakkam shines the light on organic and healthy eating

Nungambakkam

Sustainable Ponds & Lakes Management

Bio-mining process, amongst others, helps in restoration of Sembakkam Lake

Sembakkam

Hydroponics

Start-up Future Farms Is Out To Solve The Food Crisis With Clean, Soil-less Farming

Perungudi

Sustainable Agro-forestry

The Farm in Semmenchery Treats Chennai to Artisanal Food and Organic Farming

Semmenchery

Sustainable Horticulture

Indra Terrace Garden Harvests 300 Bags of Vegetables At Their House Terrace

Pallavaram

Sustainable Cities & Communities

Solar Suresh's House of Self-Sufficient Living

Kilpauk

Sustainable Agro-forestry

Jaycee Agro Farms Follow Integrated Agriculture And Save 2 Cr Litres of Water/Year

T.Nagar

Sustainable Practices in Construction Industry

Green Evolution Architects' Design and Retrofit Homes To Make Them Eco-Friendly

Besant Nagar

Grey Water Recycling & Reuse

Siva Ramalingam Nurtures Around 300 Trees using Greywater From His House

Besant Nagar

Sustainable Ponds & Lakes Management

Wake Our Lake Helps Villagers To Fight Water Crisis

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Organic Fertilizers

FIB-SOL Life Technologies Boosts Organic Farming Using Low Cost Bio-Fertilisers

Perungudi

Sustainable Eco-communities

Sabari Terrace in OMR harvests about 25,000 L of Rainwater in an Hour

OMR

Industrial Water Use Monitoring & Analytics

WeGoT's IoT App Will Help Your Building Use Water Efficiently

Thoraipakkam

Sustainable Water Management for Communities

"AMRIT" Water Purifier Provides Low Cost Arsenic Free Water

Adyar, Guindy

Waste Management Logistics

Trashman App collects scrap from doorsteps in Chennai

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Urban Biodiversity Management

An ambulance to relocate and revive trees in Chennai

Chennai Metropolitan Area

Sustainable Ponds & Lakes Management

10 water bodies to be restored by Greater Chennai Corporation, CREDAI

Chennai Metropolitan Area

Sustainable Desalination

NIOT explores new desalination technologies

Pallikaranai

Sustainable Plant Protection

Greening public spaces in and around Adyar

Adyar

Sustainability Education for Communities

People’s movement ‘Extinction Rebellion’ starts a Chennai chapter

Chennai Metropolitan Area

Sustainability Education for Communities

River Remembers: What the 2015 Chennai floods taught us

Chennai Metropolitan Area

Sustainable Cities & Communities

Capacity building platform for RWAs in India

Anna Nagar

Sustainable Water Management for Communities

Vayujal Technologies’ product generates potable water from air

Tharamani

Waste Management Logistics

Antariksh Waste Ventures’ Air Bin uses IoT based technology to collect waste

Tharamani

Battery-based Electric Mobility

Pi Beam Lab builds electric three-wheelers for the micro-mobility market

Guindy

Batteries

Innovative lithium ion batteries designed by GrinnTech Motors

Taramani

Air Pollution Control

Smart air purifiers developed by IIT Madras’ Air Ok Technology

Taramani

Thermostats

Swadha Technology powers energy efficient HVAC systems in commercial sectors

Taramani

Rain Water Harvesting

VK Raviraja’s rain water harvesting solutions for the water crisis in Chennai

Rajakilpakkam

Sustainability Education for Communities

“Minsarathai Semippom” programme simplifies energy efficiency for the residents of Chennai

Alwarpet

Precision Farming

I Support Farming enables city dwellers to explore farming as a business option

Taramani

Sustainability Education for Communities

Walk for Plastic initiative, an action platform for the environmentally conscious

Chennai

Sustainable Practices in Retail Industry

Bounce Salon promotes sustainable lifestyle through its services

OMR

Sustainable Ponds & Lakes Management

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre's technology helps in restoring city's lake

Villivakkam

Sustainable Rivers & Streams Management

Resilience strategy for the city's water bodies - Kovalam Muttukadu Basin, Mambalam Canal to be restored

Chennai

Sustainable Practices in Leather Industry

CLRI’s Biocatalyst cuts effluent discharge in leather industries

Adyar

Sustainable Ponds & Lakes Management

Villivakkam lake restored by Integral Coach Factory

Villivakkam

Ground Water Pollution

JSP Enviro invents microbial fuel cell technology for textile wastewater treatment

Nungambakkam

Sustainable Water Distribution

Earth Fokus develops water saving nozzle for taps

Injambakkam

Natural Food Additives

EcoIndian is Tamil Nadu’s first zero-waste grocery store

Mylapore

Sustainability Education for Schools

Chettinad Harishree Vidhyalayam launches “Global Citizen” campaign

R A Puram

Sustainable Practices in Food & Beverages Industry

Eco-Konnectors assist in waste management at homes and events

Chennai Area

Sustainable Cities & Communities

TAKSRA - an award winning eco-conscious resident welfare community

Mandeveli

Rain Water Harvesting

Rain Centre, a hub for information on rainwater harvesting methods

Adyar

Precision Farming

Acqua farms to cultivate plants in a finite area

Egmore

Organic Fertilizers

My Harvest Farms, a platform for organic farming enthusiasts

Mugalivakkam

Sustainable Practices in Chemicals Industry

Krya Personal Care Products

Siruseri

Waste to Energy through Anaerobic Digestion

Carbon Loops prevents food waste from reaching landfills in Chennai

LIBA, Nungambakkam

Sustainable Agro-forestry

WayCool Foods produces fresh & healthy products by helping more than 35000 farmers

Virugambakkam

ETP Sludge Management

Proklean Technologies treats textile and leather effluent using microbes

Pallavaram

Waste to Energy through Pyrolysis

Paterson Energy in Chennai helps convert plastics to oil

Nungambakkam, Chennai