Cyclone Fani : Boon Or Bane? Sanjitha S Is Anticipated Mainly Over the Northern May Receive Heavy Showers Too
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The fortnightly newspaper for young people in Chennai Young Journalist Program April 22 - 27, 2019 Park in Study lounge for Entry on West Mambalam students restricted area 5 8 12 Cyclone Fani : Boon or Bane? Sanjitha S is anticipated mainly over the northern may receive heavy showers too. A Indian Meteorological Department parts of Tamil Nadu though it cannot yellow alert has been issued in the (IMD) confirmed the formation of a be predicted exactly. Red Alert is districts of Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur low pressure area over the and Malappuram for April Bay of Bengal on April 25. 29. The latest satellite images have indicated that the The National Disaster depression is formed over Management Authority East equatorial Indian (NDMA)had tweeted: Ocean and adjoining South “#Cyclone Fani: What you East Bay of Bengal. should do before a cyclone” According to the forecast and has shared a very useful track issued by the IMD the video on the same. depression is very likely to “Will the cyclone bring form into a cyclonic storm relief from the scorching on April 27 around 5.30 heat of the water-starved p.m. It is then expected to Tamil Nadu OR will it turn into do a severe prove to be very destructive cyclonic storm with an issued in many parts of Tamil Nadu OR will it change its direction and approximated wind speed of 100 to and Puducherry for April 30 and May leave the state?” is the constant 115 kmph on April 29. This 1. A red alert has also been issued in question in T.N people's minds. depression has been named as cyclone Kerala and Karnataka for these states ‘Fani’ by Bangladesh. Heavy rainfall Listen to the News Bulletin http://yocee.in/news-bulletin-yjp-19/ 2 ePAPER YOCee April 22- 27, 2019 Dear Readers A group of 14 young high school students, who participated in a week-long Summer Journalism Program gathered to produce this newspaper. The eagerness to learn what journalism, news reporting and writing is all about, have triggered the group to venture out and bring stories from their neighbourhood. This 16-page newspaper is the result of the hard work the participants in the camp had put in during the camp days. Do read the reports, features and interviews and tell us what you think of the work by these young people. Your feedback will encourage us. Please mail us to [email protected] Team YOCee Student reporters team for this issue A Fortnightly ePaper from www.yocee.in Bhuma Varsha Nivriti J Charan Aadhith B.K. Sanjeev Krishna R News website for Chennai’s young people Harreni R Sanjitha S Harshavardhan M.V. Sristi B Founder - Editor J. Joannes Thadey Ayesha Revathi R Monish V Vaishnav Rao Circulation Nikita S Zahabiya K Free circulation - online at www.yocee.in/category/epaper/ Circulated through email to individual subscribers Design & Layout guide: M Fairy Disclaimer : Readers are advised to exercise caution and use their discretion to visit the external websites mentioned in this ePaper. The content of the advertisements are as furnished by the advertisers. YOCee does not vouch any of their claims. Advertising : phone: +91 9840544629 Editorial office: New no. 15, ‘Sri Padma’ Karpagam Garden First Main Road Adyar, Chennai - 600 020 Email: [email protected] Phone: +91 9840544629 www.yocee.in April 22- 27, 2019 ePAPER YOCee 3 EVENTS IN CHENNAI Plastic Ban April 28 - MAY 4, 2019 Vaishnav Rao On January 1, 2019, the Government of Tamil Nadu Wheel Pottery workshop for children imposed the plastic ban throughout the state. The ban May 4, 2019. 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. included 14 types of plastics including plastic bags. So, DakshinaChitra, ECR what are its implications? Fee: Rs. 500 The ban has been criticised by many people Contact Ph: 98417 77779. as it does not ban the type of plastic used by large Horticulture Summer Camp MNC’s, it has also been criticised for having an April 28 to 30, 2019 adverse affect on small Semmozhi Poonga, Cathedral industries that relies on it. Road. The ban is also criticised for poor maintenance as many Fee: Rs. 300. people are turning towards plastic once again. Contact Ph: 72993 06655 What are the solutions? Public is of the opinion that the best solution would be to Storytelling spread awareness through advertisements and to provide April 29 to May 3, 2019 subsidies and incentives for greener alternatives. Another By Madras Story Works. solution is to encourage innovation on new alternatives and At Suki's Garden, Nungambakkam. Government intervention to help small industries. Contact Ph: 98401 18590 The Government of Tamil Nadu could also reuse plastic bags for laying plastic roads and other items that use plastic waste as its main component. Photo Credit: Pixabay Empowered mothers Charan Aadhith B K Business people were not On the New Year of 2019, the Tamil Nadu Government put responsive to the ban. a ban on single-use plastics. This opened new doors for the However, four mothers, Kalai, use of cloth, but also ended the careers of the plastic Arunthathi, Anitha and manufacturers. Nanditha knew that people were having a hard time getting cloth bags. They started a business to manufacture cloth bag. The company, originally the brainchild of Kalai was started as a group to spread awareness. But as time progressed, the company executed orders through its Facebook Page. But at the initial stages it was word of mouth that helped the company survive. Four months after the ban, the company has started selling the bags online through Amazon, spreading their wings across the country. For buying products from Kana Bags, visit https:// www.facebook.com/kanaclothbags 4 ePAPER YOCee April 22- 27, 2019 OPINION Chennai based student Charan Aadhith B K SmartBike, the first step to a Smart City starts an NGO I have a question for you readers, What makes a city smart? Zahabiya K relating to child labour, child It would be human intelligence. This would be the answer if it was Taha Fathima, a young student started trafficking, right to education , sexual asked in an English class. (Because CAP (Child Awareness Project), an abuse , online safety and bullying. The the question is a form of NGO in May 2011 shortly after her goal ultimately, is to make sure that personification). But out in the real 15th birthday. She saw a Facebook every child receives the right kind of world, what makes a city truly smart campaign to find a 5 year old girl education and can pave their own path is the application of the Internet of named Thamana, Things (IoT). w h o w a s In other words, using internet to kidnapped from a physically control objects used in everyday life remotely and the beach in Chennai. internet automates the process. For Initially the example, the contactless police and media enforcement system in Anna Nagar paid little East that is soon to be implemented attention to her and another example none other case, but the than the topic of this column, power of social SmartBike. media pushed this SmartBike was accepted under the story from the Make In India scheme. It is a joint venture firm created by German columns of Public Bike Sharing system (PBS) tabloids to major daily headlines. Later Thamana was giant NextBike and the Indian to success. The biggest achievement of Government found due to the high attention the CAP so far would be launching their campaign received. New Delhi was the first city in India Campus Ambassador Project, where to use this PBS system. As of the the core team trains ambassadors who year 2019, SmartBike has bike Taha thought about so many other kids sharing stations in the cities of New like her who were lost but not found. conduct workshops within their Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and She later retained the campaign, respective cities in various high Amaravati. advocating for children's rights on schools. In my opinion, I think this is a great social media in 2016, renamed and initiative as it could boost India’s registered the initiative as Child urban and technological Awareness Project (CAP). According development. This in turn would to Bushra, the co-founder of CAP, "Our Reach CAP encourage more firms with IoT programme has successfully launched systems to come and expand in India. This will not only increase many offline activities, as well as some revenue for the Indian government major initiatives to empower and Website: but also increase the demand for the engage young people to stand up for www.thecapro.org Indian rupee (INR). The INR will Children's Rights." then get an increase in its value and India can then finally justify the CAP is a youth led non- profit booming economic growth that it is organisation that believes in the power Facebook: undergoing. of engagement by the youth and spirit www.facebook.com/ References: of activism to harness positive change. ChildAwarePro The Hindu CAP focuses on awareness through Smartbikemobility.com The New Indian Express social media platforms on topics April 22- 27, 2019 ePAPER YOCee 5 A park with good facilities R. Sanjeev krishna If you are in West Mambalam, you must visit Amma Park. It is situated in a huge area of 16 grounds, of which 8 grounds are for playground. The residents of Saidapet, West Mambalam are using this park for walking and doing yoga. There is a play area for kids. The public are happily planting saplings in the park on their birthdays. Pets too love strolling in the evenings during summer.