With 1 in 5 young adults (18-39 years old) having high blood pressure in #India, we will be squandering away the wealth of our nation if immediate steps are not taken to check this #epidemic. This World Heart Day, we call again for #warninglabels on the front of processed foods. Processed foods are high in fat, and salt - the perfect combination for a hypertensive state. #FoodLabelsSaveLives #UseHeart #WorldHeartDay

They food that we throw away could have helped any of the 811 million people that live in hunger. Need more evidence on why food waste is wrong? Greenhouse gases are generated at every stage of food production. But food waste ending in #landfills is especially harmful. Food is organic matter and will biodegrade fully. But in a landfill, deprived of oxygen, they undergo anaerobic decomposition resulting in the production of methane, a gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Free public transport, especially for women, empowers, allows for some fiscal savings, and increases mobility & participation in the workforce. But to ensure sustainable, equitable transport for all, Chennai needs to improve its public transport services, its infrastructure, develop an integrated system, and ensure funding so the transit network is affordable for all. What are your experiences with free public transport? Tell us here.

Speeding is a danger to all. By implementing #MVAA2019 & using suitable road design #TamilNadu govt can effectively curb this menace. 

#RoadSafety #RoadAccidents #StreetsForAll 

Citizen Consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) organised a discussion on the “Residential Rooftop Solar Experience in Tamil Nadu: The Prosumer Perspective”, at Madras Management Association (MMA), Chennai on September 3, 2022. The objective of the programme was to bring together residential prosumers to discuss the issues faced while installing Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and to brainstorm possible solutions. Mr K.

Every year on #WorldCarFreeDay, motorists are encouraged to give up their vehicles for at least the day. The benefits of going car free are numerous. Can you give up your motor vehicle for the day? Tell us your experience. #OneCityForAll

A recent study by Daniel Osberghaus and Oli Schenker of ZEW–Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in cooperation with Frankfurt School found that #ClimateChange induced #HeatWaves can cause exports to plummet worldwide. This could cost the #GlobalEconomy at least ₹5,800 crores from 2020-39. #ClimateActionNow