Report prepared by: Vamsi Sankar Kapilavai (Programme Lead, Environment & Climate Action, CAG)
Acknowledgements: The author acknowledges S. Saroja for her critical review of the report and the communications team for editing the report.
The new policy aims to make it difficult for car buyers who don’t have parking space to park their vehicle. This initiative is designed to decrease the number of vehicles on the road and optimise the use of valuable public land. Share your thoughts on this in the comments section below.
Downcycling turns plastic waste into lower-quality products, offering only a temporary fix. It delays disposal but doesn’t solve the plastic crisis. We need real circular solution, not downgraded recycling. #PlasticCrisis #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ZeroWaste
On this International Day of Families, let's focus on building urban infrastructure that caters to vulnerable road users such as senior citizens. Let's build roads and public infrastructure that will allow senior citizens to be more independent and confident.
Cyber Crime Is Real – Stay Ahead, Stay Safe!
Whether it’s a tempting investment, or a risky online game, don’t fall for digital traps. Protect yourself. Keep your children especially safe. #CyberCrimePrevention #StayCyberSafe #OnlineFraud #InvestmentScams #GamingSafety #DigitalAwareness #ThinkBeforeYouClick
CAG has submitted its concerns regarding the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in food packaging to the Honourable Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). In its submission, CAG has urged the authorities to immediately reconsider and suspend the approval of rPET, as an objection to FSSAI's approval of the same.
The UN Global Road Safety Week advocates for safer streets for walking and cycling. Pedestrians and cyclists make up one fourth of all road traffic fatalities. Promoting safe walking and cycling not only contributes to the environment and public health, but also ensures access to mobility for people from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
CAG, in collaboration with ASAR Social Impact Advisors Pvt Ltd, has initiated this project with the overall objective of enabling energy transition in Tamil Nadu. This project aims to promote and facilitate a better adoption of convergence among government departments and other key stakeholders to enable an integrated approach to resolve issues of energy transition in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu, a highly industrialised and urbanised Indian state, faces a growing energy demand and rising GHG emissions. Key challenges include:
1. A fragmented approach across government departments, creating silos and impeding coordinated climate action.
2. Low adoption of decentralised energy systems like rooftop solar, particularly in Chennai, which accounts for 25% of the state's energy demand but contributes just 6% to its rooftop solar capacity.
3. MSMEs contribute significantly to the state's industrial output and emissions due to their reliance on fossil fuels.
4. The health sector and rural Panchayats represent untapped opportunities for energy transition through institutional collaboration and local governance models.
Plastic, Policies and People brings grassroots voices into the global conversation on plastic pollution. This report captures insights from waste workers, youth, RWAs, and MSMEs across four cities, highlighting their expectations, concerns, and priorities for the Global Plastics Treaty. It underscores the need for an inclusive, just, and accountable treaty that reflects the lived realities of those most impacted. Through vivid documentation and powerful narratives, the report offers a bottom-up perspective on what a truly transformative plastics treaty must look like.
It's Salt Awareness Week! Too much salt can harm your health — but reducing it is easier than you think!
This Salt Awareness Week, make smart swaps:
Fresh > Processed
Spices > Salt
Homemade > Store-bought
Just 5 grams a day is enough!
