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#Chennai #Metro is one of the fastest ways to travel across the city, avoiding congestion and the scorching sun. Do you know that you can buy Chennai metro tickets online, from the comfort of your own home, on this website: https://bit.ly/3R3sBnc

This single journey ticket is valid till the end of the business day. You can also recharge your metro travel card on this website. Next week we'll look at other methods to purchase metro tickets.

#OneCityForAll #InclusiveCities #Accessibility #PublicTransport #CAGChennai

#Chennai witnessed the second-highest number of road fatalities (998) in the country in 2021. Two-wheeler users were found to be the most vulnerable. It is important to have safe & adequate infrastructure in addition to instilling road discipline. Calling on all decision-makers to prioritise safer roads in the city's Third Master Plan vision.

#RoadSafety #RoadAccidents #SadakSurakshaJeevanRaksha #SwachhataPakhwada #SaferRoadsTamilNadu #StreetsForAll #SaferDrivers #RoadRules #Speeding

This Impact Assessment Report highlights how the pilot phase of 'FOCUS' - the climate change curriculum textbook developed by CAG - was introduced in select schools in Chennai. It measures project outcomes, analysing positive shifts in both students and teachers. The report provides concrete evidence of heightened student awareness, engagement, and empowerment, as well as innovative teaching methods and renewed enthusiasm among educators.

In light of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives’ (GAIA) Zero Waste Month observed in January, Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in collaboration with Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed (JBAS) College, Chennai conducted an event  ‘Zero Waste Beginnings’. The event was aimed at college students, to help build an awareness of zero waste lifestyles and understand the overwhelming menace of solid waste, especially plastic waste.

As per a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study, #ClimateChange & the reduction in pollinators is causing a 3 to 5% loss in the production of healthy foods like fruits, vegetables & nuts. This reduced supply is leading to 1% of all deaths worldwide.