Rooftop Solar PV Awareness Workshop - Mangayarkarasi Magalir Manram

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), in collaboration with Mangayrkarasi Magalir Manram organised a rooftop solar PV awareness workshop on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Mangayarkarasi Magalir Manram Hall, Adyar. The event took place from 04:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and was attended by 20 residents from Adyar. 

Workshop Overview  

2025 has seen courts stepping up where policies fall short, with two landmark judgments that could reshape road safety in India.

Why have our honourable courts stepped in? India faces a worsening road safety crisis: over 1.5 lakh fatalities annually.

With the judiciary taking the lead, will implementation finally follow? Let’s break it down.

We just launched our Safe School Zones Study that focused on 3 school zones in Chennai 

With the help of children & parents, we looked at :
 How safe kids feel on the road
 If roads & crossings support walking/cycling
 What the air is like around schools

The results? There’s a lot of work to be done to make school commutes safer & healthier, that we'll share over the next few weeks. 

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) organised an event titled ‘Multi-stakeholder Discussion on Rooftop Solar PV Systems in the Retail Market’ on August 14th, 2025. The aim of the event was to make rooftop solar accessible and attractive to a wide range of consumers, with a focus on influencing the retail sector — a critical part of the economy where rooftop solar adoption could have a positive impact. 

This #MadrasDay, Chennai celebrates its heritage while shaping a resilient future. By initiatives like including #ClimateChange curriculum & eco-clubs in schools, Climate Action Month & green restoration efforts, the city is nurturing #ClimateLiteracy & inspiring young changemakers.

PRESS RELEASE

CLOSING EVENT OF THE CLIMATE ACTION MONTH 2025

Chief Guest: 

Tmt. Supriya Sahu, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary, 
Department of Environment and Climate Change, 
Government of Tamil Nadu.

31 July 2025

Chennai (For immediate release)

PRESS RELEASE

KUPPAI THIRUVIZHA - Zero Waste Carnival - Chennai’s Trash Talk Turns into a Celebration of Solutions

Chennai

For immediate release

பத்திரிக்கை வெளியீடு

பாதுகாப்பான பள்ளி மண்டலங்கள் - சென்னையில் நிலையான நீட்டிக்கத்தக்க இயக்கத்தை மேம்படுத்துதல் & பள்ளிகளுக்கான பாதுகாப்பான பாதைகளை உருவாக்குதல் 

முதன்மை விருந்தினர்: போக்குவரத்து இணை ஆணையர் திரு.பண்டி கங்காதர், ஐ.பி.எஸ்.

உரையாளர்கள்: திரு.பாஸ்கரன், உதவி ஆணையர் திட்டமிடல் (போக்குவரத்து),

A.V.வேணுகோபால், திட்ட மேலாளர், ITDP

Chief Guest: Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Mr. Bandi Gangadhar, IPS

Speakers: Mr. Bhaskaran, Assistant Commissioner, Planning, Traffic

A V Venugopal, Program Manager, ITDP

G Ananthakrishnan, Writer and Editor, formerly with The Hindu

Dr. Divyalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Sri Ramachandra Medical College