Who is the real polluter?
The common misconception is that poor countries are the biggest polluters. This article examines the evidence behind plastic waste and the role of high income nations in the plastic mess we will leave behind.
Capacity Building Meetings on Electricity Governance - Electricity Consumer Cells (ECC) Tiruvallur and Cuddalore
Electricity Consumer Cells (ECCs), organised capacity building programmes on electricity governance at Bangarampet village, Tiruvallur district and Chidambaram, Cuddalore district on July 20, 2019 and July 21, 2019 respectively. The events primarily focused on imparting knowledge and creating awareness on electricity governance among consumers. Both the capacity building programmes saw participation from different consumer categories such as domestic, commercial, and agricultural.
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Current News: Volume IV, Issue 12, December 2019
Highlights:
- Consumer guide to grid-connected rooftop solar - Part 7
- Electric Vehicles - Part 5
- Tamil Nadu's dependence on central units for power soars
- India's electricity demand falls for fourth straight month, here's why it matters
- Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order
- South Korea plans world's largest floating solar plant in Yellow sea
- ECC Voice - Success Story
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Basics of waste management
A series of posters on the cost of our plastic waste. Learn the basics of waste management and how you can be a part of effective solutions.
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Plastics are everywhere
You know it already. Plastics are everywhere! A series of posters to help you understand how this ubiquitous material has conquered our homes.
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Zero waste made simple
Want to live sustainably, but don't know where to start? This series of posters will help you take baby steps towards Ground Zero Waste!
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Waste Value Chain: Trailing waste in Chennai
A study to analyse the actors and processes of the informal waste economy, to fully understand the contribution of the informal sector in terms of quality, quantity, price of materials picked.
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Current News: Volume IV, Issue 10, October 2019
Highlights:
- Consumer guide to grid-connected rooftop solar - Part 5
- Electric Vehicles - Part 3
- Tenders floated for first phase of smart meter project in Chennai
- Solar, wind farms soon along India-Pak border
- Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order
- Renewable set new records in Germany, but 'second pillar' solar needs to accelerate even further
- ECC Voice - Reasons for Fuse of Call
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Consumer Update (September - October 2019)
Consumer Update, a bi-monthly e-newsletter, is aimed at educating and informing consumers on consumer issues and related happenings, including CAG's activities.