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Current News: Volume VIII, Issue 4, April 2023

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (Part-3) 
  • Role of electricity in the lives of Indian women & girls (Part-2)
  • Tangedco plans to tap solar power for agricultural feeders
  • Government declares plan to add 50 GW of renewable energy capacity annually for next 5 years to achieve the target of 500 GW by 2030
  • Renewables: main source of energy production in 2021
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 

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When the rubber hits the road !

Tamil Nadu was the first state to bring in a Road Safety Policy as a part of its road safety management system. However, the status of the existing Road Safety Policy calls for an immediate review to ensure that the policy reflects prevailing road safety issues and identifies existing policy constraints. This report furnishes a set of recommendations for the state through a qualitative comparison of Road Safety Policies of other states in India.

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Current News: Volume VIII, Issue 3, March 2023

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (Part-2) 
  • Role of electricity in the lives of Indian women & girls (Part-1)
  • TN’s power demand touches all-time high
  • 10.4% growth in energy consumption Y-o-Y from April, 2022 to February, 2023: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh
  • S.African lenders say power cuts detrimental for small, medium industry
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 

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Building a robust discussion on sustainable mobility in Salem and Tirunelveli | Media Workshop

India has seen sundry changes in its 75 years of independence. The country and her many states have experienced economic growth at an unprecedented rate, as small towns turned into large, vibrant, and bustling cities. Tamil Nadu is no exception to this pattern, being the country's most industrialized and urbanized large state, boasting many accolades to its name. But most Indian states, Tamil Nadu included, have not been proactive with the handling of their road infrastructure.

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Energy Club - Vijayanta Higher Secondary School, Avadi, Chennai

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in association with Vijayanta Higher Secondary School, Avadi has initiated an Energy Club to be run at their school, starting in  February 2023. The inaugural session  (also the first session of the club) was held on 17th February 2023.

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Consumer Protection in India - Looking Ahead

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