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Know your electricity rights

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Apart from a consumer's right to have quality electricity and reliable supply, the Electricity Rights of Consumers (Rules) 2020 guarantees a consumer several other rights. A few salient points are captured in this poster.

தரமான மின்சாரம் மற்றும் நம்பகமான விநியோகத்தைப் பெறுவதற்கான நுகர்வோரின் உரிமையைத் தவிர நுகர்வோரின் மின்சார உரிமைகள் (விதிகள்) 2020 நுகர்வோருக்கு பல உரிமைகளை உத்தரவாதம் செய்கிறது. இந்த போஸ்ட்டரில் சில முக்கியமான விவரங்கள் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.

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Safe distances from power lines

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Use this poster as a ready reference to estimate if your home is built a safe distance from nearby power lines. Be especially mindful of these thresholds when adding extensions to your home. 

உங்கள் வீடு அருகிலுள்ள மின் இணைப்புகளிலிருந்து பாதுகாப்பான தூரத்தில் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளதா என்பதை மதிப்பிடுவதற்கு இந்த போஸ்ட்டரை பயன்படுத்தவும். உங்கள் வீட்டினை விரிவாக்கம் செய்வதற்கு இந்த வரம்புகளைக் கவனத்தில் கொள்ளுங்கள்.

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Press Release: Workshop on Strengthening Road Safety Decision Making

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CAG, Chennai, in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection and Environment Research Centre (TNCPERC), Tiruvarur organised a workshop on ‘Strengthening Road Safety Decision Making’, to understand global best practices on road safety such as increased penalties to act as deterrents and stronger legislation.

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Workshop on Strengthening Road Safety Decision Making

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Buckle Up! An assessment of helmet and seatbelt law compliance in Thiruvarur district

More than 50% of vehicle drivers in Thiruvarur district were found not adhering to the helmet and seatbelt laws, says a compliance audit conducted by CAG recently. With Tamil Nadu topping the charts for the highest number of annual road crashes consecutively for the fifth year in 2020, it is important to lookback, learn and redefine our road safety management practices. This study also recommends next steps for proactive enforcement and road safety management in districts of Tamil Nadu.

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ECC State Level Meeting 2022

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A study on the need for Front of Pack Warning Labels (FoPL) on processed foods in Karnataka

This survey of Front of Pack Labelling preferences amongst consumers in Karnataka shows a clear preference for Front of Pack Warning Labels. As the FSSAI considers different labelling styles (while leaning towards the Health Star Rating system), this is important evidence that users find warning labels the easiest style to read and interpret.

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‘Castaway clothes and plastic’

A cycle and a loudspeaker accompany Ladoo as he makes his way around Chennai’s neighborhoods, gathering old clothes. He turns off his loudspeaker around certain homes. ‘They don’t like the noise’, he explains to me, as I stop him for a chat. Laddo has been in this business for twenty five years now. ‘In all this time, people have not changed’, he tells me philosophically. ‘Only my cycle and loudspeaker have’.