Every year our road crash statistics reinforce that 2-wheeler riders are more vulnerable to road fatalities & grievous injuries. It is critical to act immediately & enforce compliance with wearing #helmets among drivers & pillion riders.
#RoadSafety #RoadAccidents
Road fatality rates among the elderly are twice that of the young. We need to acknowledge that the elderly also have the right to use roads safely & without fear. This #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons let us call for safer road environments that will serve the mobility needs of our senior citizens.
#RoadSafety #RoadAccidents #StreetsforTheElderly #StreetsForAll #SeniorCitizens
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Consumer Protection is one of CAG's core areas of work and as part of our efforts to educate and inform consumers on various consumer issues and related happenings, including our own activities, we publish "Consumer Update", a bi-monthly e-newsletter.
As per a recent report, #Dragonflies are developing shorter wings compared to the body size due to a deficit in monsoons and higher water temperatures because of #ClimateChange. This affects the fly's dispersal & the ability to predate harmful pests causing an ecological imbalance.
Madhuvanthi is a lawyer by training and she holds a Master's degree in Public International Law. For the last 4 years, she has been working in research and advocacy in public policy, including projects in hazardous chemicals management, solid waste management and international relations. She is currently working as a researcher in Environment & Climate Action and Solid Waste Management at Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in India, where she is representing the consumer constituency at the negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. In addition she also works to strengthen research and advocacy at regional levels to raise awareness among citizens about the climate crisis and the plastic pollution crisis and influencing consumer behaviour.
With 1 in 5 young adults (18-39 years old) having high blood pressure in #India, we will be squandering away the wealth of our nation if immediate steps are not taken to check this #epidemic. This World Heart Day, we call again for #warninglabels on the front of processed foods. Processed foods are high in fat, and salt - the perfect combination for a hypertensive state. #FoodLabelsSaveLives #UseHeart #WorldHeartDay
They food that we throw away could have helped any of the 811 million people that live in hunger. Need more evidence on why food waste is wrong? Greenhouse gases are generated at every stage of food production. But food waste ending in #landfills is especially harmful. Food is organic matter and will biodegrade fully. But in a landfill, deprived of oxygen, they undergo anaerobic decomposition resulting in the production of methane, a gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
Free public transport, especially for women, empowers, allows for some fiscal savings, and increases mobility & participation in the workforce. But to ensure sustainable, equitable transport for all, Chennai needs to improve its public transport services, its infrastructure, develop an integrated system, and ensure funding so the transit network is affordable for all. What are your experiences with free public transport? Tell us here.