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Current News: Volume VI, Issue 11, November 2021

Highlights

  • Hydrogen as a fuel (Part-5)
  • Can solar water pumps redefine the future of farm irrigation? (Part - 3)
  • TN may soon be the largest source of nuclear energy in India
  • Govt issues updated list of approved solar modules, manufacturers
  • Portugal closes its last remaining coal plant 
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

Plus Publications/Regulations:

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International Day Of Persons With Disabilities 2021

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Let us be mindful of the fact that negligence or inappropriate road behaviour can result in crashes causing long term disabilities. This #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities let's pledge to make #roadsafety our priority.

#StreetsForLife #RoadSafetyAuthority #RoadSafety #SafeRoadsTamilNadu #ImplementMVAA

 

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Climate Change - Extreme weather events in India

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#ClimateChange drivers like land-use surface change, deforestation, encroachment upon mangroves and wetlands has triggered micro-climatic change across the Indian sub-continent with an unusual spike in extreme events since 2005 making 75% of its districts vulnerable. #ActOnClimate

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National Pollution Control Day 2021

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#AirPollution causes one in eight deaths worldwide, harms human & planetary health, & accelerates #ClimateChange. On this #NationalPollutionControlDay, let us all take a pledge to keep our environment clean & pollution free by embracing clean energy.

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Webinar on Agrivoltaics in India- opportunities and challenges

The availability of a large area of land is a prerequisite to the installation of solar panels. In order to generate 1MW of power,  the area of land required could be between 2.5 acres and 4 acres. This implies that purely investing in solar farms filled with hundreds or maybe thousands of solar panels instead of crops will have a serious impact on the agricultural output which the land could have produced.

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Sustainable Transport - Risks for Pedestrians

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Rains and water logging puts pedestrians at greater risk than any other road user. Pedestrian safety and infrastructure need to be prioritised in urban planning. Voice your support by demanding a #NationalPedestriansDay - https://bit.ly/SUMpartnersNPD

#WalkIndia #NatPedDay #nationalpedestrianday

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Road Safety - Don't Drink and Drive

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Evening peak hours report more cases of drunken driving and distracted driving. Let us curb these violations by implementing the provisions of the #MVAA2019 and help reduce road crashes and fatalities.

#StreetsForLife #RoadSafetyAuthority #RoadSafety #SafeRoadsTamilNadu #ImplementMVAA

 

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Climate Change - Rainfall pattern in India

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The IPCC highlights that monsoon precipitation in India will become more intense and frequent in the 21st century. The situation will only worsen if we do not act faster and decisively. We need to set ambitious emission reduction goals to tackle #ClimateChange. 

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Sustainable Transport - Change in Transport Policy

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#Pedestrians comprise the majority of road users. Yet road design, infrastructure and transport policies are made with little consideration to their needs. It's time to change this approach. Demand #NationalPedestriansDay

Sign - https://bit.ly/SUMpartnersNPD

#WalkIndia #NatPedDay

 

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