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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 2, February 2022

Highlights

  • Energy Access and Gender roles (Part-3)
  • All you need to know about electricity safety regulations (Part-3)
  • Battery swapping policy charges up TN electric vehicle brigade
  • Bihar’s first floating solar power plant
  • Germany Brings Forward Goal of 100% Renewable Power to 2035
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

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Air Quality Index - Spend Outdoors

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Keep a constant lookout for the air quality in your locality. When the #AirQuality is good, you can actively spend more time outdoors, breathe in as much fresh air you can, and get involved in high-intensity longer duration exertion.

#AirPollution #ClimateCrisis #RightToCleanAir #KnowYourAir #BeAirAware

 

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Climate Change - IPCC Report

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The recent IPCC WG II report predicts that if temperatures rise between 1.7 & 1.8 degree Celcius, 50% of the human population could be exposed to periods of life-threatening extreme climatic conditions which will defy human ability to cope.

#ClimateChange #Climate #Environment #Earth #Green #GlobalWarming #ClimateActionNow #Deforestation #ClimateCrisis #GreenNewDeal #ActNow #BuildBackBetter #ActForEarth #ClimateCrisis #SaveEarth 

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FoPL - World Health Statistics Report

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Processed foods are typically high in salt, sugar and fats and the culprit nutrients behind the rise in non-communicable diseases (like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancers). These diseases are now, globally, the number one cause of death. Minimise your consumption of processed foods. We also ask the government to mandate nutritional labelling on foods so that people can make healthier food choices.

#FoodLabelsSaveLives #KnowWhatYouEat

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International Women's Day 2022

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#Women around the world are also key to solving #ClimateCrisis but over 67% of climate-related roles are occupied by men. The need of the hour is gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow. #BreakThe Bias #ASeatAtTheTable #ChangingClimates #IWD2022 

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Press Release: Understanding Chennai’s Master Plan from a Transport Perspective

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‘A robust master plan can be ambitious but more importantly, must be achievable; it must include citizens’ views, for that is the ultimate aim of the plan - to build a city which offers its residents a sustainable lifestyle and equitable access to its  resources’, said Sumana Narayanan, Senior Researcher, CAG. The webinar offered just that - a space to discuss the evolution and transformation of master planning and mobility in Chennai and a platform where citizens could discuss their aspirations for the third master plan.

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