Current News - Volume 3, Issue 12: December 2018
Highlights
Consumer Update (November - December 2018)
Consumer Update, a bi-monthly e-newsletter, is aimed at educating and informing consumers on consumer issues and related happenings, including CAG's activities.
Road Accidents in India 2018
The Road Accidents in India 2018 is an effort of the Ministry to highlight the state wise data and causes of the accidents and fatalities.
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Survey on assessing environmental and health impacts in an industrial cluster in Thoothukudi district
A perception survey by CAG that reveals the experiences of people living in the vicinity of Thoothukudi's industries with respect to the environmental degradation from air, water and soil pollution; and the subsequent harmful consequences on human health. The study also analyses residents' perceptions of the changes brought upon their lives by industrial development.
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Plant Load Factor
Determining the performance of a power plant can be a complex topic to understand, given the various factors such as availability of fuel/water, installed capacity, age of unit, planned outage etc, at play.
SagarMala and Thermal Power Plants
SagarMala, a program by the Ministry of Shipping to promote port-led industrialisation, focuses on power as one of the 35 important sectors for which clusters are being envisaged. Here’s a critical look at how the program aims to assist coal power plants.
RTI to transport department regarding minutes of state road safety committee meetings in 2017-18; district road safety committee composition & meeting minutes for 2017-18 for Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Coimbatore, Chennai.
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Is Chennai ready for a Zero Waste Wedding?
There is an immense opportunity for city officials and residents to significantly reduce waste and plastic pollution by making weddings zero waste. In a recent engagement, we found that there are significant challenges posed by poor infrastructure but these can be easily overcome.
The Geo-political Nature of Maps
Mapping has been typically dominated by state and business interests to consolidate access to land and resources. We explore some recent evolutions in technology have made it possible for communities to reclaim land by counter-mapping.