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India has the second highest road density in the world and the highest number of road crash-related fatalities. With a higher infrastructure investment comes a huge responsibility to prioritize safety.

#RoadSafety #SafeRoadsIndia #StreetsForLife #MVAA2019

According to a study in the British Medical Journal (2018) a 10% increase in consumption of  ultra processed food goes with a greater than 10% increase in cancer risk. #FoodLabelsSaveLives #KnowWhatYouEat

The incidence of cancer is on the rise in India. Air pollution is a serious carcinogen; we need consistent efforts to reduce air pollution at source.

#CleanAir #WorldCancerDay

#Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/2p9symu8

The bimonthly newsletter RoadSense for the months of Nov-Dec 2021 is here. Read to know about the road safety measures taken by various Indian partners to bring a positive change.

#RoadSafety #SafeRoadsIndia #StreetsForLife #MVAA2019

Strong legislation can help curb the widespread use of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics. Currently this is not seriously monitored by governments.

Read here for more info:https://bit.ly/3GRNJa6

#falsesolutions #reuse #redesign

While we've successful switched to cleaner petrol & diesel, Chennai's air quality monitoring coverage has been poor with just 3 stations being added in 10 years. Without good data how can we plan ahead for the next 20 years?

#sustainablemobility #urbanmobilityindia #MasterPlan #Chennai

A research conducted by HomeNet South Asia in coalition with Mahila Housing Trust & Saathi under the support of IDRC in Asia found that #ClimateChange  is adversely impacting home based workers, where in 43% of women reported loss of cash income, while 41% reported reduced productivity.

Taking cues from other States and following our honorable CM's attention to road safety, we hope the TN government implements #MVAA2019 as a first step to improve enforcement and curb road fatalities.

#RoadSafety #SafeRoadsTamilNadu #ImplementMVAA #StreetsForLife