This blog sums up the results for Dec 2018 round (latest available as on 21 Feb 2019) of the Consumer Confidence Survey: (a) Consumer confidence index shows negative sentiment; and (b) economic situation, price level, and employment depict negative sentiment.
In constant contempt of the SWM Rules 2016 and its own bye-laws, Chennai Corporations continues to collect mixed waste and dispose it in dumpyards in Kodungaiyur, Perungudi and other locations in the city. Rather than enforce source segregation and promote composting, it intends to set up incinerators to burn the waste.
This blog is a light-hearted account by Kripa Ramachandran describing a zero-waste wedding in Chennai. CAG provided technical inputs for conducting the zero-waste wedding.
Are pedestrians and two-wheelers given enough space on these roads to navigate safely? Do the powers that be look at road infrastructure from the perspective of keeping everyone on the road safe? Sumana recaps what a road audit of 100 roads in Chennai found.
In 2018, Chennai South Consumer Forum has resolved just 8 cases out of total pending 2363 cases. The number of cases filed every year is almost constant around; 420-475 for past 5 years, so 2363 is the result of a sharp decline in the efficiency of the forum over the years!
The issue of access is a vital one when it comes to government schemes. In this blog, we investigate how inclusive is a flagship scheme such as the Swacch Bharat Mission, a scheme that aims to solve the problem of sanitation countrywide.
From the lack of attention to sewage connections or treatment plants to the poor quality of toilets and zero attempt to convert insanitary toilets, we find that the Swachh Bharat Mission’s attention on construction of toilets leaves much to desire for making sanitation available to all.
In January 2019, India had her first ever national programme launched to ameliorate air pollution crisis. The NCAP document leaves one slightly disappointed at the opportunity lost to have a significant and timely impact on abating air pollution in India.
