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Innovation meets impact at the CAG’s Road Safety Ideathon! 

46 teams from 20+ colleges across Tamil Nadu came together to design innovative, practical solutions for safer roads. The top 10 teams pitched their ideas to an expert jury on January 24, 2026, as part of National Road Safety Month. From smart tech to behaviour change, young innovators took on urgent challenges like speeding and unsafe driving, proving that the future of road safety starts here. 

Reimagining speed management with smart technology 

At CAG’s Road Safety Ideathon, the runner-up team 2 from School of Excellence in Law Chennai, presented SLOWTN - Smart Speed Ecosystem, a lightweight, non-intrusive system that uses GPS data and AI-based risk analytics to predict speeding and provide real-time warnings to drivers. A promising step towards safer behaviour and smarter enforcement on our roads. 

Team : Yagneshwaran, Roopan and Vaishnavi

Turning road safety into an engaging learning experience

The runner-up team 1 at the CAG’s Road Safety Ideathon were from the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai. They presented a gamified digital road safety platform that makes learning fun and impactful. Through interactive missions, real-life simulations, an AI chatbot for instant guidance, social media challenges, and emergency micro-learning, users earn safety points, certificates, and share achievements, creating a culture of continuous learning and safer behaviour on our roads.

Celebrating innovation for safer roads!

At CAG’s Road Safety Ideathon held during National Road Safety Month- January 2026, the winning team was from Government Law College, Dharmapuri. They presented us with practical, low-cost solutions to tackle speeding at accident hotspots. From optical speed bars and transverse rumble strips to tech-enabled enforcement using LiDAR and automated e-challans, their ideas combine engineering, technology, and behaviour change to save lives.

What would a cleaner, faster, fairer mobility future look like for Chennai? Buses are one of the simplest and most powerful ways to get us there. By expanding the fleet, shifting to clean energy, and upgrading bus infrastructure, we can make public transport faster, safer, and more attractive so more people choose buses over cars. Got more ideas to improve Chennai’s mobility? Drop them in the comments.

Date: 18 December 2024
Venue: Hotel Rain Tree, R.A.Puram, Chennai

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Snacks that are fried in oil that's heated again and again are unsafe. Each reheating breaks the oil down, forming harmful compounds like trans fats and free radicals. These damage blood vessels, increase bad cholesterol, strain the liver, and raise the risk of heart disease. The food may taste the same, but the oil becomes less safe each time it’s reused. Good health is about avoiding foods prepared from reused cooking oil, limiting deep - fried foods and choosing fresher, home-cooked options whenever possible. Small, steady choices keep your body protected.

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This book is a simple, practical guide to food safety and healthy eating, explaining everything from germs and food poisoning to safe storage and hygiene. It also helps readers make smarter food choices with topics like balanced meals, labels, junk food, and reducing food waste.