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Road safety data for Karur obtained through RTIs

For several years, Tamil Nadu has been faring poorly in road safety, leading other states in fatalities and road crashes or coming close to. However, the data on this is not readily available to the public. The only sources of information are the yearly reports by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). These, of course, give only a broad state-level view.

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Road safety data for Kanchipuram obtained through RTIs

For several years, Tamil Nadu has been faring poorly in road safety, leading other states in fatalities and road crashes or coming close to. However, the data on this is not readily available to the public. The only sources of information are the yearly reports by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). These, of course, give only a broad state-level view.

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Media coverage of electricity themes, topics, and issues in Tamil Nadu - an analysis

News media has a significant role to play in keeping the masses informed, shaping public opinion, setting the public agenda and in turn, enhancing public participation in the decision making process. This study examines the extent and nature of focus that news media extends to the subject of electricity in Tamil Nadu.

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World Food Day awareness event on trans fat

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CAG is organising a program on World Food Day 2019 in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Food Safety Department for the students of Women's Christian College on 16 Oct 2019. Th objective of the event is to stress about healthy food habits, eating nutritionally rich and balanced meals, and the ill effects of trans fats. 

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CAG’s appeal to TANGEDCO for decarbonised energy security

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In this letter to TANGEDCO, CAG appeals to move to decarbonised energy plan for Tamil Nadu. Plan for realistic growth in electricity demand. Improve performance of existing coal plants instead of building new plants.
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Benchmarking the in Vitro Toxicity and Chemical Composition of Plastic Consumer Products

It's a well-known fact that consumer plastics and plastic packaging contain compounds that are toxic. In addition to this, there are many chemicals in each plastic product that remain largely unidentified. Till date a comprehensive characterization of the complex chemical mixtures present in plastics is missing and this study aims at creating baseline for the same.
Spoiler alert! Compostable plastics are no exemption to this!

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The health impacts of waste incineration: a systematic review

Waste incineration is increasingly promoted as a sustainable solution for waste management through out the world even though it is at the bottom of the waste hierarchy. This study highlights how incinerator technology and infrequent maintenance schedules have been strongly linked with adverse health effects. Waste minimisation is the need of the hour!

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Comments on Draft National Resource Efficiency Policy

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The draft National Resource Efficiency Policy was published by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in July 2019 with the aim to promote sustainable and efficient use of our natural resources. However, the Policy and the Action Plan it envisages for its implementation, raise several questions on its intent and efficacy to adequately address the issue.

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ITPCL - Financially Viable or Not?

The power sector is one of the highly stressed sectors, responsible for 40% of the total stressed assets in India. We performed financial analysis of the IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company in Cuddalore, accused of environmental pollution in nearby villages and the struggling arm of IL&FS's coal based energy business.

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Letter to the Expert Appraisal Committee - Thermal Power, recommending a site visit to the Ennore Thermal Power Station - Expansion Project

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This is the letter to the Expert Appraisal Committee - Thermal Power recommending a site visit to the Ennore Thermal Power Station - Expansion Project, about possible violations of its directive to TANGEDCO to refrain from any construction work after the expiry of Environmental Clearance for the project.

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