A recent CAG survey reveals that only 25% of children in Chennai wear helmets while riding as pillion on two-wheelers, despite mandatory regulations. Challenges like finding suitable helmets, cost, and misconceptions about helmet necessity contribute to the low compliance rate.
An article based on a survey by CAG which found that even though 88% of parents know that helmets save lives, 75% haven't purchased appropriate helmets for their children. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act of 2019 mandates helmets for all children aged 4 and over, and the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022 mandates crash helmets or bicycle helmets for children aged between 9 months and 4 years.
This article explores reasons why both consumers and vendors struggle to move away from single use plastics, and quotes findings from CAG's survey of the efficacy of the Meendum Manjappai campaign.
காவல்துறை மற்றும் அதன் துணை அமைப்புகளான தீயணைப்பு & மீட்புத்துறை, பேரிடர் மீட்புப் படைக்கு தீவிர வானிலை நிகழ்வுகளை கையாளும் திறன் இருந்தாலும், காலநிலை மாற்றத்தை எதிர்கொள்ள அது மட்டும் போதாது. காரணம் என்ன? #காலநிலைமாற்றம் #ClimateChange #Policing
The #Wayanad landslides remind us to hold major carbon emitters accountable, establish a loss and damage fund & strictly enforce environmental regulations. Read more about this in our article published @TamilTheHindu. #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice
An article based on CAG's report 'Evaluating the efficacy of the Meendum Manjappai campaign', explaining that the easy availability of plastics and the lack of suitable alternative drive our dependence on single-use plastics.
In this piece written to mark Global Wind Day, Vishnu Mohan Rao, Senior Researcher at CAG discusses the potential that wind energy holds in reshaping countries’ energy systems, and how policies and technology must work together to decarbonise economies.
An article quoting CAG's study among college students to assess their environmental attitudes indicates that NSS and social media are students' two leading sources of information about the environment. The study aimed to analyse the effectiveness of the environmental course compulsory for all undergraduate courses.
தமிழ் நாடு மாசு கட்டுப்பாடு வாரியத்தின் செயல்பாடுகளை பகுப்பாய்வு செய்து, அதன் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பு தொடர்புடைய பணிகளை மேம்படுத்துவது பற்றிய சிஏஜி அறிக்கையின் சுருக்கம் பூவுலகு இதழில் வெளியாகியுள்ளது.
Should doctors remain under the purview of the Consumer Protection Act? In this podcast, Saroja.S, Executive Director, CAG, makes a strong case that they should. Without this, consumers (which patients are, as medical provisions are services offered at a cost) would have limited recourse to justice. Civil court proceedings which might be the other redressal avenue are lengthy and convoluted, unlike provisions offered by consumer fora.