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Electricity Consumers Cells (ECCs), an initiative of CAG, was started in November 2016 with the purpose of empowering consumers to improve the quality and quantity of participation in the governance of the electricity sector in Tamil Nadu…
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 seeks to protect home-buyers from the perils of real estate developers. The Act establishes Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in each state for regulation of the real estate sector and…
On October 23 and 24, 2018, Citizen consumer and civic Action Group, Center for Financial Accountability (CFA), New Delhi, and Public Advocacy Initiatives for Rights and Values in India (PAIRVI), New Delhi, organized a two-day workshop on…
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SagarMala is a development program by the Ministry of Shipping that seeks to harness the potential of the coast for economic development, by developing new ports, modernising existing ones, and linking ports with…
This report presents the experience of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram Radhakrishnan, Community Organiser, in making a wedding in Chennai zero waste. They found that hotels and caterers would be willing to adopt…
Maps are more than just a piece of paper that has our world distinctly sketched. Over the years, maps have been used as a powerful tool to navigate, plan and communicate stories. The art of mapmaking has been far from objective owing to…
This report presents the experience and lessons of the Zero Waste Cities project in setting up a zero-waste system in Greenways, Chennai. It was led by Gabriel Raj with the support of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram…
Power theft is the practice of stealing electrical power. Electricity utilities in India lose crores of rupees every year to power theft. According to Section 135 of the Electricity Act 2003, electricity theft occurs when a…
Introduction
For any business to continue, management of its finances is one of the most important requirements. Managing the asset quality and debt structure shows the capability of the management to effectively steer the organisation.…
From the eightfold expansion of the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the Smart City Mission, evictions of slums for infrastructure projects, to the destruction of the Ennore Creek for development is enough evidence to demonstrate that Chennai’s…