Event Reports

India has seen a consistent rise in road crash fatalities, driven by expanding road networks and faster vehicles. In 2023 alone, Tamil Nadu recorded 18,347 road fatalities, with Chennai accounting for 504 of these deaths.

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), in collaboration with the Consumer Protection Association (CPA), Agartala organised a media workshop to discuss the electricity issues in Tripura, as part of the project "Accelerating Clean Energy Transition by Improving Stakeholder Participation for Electricity Governance in India". The event was held on 28 November 2024 at Agartala Press Club, Tripura.

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in association with the Consumer Rights Movement is working on a project “Accelerating Clean Energy Transition By Improving Stakeholder Participation For Electricity Governance In India” in Chattisgarh. Under this project, CAG conducted local electricity forum meetings. 

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), Chennai, in collaboration with the Anmol Foundation, Raipur organized a capacity building workshop for domestic, commercial, small and medium enterprises’ electricity consumers on 16 November 2024, at Hotel Swarn, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. This workshop is part of the initiative to improve consumers awarness of state electricity tariff, electricity conservation measures and government schemes.

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), Chennai, in association with the People's Monitoring Group on Electricity Regulation (PMGER), organised a seminar titled “Energy transition: COP29 and India Special Focus on Telangana” on December 11, 2024, at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad.

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), Chennai, in association with Consumer Education and Awareness Trust (CREAT) and the Consumer Law, Advocacy and Research Centre (CLARC) of BMS College of Law, organized the second capacity building workshop on “Stakeholder Engagement in Electricity Governance for Transition to Clean Energy” on 25th October 2024.

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in association with the Anmol Foundation is working on a project “Accelerating Clean Energy Transition By Improving Stakeholder Participation For Electricity Governance In India” in Chattisgarh. As part of this, Mr.Sanjay Sharma, Director, Anmol Foundation gave a brief introduction about CAG adding that  CAG is working in five Indian states on promoting electricity rights of consumers.

Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) in association with the Consumer Protection Association (CPA) is working on a project “Accelerating Clean Energy Transition By Improving Stakeholder Participation For Electricity Governance In India” in Chattisgarh. Under this project, the  4th local electricity forum meeting was conducted on November 07, 2024 at Jagriti Sanskriti Chakraborty, Agartala. A total of 29 participants from rural households, small traders and agricultural consumers participated.

CAG’s Energy Clubs are designed to provide students with knowledge about sustainable energy practices and environmental stewardship. This report documents the activities that young members of the Chennai High School, Goyyathope club participated in. They learnt about the effects of light pollution, the importance of energy conservation, energy efficiency audits, environmental pollution from power plants, and the importance of solar energy.

The 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, (Safety 2024) was held from September 2-4, 2024 in New Delhi, with a focus on global efforts in areas such as road safety and drowning prevention.  With the theme "Building a Safer Future for All: Equitable and Sustainable Strategies for Injury and Violence Prevention", Safety 2024 highlighted global efforts to reduce injury and violence, particularly among vulnerable populations like children and adolescents.