Cyclists deserve more than just space, they deserve respect. On our streets, cyclists shouldn’t constantly have to fear for their lives or keep looking over their shoulders. Let’s build a culture of mutual respect where everyone shares the road space with empathy and care.
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.
Children are classified as Vulnerable Road Users and are at higher risk of serious injury during crashes, making helmets essential even for young riders. Helmets are inexpensive compared to the cost of a vehicle and parents should view them as a long-term investment in their children's safety.
Do you think that street vendors play important roles in our neighbourhoods? What are these roles? Let us know what your perfect shopping vibe is - street shopping, or die-hard mall enthusiast?
கழிவு மேலாண்மை சார்ந்த பல்வேறு சூழலியல் சிக்கல்களை சந்தித்து கொண்டு இருக்கும் சென்னை மாநகருக்கு மற்றும் ஒரு பிரச்சனையாக வந்து இருக்கும் இந்த குப்பையில் இருந்து மின்சாரம் தயாரிக்கும் எரியுலைகள் ஆபத்தை விளைவிக்க கூடியது என்பதை விளக்கும் வகையில் Poovulagin Nanbargal, Citizen consumer and civic Action Group, Centre for Financial Accountability மற்றும் Chennai Climate Action Group அமைப்புகளின் கூட்டறிக்கை.
#SaferRoads is one of the key areas for the UN Global Road Safety Decade of Action 2021-2030. Effective monitoring, enforcement and increased public awareness along with practice will help achieve this goal.
The miniscule savings in time & money you get by parking on a footpath instead of in a designated parking pushes pedestrians to risk their lives by walking on the road. This callousness needs to change. Demand #NationalPedestriansDay
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CAG's 2021 Brand Audit sought to understand which companies create the maximum plastic waste. Interestingly, unbranded plastic contributed to a quarter of the plastic waste audited followed by well-known brands like Unilever, Aavin, and Britannia. Over 90% of the plastic waste produced by companies such as Unilever, Nestle, and Mondelez for example, are made of non-recyclable plastics - an indication of brands disinterest in making their products truly sustainable.
With increasing demand for electricity in urban and rural areas, impending shortages in electricity supply due to unavailability of coal and increasing penetration of renewable energy in India, it is imperative to ensure a Just Transition for electricity consumers.
This handy manual covers all the sustainability aspects, starting from planning till occupying a home. The importance and benefits of each aspect is explained in a simple manner for easy understanding of the reader. The main purpose of this handy manual is to impart holistic knowledge on building homes using sustainable building techniques.