A recent study by CAG highlights the need to strengthen climate literacy among Tamil Nadu MLAs, with many showing gaps in key environmental topics. The findings highlight the urgent need for educational intervention and policy alignment
CAG's Environmental Law Enforcement Manual to Facilitate Investigation of Environmental Crimes was released on the 27th December 2024. The manual highlights the importance of viewing environmental violations as serious criminal acts, with the manual having the potential to strengthen law enforcement, prosecute environmental crimes and enhance collaboration.
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.
A study by CAG exploring the intriguing correlation between ambient air quality and instances of violent crime in Chennai, has been featured by the press. While the study finds a weak correlation between the two, the aim has been to further impress on the need for maintaining healthy air quality.
Our recent report, which examines the functions of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, highlights areas where the TNPCB needs to focus in order to further enhance their efforts and efficiency in working towards environmental protection.
Released on February 20th, 2024, CAG's report, Fair Fares- towards gender inclusive public transport, analyses the impact of Tamil Nadu's free bus transport for women scheme.
CAG's case against random regularisation of unauthorised constructions, where the High Court had appointed a Monitoring Committee to identify and demolish illegal constructions was highlighted while analyzing the reason for Chennai's repeated flooding.
The Environment and Climate Action Team of CAG did a presentation on "The Role of Civil Society Organisation on Climate Action" during a panel discussion on the topic ‘Understanding climate action in the Indian context’ on 4th June, organised by School of social work, KCLAS