Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Cost-effective and long-lasting environmental management solutions needed
Posted on 26 Mar, 2023 05:13 PMThe 2023 State of India’s Environment report, put together by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) identifies areas where the country is falling behind as regards its Sustainable Development Goals.
Invest in organic and natural farming
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 01:33 PMCentre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new report ‘Evidence (2004-20) on holistic benefits of organic and natural farming in India: Evidence (2004-20)
Efficient waste management systems in urban India
Posted on 14 Dec, 2021 09:17 AMA recent report ‘Waste-wise cities: Best practices in municipal solid waste management’ released by NITI Aayog and Centre for Science and Environment documents best practices from 28 cities in 15 states of India - from Leh in Ladakh to Alappuzha in Kerala, from Indore in Madhya Pra
Pollution levels rising post-lockdown in cities in south India
Posted on 08 Feb, 2021 11:23 AMAn analysis was done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) of winter pollution (until January 26, 2021) in India’s five southern states - a vulnerable but poorly monitored region from the air quality perspective.
RWH: A tale of two successful states
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 09:11 PMAs the race to bridge the gap between limited water availability and increasing demand for water narrows in India, rain water harvesting has been increasingly recommended in urban areas to harness the available water, rather than relying on expensive and unsustainable means of procuring water.
Churning still water – Briefing paper by the Centre for Science and Environment on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India
Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 10:58 PMUrban water bodies are encroached, full of sewage, garbage or just filled up and built over these days.
Sharing the wealth of minerals – A report by Centre for Science and Environment on profit sharing with local communities
Posted on 03 Jul, 2011 08:57 AMThe report submits the idea that proposal will go a long way in reducing poverty and deprivation in the mining affected areas. It states that the mining industry’s opposition to the proposal has no basis - statistics prove that sharing profits will not dent the industry’s profitability.
The central government has come out with a draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2010 (MMDR Bill) to replace the 1957 Act. The draft bill which has been vetted by a GoM, includes this provision of sharing benefits. The CSE analysis comes out in strong support of this proposal, and clearly establishes how timely and necessary this provision is.
Mining companies and industry in general have been opposing the government’s recent proposal. Their contention is that this provision, if passed by Parliament, would drastically dent their profitability.
Rating system for water efficient fixtures - Survey by Centre for Science and Environment (2010)
Posted on 15 Nov, 2010 11:26 PMWater use in buildings, accounts for a high percentage of overall water use in cities. With development and growth there has been an increasing demand for water in India. There has been a mismatch between supply and demand because of distribution losses, changing lifestyles etc leading to situations of conflict. Developing water fixtures that use water efficiently is key to reducing this mismatch.
Summer course-Agenda for survival,CSE, June 1- 30, 2010
Posted on 24 Jan, 2010 01:23 PMThis interdisciplinary month-long summer certificate course on environment/development issues allows participants to understand and critically evaluate issues that lie at the interface of environment and development; poverty; democracy, equity and justice.
Course design: Classroom lectures, seminars, several local field excursions, a week-long field visit to rural India, together with innovative, challenging project individual and/or group work. Participants are given an intense briefing on issues that are of concern to India and other developing countries. Field trips and meetings with communities serve to illustrate innovations and eco-restoration efforts that communities make to enable them to face the challenges of managing their natural resources base.
Certificate course- Beginner's guide to climate change, CSE, 2010
Posted on 24 Jan, 2010 01:16 PMWe know that the threat of climate change is real and urgent and we also know that combating this threat requires drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the industrialized world.But as greenhouse gases are linked to economic growth, climate change requires the world to share growth between nations and people.