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CLSA bank covers Green Rating Project

CLSA U Research - Long way to green

Date: 30 October 2012

Faced with limited resources and competition, few Indian mining/metals companies have improved their green footprint. Regular violations of environmental laws and poor safety track records suggest that steelmakers have a long way to go to achieve best-in-class benchmarks.

Stiff regulations, strict enforcement, resource constraints and competitive threats should drive better behaviour. CSE's GRP team explains how increased investor scrutiny can help the green production cause

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Book review of 'Into the Furnace', the Green Rating of Indian iron and steel sector

Published at: Business Standard newspaper, India
Reviewer: Ms. Shailaja Sharma

Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi

Grassroots forum: Orientation Workshop on Solutions to pollution and mobility crisis for liveable cities

CSE recommends BOD as suitable parameter for water quality, wants equipment approval simplified

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a satisfactory parameter to measure water quality. However, the process of measurement should be improved and speeded up. Two ways of doing this are using a bio-sensor based system or a spectrophotometer, that give results within minutes and are nearly as accurate as laboratory-based monitoring. That said, conventional laboratory testing must also be made more robust with clear protocols for sampling, transport and testing.

Traditional Practices of re-using wastewater at Phalodi, Jodhpur

Soak pits and soak wells at Mundaka and Sakarpuri, in Mewat district, Haryana