Online Media Briefing Workshop: Climate Change in India's Northeast
Date: October 22, 2021
Advanced Laboratory Training on Pathogen Analysis in Wastewater and Faecal Sludge
Dates: Nove 30 - Dece 4, 2021
Online Training Course: Understanding Traffic Impact Assessment
Dates: Octo. 31 - Nove. 13, 2021
Climate Change leading to rise of Wet-Bulb Temperatures harming Human Health
On July 1, 2021, Delhi experienced a heatwave, when the maximum temperature rose to 43.5°C. At the same time, Ganganagar, in west Rajasthan, reported India's highest temperature of 44.5°C. Some pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, north Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh still continue to face heat wave conditions.
Is climate change killing Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands?
More than 70,000 square kilometres of marsh and forest land have burnt in the Pantanal in the last three years. This equals about 4 million football fields.
There is a renewed interest among scientific community about turmeric’s therapeutic benefits
TOILET
A clean toilet is still a distant dream for kids
CSE works with EPA Ghana on Inspection and Audit manual
EPA Ghana has launched the Inspection and Audit manual which is collaboratively being prepared by CSE's Industrial Pollution team and EPA. This manual is a novel initiative from EPA towards ensuring compliance and strengthening environmental governance in Ghana.
Given the complete curb on international travel and the attention of partner agencies in Zambia on the Covid-19 situation, the programme was able to still engage with key stakeholders
MoU signed with Housing and Urban Development Dept Govt of Odisha
CSE has signed a three-year MoU with the Housing and Urban Development Dept. (HUDD), Govt. of Odisha
Work in the states moves ahead
In Odisha, a meeting with the state Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, firmed up the next steps for implementation of CAAP for the state’s non-attainment cities.
Senior Programme Manager for Urban Water - Sanitation Programme
Date: October 11, 2021
Senior Sub-Editor for Down To Earth
Date: October 6, 2021