Roadmap to adopt ECBC and ECBC-R
CSE played a watchdog role for ECBC and ECBC-R.Several walling assemblies promoted by the Building Material And Technology Promotion Council were analysed for their thermal comfort, energy an
CSE played a watchdog role for ECBC and ECBC-R.Several walling assemblies promoted by the Building Material And Technology Promotion Council were analysed for their thermal comfort, energy an
CSE played a watchdog role for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), India’s flagship scheme for constructing around 2 million dwelling units mainly for the EWS and LIG. Since states have ad
CSE’s training modules such as High Performance Buildings, Passive Design Techniques, etc. capitalize on AAETI being a demonstration centre. Key stakeholders such as CPWD recognized AAETI as
CSE sensitized and trained around 250 representatives from nation-wide colleges and universities on CSE’s Green Campus Initiative which enabled them to benchmark the performance of their camp
CSE contributed to drafting of India Cooling Action Plan in capacity of member to both technical and steering committees.
May 7, 2019 Indonesian MoEF has notified new emission norms for thermal power plants. This is a major win for CSE and a result of sustained effort and engagement.
CSE has used its research to constantly engage with the government and advocate for change in the government’s policy framework. CSE was part of a committee that worked with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to draft India’s first ‘National mini-grid policy’ for rural electrification based on renewable energy.
CSE expects coal to be a dominant share till battery costs drop in India. So cleaning coal to avoid local pollution becomes undebatable objective. CSE is working with coal-based thermal power sector since 2011 to achieve this. CSE highlighted the poor performance and need for regulations in Feb 2015 through it publication 'Heat on Power'. This spurred wide debates amongst the stakeholders. In Dec 2015, environmental norms were announced for the sector. Prior to which, the sector had no limits for pollution control. Since, then CSE has been playing a watchdog to support effective implementation of the norms. CSE is actively monitoring and providing support to power stations and regulators to ensure implementation as per the deadline committed. FGD tenders and In-combustion NOx tenders has been awarded for about 15-20 GW till date (April, 2019).
CSE's focused work on safe and improved sanitation has made the district administration of Alwar in Rajasthan take note – it has approached CSE to help develop a plan of action to undertake safe sanitation practices in 10 government schools in Baghor Gram Panchayat. CSE’s Rural Water and Sanitation team has submitted the plan of action to the administration. The team has played a watchdog role in tracking the national performance to build toilets; it has also been researching on what is working and where in terms of rural sanitation – the areas of research being technology for toilets, behavior change and waste management. Its training programmes are well-received – the Karnataka state government has signed an agreement with CSE for training its officials (both regulators and implementers) handling rural sanitation. The team has trained block officials of Mundawar village (Alwar district) to develop a model on liquid waste management. The state government of Rajasthan has shown an interest in working with CSE in developing more model projects on liquid waste management in rural areas.
Over 140 professionals across the world discussed how to implement best management practices across the sanitation chain for both wastewater and FS management. The week saw a mix of globally distinguished academic scholars, independent consultants, government officials, and non-government professionals.
April 2, 2019 Sustainable management of water and wastewater is one of the essential prerequisites for development in modern times.
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar has received a Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) grant, which will be utilised to establish a Centre for Sustainable Habitat (CSH). CSE, as part of its ongoing collaboration with the university, will help set up this Centre.