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CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

August 04, 2020

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BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS
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  • Editorial by Sunita Narain
  • Stories from Down To Earth
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  • Events and Trainings
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  • Jobs at CSE
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editorial
The Clean Air Concern
Sunita Narain
Editor, Down To Earth
Twiiter @sunitanar Twitter: @sunitanar
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COVID-19: Headline management will not work
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The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has ebbed, but only in our mind’s attention space, and this is extremely unfortunate. The virus is ravaging now and has spread across India. It has gone beyond cities to more remote states and villages, where there is not even a semblance of healthcare, forget ventilators.

Now is when the impact is worse — people who have the infection are doubly, no, triply hit and hurt, devastated. They have no option but to go back to work. They cannot afford a lockdown. They are not only hit by the disease and the lack of healthcare facilities, they also have to fight crippling poverty and now extreme weather-related disasters.

Today, our worst nightmare — the worst-case scenario — is playing out. And somehow the commentary on the daily counts seems like a replayed cricket match. It’s been too many months and now it seems like old news... Continue Reading
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Announcements - Trainings & Events
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Training
Online Training
Sustainable Plastic Waste Management, August 07 – August 21, 2020
Training
Online Course
Environment Education, August 17-September 14, 2020
Training
Online Training
The SaniPath Tool: Assessing Exposure to Faecal Contamination in Urban Settings, August 17-28, 2020
Training
Online Training
Understanding Environmental Laws for Better Environmental Management, August 24-30, 2020
Training
Online training
Water Audit and Wastewater Management in Industries, Sept 14-27, 2020
Training
Online training
Safe Water, Sanitation and Health for all during and post COVID19, Sept 14- Oct 12, 2020
webinar
Online Training
Understanding Real time Monitoring for Industries and its Audit Methodology, Sept 17-30, 2020
Please visit www.cseindia.org for more training programmes and announcements.
From Down to Earth
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An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding
Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach
Can sugar beet make sugar production in India sustainable?
Growing sugarcane, especially in Maharashtra, is not sustainable any longer, because of severely depleted groundwater levels along the state’s sugarcane belt
Warning bell: Extreme weather is hitting India’s farmlands harder
With an increase in disaster risks, India needs to measure and assess its ‘disaster losses’ better
Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration
Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across diverse ecosystems 
Video: Mysterious Diseases
The failure of disease surveillance in India
Coastal flooding set to rise 50% over 80 yrs: Study
It could threaten assets worth 20% of global GDP, amounting to $14.2 trillion
More from Down To Earth
 
New Publications
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CSE Publications
COVID-19 : A NEW WORLD DISORDER (eBook)
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CSE Publications
Replacement of small boilers with common steam boilers in Industrial Areas
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Fiscal Strategy for Affordable Housing
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Environment and climate change activity book (eBook)
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Pandemic and Mobility
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Roadmap for Implementation of Water-Sensitive Urban Design and Planning in Odisha
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For more titles, please visit www.cseindia.org or write to rchandran@cseindia.org
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