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CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

September 27, 2022

Weekly newsletter: the latest on our perspectives, analysis, publications and events

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BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS
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Message from Sunita Narain
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Why we should place pedestrians
first to create better cities
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— Sugeet Grover

Pedestrian-friendly streets are finally an urban agenda in Delhi and this should be applauded. A large chunk of the Indian population commute on foot, but pedestrians are highly unrepresented in public spaces of most cities in the country.

This is shocking, especially for a country where urban streets struggle with high air pollution levels, space crunch, noise pollution and ever-rising fuel prices.

Indian cities have failed on multiple accounts in providing a decent pedestrian ecosystem. Footpaths rarely exist. When they do, the width is too narrow and the footpath is too high. Often the footpaths are broken, discontinuous and full of obstruction.

The challenges of good pedestrian infrastructure, however, can be solved by practical designs. Attempts of this can be seen in Delhi... Continue Reading
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From Down to Earth
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How climate vulnerability in South Bihar takes a toll on its groundwater
Higher unpredictability in monsoon rainfall is evident from the 1990s onwards
In photos: MGNREGA
Workers across 13 states protest to demand unpaid wages
Why we must celebrate India’s indigenous HPV vaccine
Widespread and timely uptake of the new vaccine will save the lives of many Indian women by targeting a highly preventable and treatable disease
World Rivers Day
Does a river exist for us only when it floods?
Floods, landslides devastate Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona completely disrupted the island’s water supply and power network
Will algae biofuels become viable?
Pioneers of commercial biofuel production had to shut shop or diversify their portfolio
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Sustainable Self-Built Housing: Reinventing Local Material, Techniques and Skills
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Air Quality Tracker Initiative: 2021-22 Reports
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Toolkit: Preparing City Solid Waste Action Plan Under SBM 2.0
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