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  CSE’s Weekly Bulletin
CSE’s Weekly Bulletin
April 22, 2026
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  Earth Day 2026: The planet will be saved locally  
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  The gap between global climate agendas and everyday local action is real. Solutions endure only when they reflect local risk perceptions, build trust over time and empower those closest to environmental change  
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There’s something of a split personality about Earth Day — operating as it does at two levels

At one level, it is perched on global conversations — with timelines stretching far enough out into the future that they can feel both urgent and slightly abstract. Target ambitions, green transition pathways, financing calculations, geopolitical architecture, and similarly high-level topics. This side of Earth Day is where framing matters because it creates direction and a sense of shared responsibility.

At another level, it plays out much closer to home. Schools putting up posters, residents of societies deciding to switch off lights for an hour, and neighbourhood clean-ups. Small gestures that are easy to dismiss but have a way of shaping how people relate to the idea of the environment in their everyday lives...
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Here's what to watch out for this month at CSE
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    Online Training
 
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    New Episode: Carbon Politics
 
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From Down To Earth
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Miles to go
As impacts of climate change accelerate, climate finance remains trapped in incrementalism
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Mangrove under siege
Microplastic contamination, shrimp farming weakening Pichavaram’s ecosystem
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Rural India’s energy crisis
In Mandla’s forest villages, mud stove still burns strong
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Solarising farms, stressing grids: What are the challenges for PM-KUSUM 2.0?
Seven years in, the programme's next phase must move from hardware distribution to genuine power system reform
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    WATCH | Our Power, Our Planet: People-Led Environmental Movements from Chipko to Today
 
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Flax seed stuffed paratha: packed with warmth, strength, and health.
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