The Centre for Science and Environment’s annual conclave, the Anil Agarwal Dialogue, concluded on February 27, 2026.

Every year, we come together to release CSE Down to Earth’s annual State of India’s Environment report, discuss the environment-development concerns and challenges that India and the world faces, probe possible story ideas, and unravel some roadmaps for future.

The Conclave is designed exclusively for communicators - journalists, reporters and media persons of all hues from India. Participants are shortlisted through a selection process, and CSE supports the travel and stay of selected attendees.

The dialogue is held at the Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), a unique CSE initiative located in Nimli village (near Alwar) in Rajasthan, just about two hours away from Delhi by road. AAETI is a campus that operates on a sustainability first principle.

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Presentations

The State of India’s Environment By: Sunita Narain Director General, CSE and Editor, Down To Earth
Session 2
The Big Stories Himanshu Nitnaware, CSE	How do humans and animals navigate a warming planet ? By: Jagdish Krishnaswamy	Human wildlife conflict: Is there anything new? Yes, there is!! By: Milind Watve
Session 3
Not only Indore: clean water needs a sewage-first approach By: Sunita Narain Director General, CSE and Editor, Down To Earth	Air quality, data and air pollution sources– connecting the dots to inform action By: Anumita Roychowdhury	Mind the Gaps: Monitoring Missteps in India’s Air Quality Network By: Sharanjeet Kaur	Estimating Air Pollution and Apportioning its Sources -- the Science of Doing an Inventory By: Sri Harsha Kota
Session 4
Breaching the Biophysical Ceiling: Navigating Climate Change and Planetary Boundaries in the Anthropocene By: Professor Dr Kousik Pramanick	Breaching the Biophysical Ceiling: Navigating Climate Change and Planetary Boundaries in the Anthropocene By: Arpit Tiwari	Climate Change: Apocalypse is now What the findings say? Globally? Nationally? About (Lack of) Policy trigger? … flagging agendas By: Jayanta Basu	Collapse of the Coral Reefs By: Sajan John
Session 5
Policy,Practice, and Plastic: Cost of Managin Plastic Waste in Indian Cities By: Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh, Dr. Tribhuwan Singh Bisht	What comes to mind when you visualise solid waste and Northeast together?	Combatting Marine Litter Challenges and Agenda By: Atin Biswas
Session 6
Matters of food and the gut By: Amit Khurana, CSE	Hot Zones-Heat and Our Cities By: Rajneesh Sareen, CSE	Nutrition & Microbiome By: Balamurugan Ramadass	Role of Human Microbiome in Health and Diseases By: Bhabatosh Das
Role of Human Microbiome in Health and Diseases By: Ninad Mungi	Role of Human Microbiome in Health and Diseases By: Qamar Quresh

For Any Questions or Further Details, Get in Touch with

Souparno Banerjee
Senior Director, Media Resource Centre, CSE
souparno@cseindia.org | 9910864339

Sukanya Nair
Programme Manager Media, Media Resource Centre, CSE
sukanya.nair@cseindia.org | 8816818864