Monographs

      Footfalls: Obstacle Course to Livable Cities   Choc-A-Block: Parking Measures to Address Mobility Crisis         Avert the great guzzle: Fuel Economy Regulations: Setting the Principles Right   A report on the independent inspection of fuel quality at fuel dispensing stations, oil depots and tank lorries         Safety of CNG Buses in Delhi: Findings and Recommendations   The smokescreen of lies: Myths and facts about CNG         Engines of the Devil              

Greening my home: How do I reduce my energy footprint?

Why we must think of energy efficient life style? Construction industry in India is growing at a rate of 9.2 per cent per annum as against the world average of 5.5 per cent per annum. The construction industry is also nearly 10 percent of the GDP. It is one of the largest in terms of economic expenditure, use of raw materials and environmental impacts.

CSE Building Water Audit

In 2010 CSE undertook a water audit for its office building, essentially aimed at further improving water efficiency and conserving every drop of water wherever possible. Although CSE has taken several efforts to reduce and reuse water over the years, but the building water audit was able to site specific areas where water efficiency can be further increased.

Green CSE

In 1994 CSE moved to its new home in the Tughlakabad Institutional Area. The building was designed by the renowned Ahmedabad-based architects, Radhika Doshi Katpalia and B V Doshi and the five-storied structure is spread over 1000 sq/m.

The Cancun Camouflage

Historic debt turns 'bad', politics wins over science of climate change  By Aditya Ghosh In international diplomacy, there is nothing called 'absolute consensus' so expecting one on climate change would have been plain stupid. But beyond various national interests and commitments to billions of a future without excruciating poverty, we wanted a simple mechanism – one that would save the earth from the catastrophic impacts of climate change that might jeopardise human civilisation itself.