List of Participants

    Nikhil Ranjan M/E Officer- Namami Gange UD&HD Bihar nikhilspmgbihar@gmail.com Gowa Lal Executive Officer Nagar Palika Parisad Ramnagar Uttar Pradesh nppramnagar@yahoo.com

Book Release and Workshop on Solid Waste Management: Reinvention, Opportunities and Way Ahead, September 15, 2016, Bengaluru

What direction should waste management take in metropolitans? What does the future hold in store? Are landfills the answer? Is Waste-to-energy technology still a good bet? Why segregation is the key? These are some of the questions that come to our minds when we discuss waste management in some of the bigger cities of India.  Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi is conducting a half day programme in Bengaluru on Solid Waste Management to discuss the scenario of waste management in the country and what should be the agenda for a clean India.

Training of Trainers (ToT) on "Preparation of excreta flow diagram (Shit Flow Diagram-SFD)" on 07-08 September 2016

Water Programme team conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT), under SFD Promotion Initiative. The training was held from 7th to 8th of September 2016. The purpose of this ToT was to endow the trainers with SFD tool working in the WASH sector. The aim of the training was to capacitate sector plays and have multipliers who could use SFDs as an advocacy and intervention tool in septage management to achieve SDGs. There were 22 participants from national and international organisations. Four international participants were from Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) and Water Aid Bangladesh.

Capping the Caffeine

Energy Drinks have been in India since 2002. Currently there are several brands such as Red Bull, Coca Cola's Burn, Goldwin Healthcare's Cloud 9 and SJ's XXX in in India. Energy drinks are in controversy because of its high caffeine content. Most of these brands have upto 320 ppm of caffeine in them. These drinks are marketed as an instant source of energy.  

Training of Trainers (ToT) on "Preparation of excreta flow diagram (Shit Flow Diagram-SFD)

Date:  07-08 September 2016 Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi Language: English Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is organizing two days training of trainers on “Preparation of excreta flow diagram (Shit Flow Diagram -SFD) for BMGF grantees and other sector players. Selection of participants would be on first come first serve basis, there are 20 seats available. For further details on SFD initiative, visit

New Environmental Norms: Way forward

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is convening a meeting to discuss the status of preparedness, hindrances and support required from government to comply with the recently notified environmental norms for coal based thermal power stations.  The dialogue is convened to arrive at a roadmap to expedite the implementation of the recently notified environmental standards for coal power station by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Team

  Dr. Suresh Kumar Rohilla Programme Director (Programme Coordinator) Phone: (91) (11) 29955124, 29956110, (Ext. 286) Fax: (91) (11) 29955879

Round table on Mainstreaming Septage (faecal waste) Management- Opportunities and Challenges in India

Existing status of septage management in Indian cities can be ranked to very poor to poor, due to lack of proper guidelines, awareness amongst stakeholders, and lack of knowledge skill and attitude of city managers. Taking this grave situation into account,  Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has made efforts to mainstream septage management in India since. In 2012, CSE published the 7th report- India’s first and most comprehensive survey of water and sewage management in a two volume set publication- “Excreta Matters”.