The minerals sector is a key driver for the country’s industrial growth. However, it has brought in its wake severe environmental repercussions and social conflicts. One of the greatest challenges, therefore, is how to make mining environmentally and socially acceptable. Unfortunately, most EIA/SIA reports either overlook or poorly interpret the critical issues related to a mining project.
Indian cities were originally designed as compact entities to reduce travel trip length. But with rapid urbanization and motorization, our sprawling cities are becoming victims of killer pollution, congestion, and a crippling oil guzzling, car dependent infrastructure that endangers our quality of life.
Both surface and groundwater today in India and other South Asian cities is facing huge quantity and quality threat. Urban areas are facing water logging due to torrential rain. It is time to engineer the ferocious events of rain. Channelising and holding rain water must become the nation’s mission. Lakes, ponds, tanks which are built to hold water must be protected. These waterbodies not only provide drinking water, support livelihoods and biodiversity but also control the rate of runoff and subsequently control the runoff.
UNDERSTANDING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SCENARIO IN INDIA Date: TO BE ANNOUNCED Want to know what the buzz about energy and renewable is all about? Participate in this new course to update yourself on new and exciting developments. Choose smart and be the first to know. Empower yourself with CSE’s forthcoming new report on the state of renewable energy.
Update | Finance Bonn, March 13, 2014 Developing countries demand clarity and transparency of financial support from developed countries India wants a report card on climate finance contributions coming from developed countries
India wants a report card on climate finance contributions coming from developed countries By: Uthra Radhakrishnan
By: Uthra Radhakrishnan
Parties will negotiate in formal ‘contact groups’ in order to start the text drafting process By: Uthra Radhakrishnan
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March 4th to 7th 2014 Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), is the designated National Key Resource Centre for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India in the year 2013-14, to conduct training programmes and workshops in the area of rural drinking water and sanitation for PHED officials and PRI representatives in Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Date: March 4-7, 2014 Training programme on ‘Designing of Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems for Sustainable Rural Sanitation’ organised by CSE Date: April 01-05, 2014 Sustainable Urban Water Management: Rainwater Harvesting and Decentralised Wastewater Treatment
The minerals sector is a key driver for the country’s industrial growth. However, it has brought in its wake severe environmental repercussions and social conflicts. One of the greatest challenges, therefore, is how to make mining environmentally and socially acceptable. Unfortunately, most EIA/SIA reports either overlook or poorly interpret the critical issues related to a mining project.
Courses Managing Information in the Digital Age Domestic Wastewater Treatment & Reuse Agenda for Survival: Orientation for young Indians Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Urban Rainwater Harvesting Challenge of the Balance: Orientation for international participants Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Bootcamp: Where Journalism meets the Environment Sustainable Buildings Urban Transport & Mobility Environmental Regulators
Greater Kashmir | March 02, 2014 JK non-performer in renewable energy: Report
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