[Goanet] Are booster doses for COVID-19 vaccines the new normal?

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 April 21, 2022 

 

 Are booster doses for COVID-19 vaccines the new normal? 

 Making boosters integral to India’s containment strategy can
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 Recent strong solar flare can hamper satellite communication


 South Africa: Culpable homicide case against President Cyril
Ramaphosa, ministers for KwaZulu-Natal floods


 Scientists discover new eel species from Kerala, Bengal


 A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation


 Punjab to use ancient broadcasting technique to grow rice this
Kharif, save groundwater


 86 European, US children down with severe hepatitis; experts
perplexed


Bengal government plans to turn part of Ganga in Kolkata into
drain in name of rejuvenation


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[Goanet] Will climate action be a casualty?

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March 14, 2022

 

Will climate action be a casualty?

Have we learnt the lessons on the impact of burning fossil fuels
yet?...Continue Reading


Shimla is fragile; it does not need counter-magnet and satellite towns


Tales for posterity : The songs and stories of the Great Andamanese


Santhali Sohrai murals: An etch in time


India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its
climate goals: IEA


Decision 2022: How beneficiaries as votebank won 2 of India’s
poorest districts for BJP


Decision 2022: Goa’s BJP faces a challenge to solve decade-old
mining imbroglio


Save the seas: African countries appeal funding for oceans at UNEA5 as
calls for action grow


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[Goanet] DTE Daily-Odisha can see highest human casualties due to elephant conflict this year: Experts

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Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur

Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore
slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed...Continue Reading


Odisha can see highest human casualties due to elephant conflict this
year: Experts


Omicron reinfection: How likely is it? Experts weigh in


2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be
the coldest we’ll ever see again


Ease of doing business takes precedence over environmental and social
concerns in project review process


Hydrogen costs to fall over 95% by 2050, predicts report


Web of relationships: How pumas hold together America ecosystems


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[Goanet] DTE Daily Bulletin-COVID-19 third wave: The world is still dangerously unprepared

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January 07, 2022

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COVID-19 third wave: How do Delhi’s hospitals fare?

DTE visited a few hospitals in the national capital to take a pulse of
the situation...Continue Reading


Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika
this year


COVID-19 third wave: The world is still dangerously unprepared


What is Omisure, India’s first RT-PCR kit that identifies omicron in
under 4 hours


Festivities, election rallies: What happened in the weeks leading up
to India's 2nd COVID-19 wave


COVID-19: Calcutta HC to decide on Ganga Sagar Mela, Bengal municipal
polls


Myth of coverage: How India‘s flagship health insurance scheme
failed its poorest during pandemic


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[Goanet] School of Water and Waste Newsletter

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October - November 2021

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Dear Friend, 

At COP26 this year climate policy makers focused to put water to the
heart of action plans. It was evident through all discussions that
nature based solutions and use of water more efficientlycan go long
way in combating climate change impacts. In India, the operational
guidelines for the national flagship programmes– SBM 2.0 and AMRUT
2.0 were launched to improve service delivery focusing on 24-7 water
supply and wastewater (used water) treatment in 4000+ towns and
cities. Recently both the ministries dealing with urban affairs and
water (Jal Shakti) launched the River City Alliance
with 30 cities across India’s coming on board committing to build in
river thinking and water-sensitive action plans in their Master Plans
for Urban / Infrastructure Development with an aim to implement model
projects to act as learning centre for other urban local bodies.

The CSE School of Water and Waste as key capacity building hub is
launching series of curated workshops and advanced training programmes
for regulators, managers and all others supporting cities in India as
well as global south to sensitize all stakeholders on urgency to build
adaptation strategies in water management (including drainage and
storm water management) address climate change impacts in urban areas.

In this endeavour, we are pleased to put forward this bi-monthly
newsletter exhibiting, updates, publications, training, events and
more. We look forward to hearing impact stories of change from all our
alumni, partners and readers.

Your suggestions and feedback are welcome at: sww-aa...@cseindia.org


Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year.

Best regards,

Suresh Kumar Rohilla

Senior Director & Academic Director 

School of Water & Waste Activities, Initiatives and Resources

Please find below our events, news updates, tools and opportunities
for you to learn more and collaborate with us in our ongoing and
upcoming endeavours.

On-site/ Online Events and Media Coverage

 

CSE at Consultative Workshop on SBM 2.0


05 - 07 October, 2021

As part of the Azadi@75 a consultative Workshop on Swachh Bharat
Mission (SBM) Urban 2.0 guidelineswas conducted in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh. Ms Sunita Narain, Director General – CSE was invited as a
key speaker.

Read more 

 

Times Water Conclave: Making Uttar Pradesh Water Positive


06 October, 2021

Dhruv Pascricha, Programme Officer, CSE was invited to present the
highlights of CSE’s recent research report ‘ Roadmap for WSUDP in
Uttar Pradesh with focus on stormwater harvesting in parks and open
spaces’.

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Webinar: Nature as Critical Infrastructure – operators
looking beyond the pipes 

19 October, 2021

Dr Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Senior Director – CSE was invited at the
online 4th Global WOPs Congress, an initiative hosted by UN-Habitat
aimed towards sustainable water and sanitation for all. Dr Rohilla
presented on how water sensitive design and planning can be
mainstreamed in Indian cities with example of some CSE model projects
since 2009 till date.

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[Goanet] Daily DTE Update-When the Himalayas lose: Assessing Chardham Pariyojana judgment

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When the Himalayas lose: Assessing Chardham Pariyojana judgment

The route, which connects 4 ancient Himalayan pilgrimages, runs
through fragile valleys of Bhagirathi: The Ganga, Alaknanda, Mandakini
and Yamuna...Continue Reading


Quarter of the world has antibodies against COVID-19, study reveals


Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?


Blue-sky thinking: Net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy


At least 56 north Indian cities experience winter pollution trends
similar to Delhi: CSE study


Caught between COVID-19 and climate crisis: How Arctic saw massive
disruptions in 2021


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चारधाम परियोजना के फैसले
का आकलन : यदि हिमालय की हार
होगी तो भारत भी हार जाएगा

चारधाम परियोजना को डबल लेन
किए जाने की वाले फैसले में
कई तरह की विसंगतियां हैं।
हालांकि हिमालय यह साफ कर
चुका है कि वह इस तरह का
चौड़ीकरण नहीं झेल सकता...

पढ़ना जारी रखें


क्या पैसे वसूल कर खून की
कमी दूर करना चाहती है
झारखंड सरकार?


खोज : दशकों पुरानी तस्वीर
से पिग्मी टिड्डे की नई
प्रजाति का चला पता


पारे में गिरावट जारी : मध्य
और उत्तर भारत के अधिकतर
राज्य में भीषण
शीतलहर


कोरोना अपडेट: 24 घंटों में
सामने आए 6,563 नए मामले,
ओमिक्रोन के भी अब तक सामने
आ चुके हैं 153 मामले


राजस्थानः ऊंटों को हुआ
निमोनिया, 15 दिन में 32 की मौत


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[Goanet] Limited Seats available for CSE Webinar on- Healthy living in a post COVID-World

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We are in the middle of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The fact
that the SARS-CoV-2 virus gets transmitted through the very air we
breathe is extremely worrisome. Around 184 million people across the
globe have been infected by it, and it has killed four million.

There is growing evidence that the virus spreads more aggressively
indoors. Global health monitoring agencies such as the World Health
Organization (WHO) are now stressing on the need to ensure proper
ventilation in the built environment.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites you to a webinar to
discuss the subject, with specific focus on codes and guidelines that
have been introduced to ensure ventilation in built spaces. 

For any other details, please contact:

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[Goanet] CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin April 27, 2021

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CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

April 27, 2021

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BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS

Stories from Down To Earth

Events

New Publications

Jobs at CSE

 

Biden’s climate summit:

Major polluters ramp up climate ambition

-Avantika Goswami

At the now-concluded Leaders’ Climate Summit hosted by United
States’ President Joe Biden, the US unveiled its new Nationally
Determined Contribution (NDC) to the 2015 Paris Agreement.

What is the US’ target?

The US, in its updated NDC, has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions 50-52 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. This is
accompanied by the goal of reaching net zero emissions no later than
2050.

Experts have also clarified that it translates to a commitment that is
12 per cent higher, since the previous NDC worked out to a ~38 per
cent reduction by 2030. This is contrary to claims that it is a
doubling of the US’ previous NDC of 26-28 per cent reduction by
2025.

When compared to a baseline year of 1990 instead of 2005, a 50-52 per
cent reduction below 2005 levels translates to a 41-43 per cent
reduction from 1990 levels.

How does it compare to other NDCs?

New commitments were made by various countries ahead of and during the
summit.

Japan committed to reduce emissions by 46 per cent from 2013 levels by
2030, compared to their earlier goal of 26 per cent and to aspire to a
50 per cent reduction.

Canada pledged to cut emissions by 40-45 per cent from 2005 levels by
2030, compared to its previous goal of 30 per cent.

The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced legally
binding targets to reduce emissions by 55 per cent and 78 per cent
from 1990 levels, by 2030 and 2035, respectively. Individually, both
are higher than the 40 per cent target set by the EU previously and
the 68 per cent reduction target by 2030 set by the UK in December
2020... Continue Reading


Announcements

 

Online Certificate Programme

'New Vaastu': Designing Sustainable Habitats In A Post-Pandemic World,
May 17- June 12, 2021


 

Online Training Course & Workshop

An Introduction to Climate Change: Science, Politics and Impacts, May
17-28, 2021


Please visit www.cseindia.org

for more training programmes and announcements.

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Will May witness severe cyclones?

A cyclone-free April raises the prospect of severe cyclones in the
coming month, the last phase of the pre-monsoon cyclone season


 

The New Oil Rush: Nations scramble for minerals critical to clean
energy

As a bitter battle ensues between China and the rest of the world to
control rare earth minerals, can India secure its place in this new
energy order?


 

[Goanet] JOIN WEBINAR ON FLY ASH UTILISATION IN INDIA

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In the last decade, annual fly ash generation from power plants has
risen by almost 76 per cent -- from 123 million tonnes (MT) in 2009-10
to 226 MT in 2019-20. In fact, in 2019-20, there has been a surge in
fly ash breach incidents. Ash is piling up either in wet form as
slurry in ash ponds, or in dry form in open fields.

In the past decade, approximately 35-40 per cent of the fly ash
generated has, on an average, remained unutilised every year. The
legacy ash from the coal power sector was as high as 1.6 billion
tonnes as of March 31, 2019.

The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has, in
the past, laid down several notifications to enhance utilisation of
fly ash in cement, construction, brick manufacturing and other
sectors. Despite these, many power plants continue to remain
non-compliant and do not meet the 100 per cent fly ash utilisation
target. In 2020, a CSE report -- An Ashen Legacy — had put the
spotlight on these laggards.

These power plants are primarily concentrated in the states of
Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
Together, they have accounted for 76 per cent of the total residual
ash stocks from coal power sector between the years 2010 to 2019.

All coal power states — especially those with huge ash backlogs --
need to explore possibilities of fly ash utilisation on a war footing.
To make this possible, concerted efforts are required at the plant
level as well as by the agencies that use ash. Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE) invites you to a webinar to discuss the strategies
and policy interventions needed to give a boost to fly ash utilisation
in India.

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[Goanet] MANAGING BIOMEDICAL WASTE IN INDIA - COVID-19 AND BEYOND

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MANAGING BIOMEDICAL WASTE IN INDIA 

COVID-19 AND BEYOND

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 | 3:00-4:30 PM IST

Four years after Biomedical Waste Management Rules were notified in
India, implementation has improved in certain areas but continues to
remain iffy on key parameters. COVID-19 has brought the need for
extremely careful handling of biomedical waste into renewed focus. Not
only has the quantity of biomedical waste produced in hospitals and
other healthcare facilities increased, but with large numbers of
people being quarantined at home, infectious waste has to be collected
and processed from residential set-ups
as well. Biomedical waste management is a tricky business; it has
become even more so in the COVID-19 times.

In CSE's latest publication, we highlight the current status of
biomedical waste management in India, the big wins, possible lacunae,
and set an agenda for the future.

We invite you to a webinar with experts from biomedical waste
management sector who will talk about initiatives and efforts in the
right direction towards biomedical waste management.

*NOTE: This is a free webinar for Waste management practitioners,
officials from central and state urban departments and municipalities,
urban and town planners, academicians, students, NGO representatives
and anyone who is willing to learn about biomedical waste management
practices in the country. All those who register will receive an
automatic confirmation. However, we request you to register yourself
at the earliest and reach out to us in case of any queries. 

For more information, please contact:

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[Goanet] CSE Webinar: HONEY: THE OTHER SOURCE

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#HONEYFRAUD

HONEY: THE OTHER SOURCE 

On honey harvested by forest and tribal communities, how it can be
incentivised and encouraged, biodiversity, standards,
communityconsumer connect, producer organisations and traceability 

DECEMBER 23, 2020 I 4:00-5:30 PM INDIA TIME

PLATFORM: ZOOM | LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

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[Goanet] UNDER THREAT - The bee-keeping industry in India

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#HONEYFRAUD

UNDER THREAT 

The bee-keeping industry in India 

DECEMBER 10, 2020 | 2.00 PM INDIA TIME 

In the past week, we have read, seen and heard about the nefarious
business of adulteration of honey. This business has had a serious
negative impact on the livelihoods of bee-keepers, an aspect that also
needs some attention.

Join us at a webinar with bee-keepers to understand the threat and the
challenges that they face.Hear the story of our bees and the business
of bee-keeping from the whistle-blowers themselves. Remember, this is
not just about our health, but about the livelihoods of our
bee-keepers and about the bees that provide us the pollination Ð
which is crucial for productivity. 

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[Goanet] Join us at a free webinar with the team of CSE's honey investigators

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Dear Friend,

Webinar: THE HONEY TRAP

Time: Dec 4, 2020 04:00 PM in India 

Yesterday, we broke the story of honey -- how most of the honey being
sold in Indian markets is actually adulterated with sugar syrup. This
honey is being sold under very
big brands, names we have learned to trust implicitly over generations
- Dabur, Patanjali, Zandu, Baidyanath¼ What is worse is that Indian
standards cannot detect this adulteration.

Join us at a free webinar with the team of CSE's honey investigators,
who will share all they know about honey, what it really contains, and
why is the Indian consumer being short changed in this manner.

Please register-

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[Goanet] INDIA NEEDS THE ‘GARIBI HATAO’ SLOGAN BACK-CSE’s Bulletin October 12, 2020

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Stories from Down To Earth

Online Events

New Publications

 

India needs the ‘Garibi Hatao’ slogan back 

Officially, one can argue: India doesn’t have poverty. This is
because we don’t know who is poor in the country. And this is due to
another case of governance mala fide. We have not counted the poor in
the country for nearly a decade now. The last one, released in 2019,
was junked by the Union government; probably it showed a poverty level
politically not suitable for the ‘New India’ slogan.

But why do we need to talk about poverty, or garibi, now? First, we
have stopped taking stock of poverty as mentioned above. This makes it
difficult to assess the impacts of hundreds of development programmes
India implements, ironically to eradicate poverty not even knowing
about it.

However, our development schemes continue to target a section of
people referred to as below the poverty line (BPL), identified years
ago. Second, going by all economic indicators of recent years, it is
certain that a large section of the country remains poor or is not
able to reach a decent level of living.

Third, if despite investing so much political and monetary capital,
the development indicator is not positive, then we need to reassess
our anti-poverty programmes. This is also because there is a section
of the population in a certain geography who remain poor despite
decades of focused intervention... Continue Reading


Announcements – Online Events

 

Online Training

Basics of GIS and Remote Sensing for Water and Sanitation, Oct 26-Nov
06, 2020


 

Online training

Safe Water, Sanitation and Health for all during and post COVID19, Oct
28- Nov 30, 2020


 

Online Global Training Programme

Faecal sludge management in rural areas, Oct 30- Nov 12, 2020


 

Online Training

Understanding Environmental Laws for Better Environmental Management,
Nov 1-10, 2020


 

Online Training

Making Data Meaningful, Nov 2-7, 2020


 

Online Training

Sustainable E-Waste Management, Nov 5-10, 2020


 

[Goanet] CSE Webinar on- ENABLING THERMAL COMFORT IN MASS HOUSING

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A CSE WEBINAR & ROUND TABLE 

ENABLING THERMAL COMFORT IN MASS HOUSING 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 | 4.00-5.30 PM INDIA TIME

Thermal comfort improves liveability and health outcome in buildings.
Temperature, humidity and natural ventilation are key parameters that
define thermal comfort; at the same time, they have a direct
relationship with the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19
inside dwellings. The ongoing pandemic has reinforced the need to look
at housing layouts, building design and choice of materials for
addressing thermal comfort not only as enablers of liveability, but
also as a catalyst to reduce disease burden in
residential buildings.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites you to join a Round
Table and Webinar where the key stakeholders in mass housing are
expected to discuss the most pertinent questions, capture the
different perspectives, and draw up a comprehensive action plan for
the future.

We look forward to seeing you.

Please note: This is a free online event, and registration is open to
all. All those who register will receive an automatic confirmation.
However, this event can accommodate a limited number of attendees on a
first come-first served basis only. Therefore, please try to join 5
minutes before the scheduled time. 

For any other details:

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[Goanet] Invitation for CSE Round Table & Webinar on Vehicle Scrappage

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A CSE Round Table & Webinar 

VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE & END-OF-LIFE 

A programme for ‘green’ recovery 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 | 4.00-5.30 PM INDIA TIME

 

India has recently leapfrogged to the much cleaner BSVI emissions
standards for vehicles. It is also opting for electric mobility
pathways. Measures like these can open up opportunities for fleet
renewal Ð replacing old, uneconomical (and often, grossly polluting)
vehicles.

However, the success and impact of any initiatives aimed at fleet
renewal will depend on the speed with which such actions are carried
out (to quickly replace the polluting vehicles). The programme will
also have to be well designed to target the most polluting vehicle
segments, the nature of the replacement vehicles and the design of the
incentives.

At the same time, the end-of-life vehicles that have exhausted their
useful economic life will require careful disposal to minimise
environmental damage, as well as recover material from the waste for
recycling and reuse. Guidelines exist for scrappage infrastructure and
safe disposal, but their enforceability will have to be the priority.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites you to a virtual
Round Table discussion and Webinar Ð and the release of a new report
Ð on `environment-friendly vehicle scrappage and end-oflife programme
for green recovery'.

The meeting is expected to bring together all the key stakeholders
including policymakers, air quality regulators, and representatives
from vehicle industry, the vehicle scrappage and recycling sector, and
vehicle certification agencies, to debate on the design of a scrappage
policy that is needed to scrap old vehicles and replace them with new
vehicles and how air quality and environmental gains from this
initiative can be maximised even as the fleet renewal strategy
catalyses the market demand.

Please note: This is a free webinar, and registration is open to all.
All those who register will receive an automatic confirmation.
However, the webinar can accommodate a limited number of attendees on
a first come-first served basis only. Therefore, please try to join 5
minutes before the scheduled time. 

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[Goanet] Online Release of CSE's New report-Managing Plastic Waste in India

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MANAGING PLASTIC WASTE IN INDIA 

An agenda for action 

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 | 4.00-5.30 PM INDIA TIME

 

Omnipresent: it is a term which best illustrates plastics and plastic
waste. Almost 79 per cent of all plastics manufactured in the world
ends up as waste in landfills or in the environment, choking our land
and our waterbodies, including oceans and seas, and eventually
entering our bodies with the food that we eat. We had believed that we
had almost tackled the plastic problem — as long as people did not
use single-use products, segregated and recycled it, or destroyed the
waste. But that bubble has
burst. The problem remains. Persistent, nagging, and as damaging as
ever.

CSE's latest publication — Managing plastic waste in India:
Challenges and agenda — is our first comprehensive attempt to
understand and document the problem, and the gaps that need to be
filled. We invite you to a webinar with some of India's key dedicated
bureaucrats and experts for a discussion on this subject. The report
will be officially released during the webinar.

We look forward to seeing you.

Please note: This is a free webinar, and registration is open to all.
All those who register will receive an automatic confirmation.
However, the webinar can accommodate a limited number of attendees on
a first come-first served basis only. Therefore, please try to join 5
minutes before the scheduled time. 

To know more about this webinar

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[Goanet] CSE Report and Webinar -Organic and Natural Farming in India

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A CSE WEBINAR & REPORT RELEASE 

ORGANIC & NATURAL FARMING IN INDIA 

TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 | 4.00-5.30 PM INDIA TIME

 

Chemical-free, natural farming is still in its nascent stages in our
country. While there are obvious advantages in mainstreaming the
practice of this kind of farming, why has India not adapted it more
wholeheartedly?

We invite you to a webinar to discuss the challenges that organic and
natural farming practitioners face in India, and the possibilities of
upscaling it. Representatives from the Central government, as well as
from states which have made some progress in this aspect, will be
among the panellists and participants.

Please note

This webinar, which is free and open to all, has a limited number of
seats. Admissions will be on a first come-first served basis. Please
do register early, and try to join the webinar five minutes before it
begins. 

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[Goanet] Invitation for the webinar Another Brick off the Wall

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ANOTHER BRICK OFF THE WALL 

Addressing the problem of construction and demolition (C) waste in
Indian cities 

AUGUST 25, 2020 | 4-5 PM INDIA TIME

Construction and demolition (C) waste pose serious environmental and
material challenges. Heaps of concrete, bricks, and metal waste from
building construction and infrastructure choke our water bodies, green
areas and public spaces in cities and outside. Huge amounts of toxic
dust particles from the debris pollute the air. Rules to manage this
waste were notified in 2016, but their implementation on the ground
has remained a challenge. Recent critical policy developments are now
expected to have a strong
bearing on acceleration of C waste management in cities.

To begin with, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) aims at
reducing particulate pollution by 20-30 per cent by 2024 in about 122
cities that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Clean air action plans in these cities have included C management as
part of the clean air strategy. The other big development is the 15th
Finance Commission's direct allocation of Rs 4,400 crore to Urban
Local Bodies (ULBs) for air pollution control. C management is the
direct responsibility of ULBs, and this funding can catalyse
transformation in cities. Thirdly, there is reason
to believe that funding of cities to incentivise C management can
strongly support the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan -- in fact, the Swatchh
Sarvekshan 2021 has doubled the number of points for ranking of cities
for C waste management.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is convening a virtual Round
Table to discuss its latest assessment of India's C waste management
policy and practice. The assessment report, which will be officially
released at this Round Table, presents a granular view of the ground
reality in cities and the next steps.

We invite you to join the Round Table. Key regulators, implementing
agencies, technical experts and representatives from the recycling
industry are also expected to attend.

Moderators:

• Sunita Narain, Director General, CSE,

• Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, CSE

Panelists:

• Naveen Kumar Agarwal,

Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (MoHUA)

• Pradeep Khandelwal,

Chief Engineer, East Delhi Municipal Corporation

• Sunil Godase,

Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (TBD)

• Surya Kakani,

Dean Architecture, CEPT University

• Arun Sharma,

CEO, Vats Realtech-PS Group

• Avikal Somvanshi,

Programme Manager, CSE

Please Note: We have limited seats in this virtual event. Attendees
will be allowed to join on a first come-first served basis. Please
register immediately and try to join the webinar five minutes before
its scheduled start.

Roundtable registration link: click here


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[Goanet] Down To Earth Webinar-MONEY MATTERS

[Vikas Khanna]

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FRIDAY | June 19, 2020 | 2.00 PM India Time

100 million people in India need immediate relief – in cash or kind
– having lost their livelihoods due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This
is going to be one of the world’s biggest and longest relief
operations.

Will the country’s Direct Benefit Transfer system live up to the
challenge?

Join our panel of experts at a webinar to discuss, demystify and
decipher.

Please note: We have limited seats. Interested attendees will receive
an automatic confirmation from Zoom when they register. They will,
however, be accommodated in this free webinar on a first come-first
served basis. We request you, therefore, to please try to log in 5
minutes before the scheduled time.

You can access our content on Direct Benefit Transfer HERE


For more details: Souparno Banerjee, The CSE Media Resource Centre,

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[Goanet] CSE Webinar-On World Environment Day

[Vikas Khanna]

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Dear Friend,

On the occasion of World Environment Day, we are bringing you a
special webinar to discuss what should be our environmental agenda for
a post-COVID-19 future. We invite you to register and attend.

Please note: Attendance will be on a first come-first served basis.
Since there are limited slots for this webinar, we would advise you to
kindly join us in time.

Look forward to seeing you.

Click here to register


Souparno Banerjee, CSE

 

How shall we live after lockdown ends? Will we go back to the
business-asusual? Smog-encased cities where breathing becomes an
ordeal. Choked roads where mobility is nothing but a word.
Sludge-filled rivers and lakes… Or can we look forward to a more
sustainable, cleaner, greener existence?

On World Environment Day, two of India’s foremost environmental
thinkers lay down a blueprint for a world where we may continue to see
smog-less, clear skies and clean water and air.

Join us on this World Environment Day.

For more details

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[Goanet] CSE Newsletter 26th May-Forced Displacement is The New Norm in India

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CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

May 25, 2020

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Stories from Down To Earth

Online Events

New Publications

 

Forced displacement is the new norm in India

For many of us, the novel coronavirus seems a surreal monster that
lives somewhere out there, away from us, invisible. The economic
repercussions — job loss, salary cuts, irregular gigs — are more
personal, immediate and scary.

The spectre of joblessness comes a-visiting once every decade to our
drawing rooms; for the migrant worker, however, it’s the norm. Add
SARS-CoV-2 to the unhealthy mix, and it’s potentially fatal. The
current crisis is forcing millions of India’s workers to make the
primordial journey, but back from to the Promised Land; in some cases
only to die enroute or at destination, with no messiah to part the Red
Sea for them. Might seem dramatic, but not far from reality for the
poor and internally displaced.

Internal displacements because of disasters like cyclones and floods
are alarmingly common in India: More than 5 million new such
displacements in 2019 — the most in the world — according to the
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)... Continue Reading


>From Down to Earth

 

Walking the Crisis

The Long March Home


 

COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural

Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to repurpose
policies towards a food system that is resilient and sustainable


 

Ripple marks: Climate change leaves mark on water; impacts the
vulnerable more

People with lower socio-economic status, migrants and refugees are
most vulnerable


 

COVID-19: How do India’s urban informal settlements fight the
pandemic

India’s slum population is ill-prepared to face the novel
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic


 

Cyclone Amphan: A 1 hour gap saved Sundarbans from an even bigger
disaster 

Experts say Aila was worse -- little consolation to the thousands who
have lost home and hearth


 

COVID-19 and SDG 6 goals: All that we need to learn and do

Our world is packed with knowledge and we can achieve SDG6 goals if we
remain engaged


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[Goanet] Vizag Gas Leak: Who is Liable-CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin-May 12

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May 11, 2020

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Vizag gas leak: Who is liable?

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based think
tank, has come out with an assessment of the styrene gas leak that
occurred in the plant of LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd early morning May
7, 2020.

CSE — in its first assessment released at 3.30 pm — has attributed
the accident to the company’s negligence and in not adhering to
safety protocol. Based on the detailed note by CSE, below is a low
down on the gas leak that has already killed 10 people.

How toxic is Styrene?

Styrene — an organic compound used in the production of polymers,
plastics and resins — is manufactured in petrochemical refineries.
It is, likely, a carcinogenic substance that can react with oxygen in
air to mutate into styrene dioxide, a substance that is more lethal.

Acute (short-term) exposure to styrene in humans results in mucous
membrane, eye irritation and gastro-intestinal effects. Chronic
(long-term) exposure results in effects on the central nervous system
(CNS), including headaches, fatigue, weakness, depression, CSN
dysfunction, hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy. If it goes beyond
800 parts per million, the person can go into a coma ... Continue
Reading


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COVID-19: Why we need basic universal income in post-COVID world

Without much larger injections of cash, we would still be facing a
reduction in aggregate demand and an inevitable recession


 

COVID-19: What did India gain in nationwide lockdown?

The country's 3-day average in number of novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) cases is currently at 3,060; with it being 76 when the
lockdown began


 

COVID-19: The need is to decentralise how we manage wastewater

The water crisis in India is dire: By 2030, the country’s water
demand is projected to be twice the available supply


 

Video: Mazdoor dhaba, a citizen's canteen feeding Delhi's slum
dwellers during COVID-19 lockdown Starting with about 10 packets a
day, now they are feeding almost 700 to 800 people every day and
operating in 3 different areas of Delhi.


 

Vizag gas leak: Styrene levels 2,500 times more on May 8: CSE Analysis

Levels of three volatile organic compounds also high

[Goanet] CSE’s Fortnightly News Bulletin - January 15, 2020

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CSE’s Fortnightly News Bulletin

January 15, 2020

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Editorial by Sunita Narain

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Jobs at CSE

 

Sunita Narain

Editor, Down To Earth

 Twitter: @sunitanar 

Migration: I am biased, for people

It is not possible to be neutral in these times. I believe the
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which fast tracks Indian
citizenship to immigrants of certain religions, is deeply flawed. Not
only it is against the secular nature of the country, but it also
completely misses addressing the massive issue of human migration.
Migration is not just about foreigners entering India illegally; not
even just about Indians immigrating out—often illegally. It is also
about
internal migration.

When people move to cities and countries, it builds tension between
“insiders” and “outsiders”. We need a response to this. CAA
takes all this and makes it into a simple issue of providing
citizenship based on religion to fix historical injustice of partition
— creation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh on the basis of
religion. It is selective, parochial and unjust. Worse, it will divide
us along “insider” and “outsider” lines and spread hatred.

The question is when will this end? Or will it only grow and spread
like cancer. It should not surprise anyone that in Assam — where
more of these people are expected to gain citizenship in the immediate
future — the anger is not about the selective nature of CAA. In
Assam, people do not want the outsiders — Hindu, Muslim or Jain —
because they will take away their lands, livelihoods and threaten
their cultural identity. Their fight is for their already scarce and
contested resources. But it is also about their identity. This is
where the issue becomes so complex... Continue Reading


Announcements - Trainings & Events

 

Exposure Visit and Workshop

The Sanitation Tours: Understanding India's Experiments in Rural
Sanitation, January 20-24, 2020


 

Pan-Africa Workshop

Effective Implementation of National Action Plans on Antimicrobial
Resistance, Lusaka, January 22-24, 2020


 

CSE’s 5th National Knowledge Conclave

For members of CSE’s Green Educators’ Network | January 29-31,
2020


 

GSP Climate Change Awards

Celebrating Environment-Friendly practices from schools across the
country. February-6, 2020


 

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2020

Annual Media Conclave on the State of India’s Environment, AAETI,
February 9-11, 2020

[Goanet] CSE’s Fortnightly News Bulletin - October 15, 2019

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October 15, 2019

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Sunita Narain

Editor, Down To Earth

 Twitter: @sunitanar 

Delhi battles for clear skies and lungs

Winter is nearly here and we in Delhi are waiting not to exhale, as
the cold heavier air will settle and air pollution will choke us. But
with a difference — there is outrage and there is action. There is
even evidence that we have bent the pollution curve — though not
enough, it does suggest that action is beginning to have an impact.

This is what we need. I say this because often, in our combined anger,
we forget to stay focused on the need to act, and in a way that we can
see the difference, so that we can do more. This is critical. As only
when we remain focused on what we must do, can we get our
non-negotiable right to breathe.

So, what has happened. First, there is public information about the
state of air quality and its link to our health. Some years ago,
government brought in the air quality index (AQI), in which, we were
told, at each level of pollution its impact on our health. Then, we
have a large number of air quality monitoring stations providing
real-time information.

This knowledge, available on a breath to breath basis, is on our
phones, in our face. We know when it is toxic to breathe. We know and
we are angry. Let’s also be clear, this network of stations does not
exist in any other part of the country — most cities have one or two
monitors, and so they don’t know. But in Delhi, toxic air has become
a political issue — almost a tug of war between different parties
vying for credit. This is great Continue Reading


Announcements - Trainings & Events

 

Training

Environmental Management in Industries, AAETI, November 12-15, 2019


 

Training

Sustainable Rural Sanitation, AAETI, November 19-22, 2019


 

Training

Decentralized Wastewater Management and Reuse, AAETI , December 17-20,
2019


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Air: Action must on hotspots to curb air pollution in Delhi

It well help reduce overall ambient concentration, cut toxic exposure
for the most vulnerable communities in worst affected areas and make
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[Goanet] A-Z Guide on Environment

[Vikas Khanna]

 
Dear  Friend  ,


Down To Earth magazine – An A-Z Guide on Environment 

If you want to get a better understanding of the environment scene in
India, how and why it affects you (and could impact your future
generations) and what can be done about it, then you should read on.
Environment holds the key to a sustainable and brighter future for all of
us if we understand it better and take necessary corrective actions right
now. 

As you may be aware, CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) is a
not-for-profit environment organization (www.cseindia.org), based in New
Delhi, researching and reporting since 1980. CSE was founded by the late
Mr. Anil Agarwal, and is currently headed by the world renowned scientist,
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan and the famous environmental activist, Ms. Sunita
Narain. Our mandate has been to research, publish, train, and disseminate
information to make people more aware of a sustainable future.

Our popular fortnightly magazine, Down To Earth (DTE), was launched in 1992
and since then has been consistently keeping the subscribers informed on
the latest happenings around the world. It has truly lived up to its
reputation as an easy to understand A-Z guide on environment, which is
topical, trustworthy and comprehensive.

We know you are also concerned about the environmental degradation and we
request you to get more involved in your personal capacity as well as on
behalf of your organization. A one-year subscription to the magazine comes
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updated about the environment scene but also would indirectly help in
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