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Workshop on Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility in Bengaluru

A joint initiative of the Centre for Science and Environment and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

Venue: Auditorium of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board at 'Parisara Bhavan', #49, 4th & 5th Floor, Church Street, Bengaluru
Date: March 22, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 9 am – 4 pm

	APC Workshop Programme

	Briefing note
	About 50 per cent of south Indian cities reeling from high particulate pollution, says joint CSE-KSPCB meet on air pollution


	Presentations
	Clean air and sustainable mobility By: Anumita Roychowdhury
	Strategies needed to address mobility crisis in Bangalore and other cities By: Dr. Ashish Verma
	Challenges posed by 2 wheelers for meeting next stage emission norms By: M.N.Muralikrishna
	Public Health Challenges Of Air Pollution KSPCB and CSE Workshop. Bangaluru:22-03-2013 By: Dr.H. Paramesh
	Based Public Transport in Bangalore: Achievements, Initiatives and Vision. By: C.G.Anand

	News Clippings
	TOI, Chennai, 28 March 2013, Page 1 Coimbatore air dirtier than that of Chennai, finds study
	The Times of India, Coimbatore, March 27, 2013 Bogged down by smog
	The Hindu: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013 Bangalore among 14 cities with high levels of pollution
	The New Indian Express: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013 BMTC Plans to Use Natural Gas for Buses
	The Times of India: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013 City sniffs critical pollution levels
	Deccan Herald: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013 Hubli-Dharward facing high levels of pollution
	Deccan Chronicle: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013 CSE sounds traffic SOS for Bengaluru
	Vijayavani: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013
	DNA: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013 Unclean diesel chokes the city
	Prajavani: Bengaluru, March 23, 2013

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Orientation Workshop on Agenda for Sustainable Buildings in Lucknow

Lucknow, December 20, 2012

The Media Resource Centre organised a half a day media workshop on sustainable Buildings in Lucknow in collaboration with Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), Government of Uttar Pradesh.

	Updates
	Haji Parvez Ahamad's MLA Allahabad South speech
	Press Invite Lucknow in Hindi
	List of registered media attendees

	Briefing Notes
	In English
	In Hindi

	Photo Gallery


	News Clippings
	Amar Ujala: Lucknow, Dec 21,2012
	Hindustan: Lucknow, Dec. 21,2012
	HT: Lucknow, Dec. 21,2012 Energy-efficient buildings can bhelp reduce carbon footpring
	Pioneer: Lucknow, Dec. 21,2012
	Rashtriya Sahara: Lucknow, Dec. 21,2012
	Spasht Aawaj: Lucknow, Dec. 21,2012
	Swatantra Bharat: Lucknow, Dec. 21,2012

	Down To Earth Stories
	Greenest of all
	A cool idea
	Green buildings: it’s common sense
	What’s good insulation?
	Keep it flowing

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REPORTING ‘GLOCAL’ Local concerns, global fallouts: Understanding environmental issues for better reportage A media briefing for rural, regional and local journalists

	Updates
	Agenda

	Fact sheets
	Forest in India
	Mining in India

	Presentations
	Sharing the wealth of minerals By: Souparno Banerjee
	Knowledge-based activism: Using information for change

	Media Clippings
	The Hindu: Bhubaneswar, Dec 23, 2012 Farmers join hands to get remunerative price
	prameya: Dec.19, 2012
	Samaya: Dec.19, 2012
	Samaja Dec.19, 2012
	Sambad Dec.22, 2012

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South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2012

New Delhi, India
November 16-17, 2012
Equity rose like the 'dark knight' at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) on climate change in Durban last year. The negotiations continue in Doha this year, where the country heads will try to put back the meandering climate talks on track.



	Updates
	Resource List
	List of Participants
	Agenda
	Poster

	Photo Gallery


	Presentations ( Day 1)
	Climate Change: Bali-Poznan-Copenhagen-Cancun-Durban and now Doha By: Chandra Bhushan
	Appliances Division of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, Mumbai By: S A Juvekar
	HFC Dilemma - Solution for Montreal Protocol (Ozone Layer Depletion) but Problem under Kyoto Protocol (Global Warming) By: Dr. Sukumar Devotta
	Short lived climate forcers: Black carbon Science and geo-politics………… By: Anumita Roychowdhury
	Climate Change: Impacts on Fresh Water and Adaptation of South Asian Agriculture By: Bharat R Sharma
	Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of India By: A. K. Gosain
	Impacts of climate change on Indian Agriculture By: VUM Rao
	Sea Level Rise By: Krishna AchutaRao
	Biological Effects of Climate Change on Marine fish By: E. Vivekanandan

	Presentations ( Day 2)
	CDM: “Cheap Development Mechanism”: Failed to give us the transition to clean energy By: Sunita Narain
	Loss and Damage due to Climate Change By: Chandra Bhushan
	Madhya Pradesh State Action Plan on Climate Change By: Lokendra Thakkar
	Climate Change Adaptation By: Indrajit Bose
	Sustainable Solutions for the Environment
	Future of CDM Projects By: Amulya
	Opportunities and Challenges for development of Grid Connect PV projects in India By: Alan Rosling
	Husk Power Systems By: Ratnesh Yadav
	CDM A/R Project - A ITC case study By: Dr. H D Kulkarni

	Factsheets
	Who is Emitting?
	Global Emissions
	What's on the table for Doha
	Sharing the climate burden
	Loss and Damage
	Inclusion of Aviation
	HFCs: Safe for Ozone, yet a Potent Greenhouse Gas
	BLACK CARBON

	South Asian Media Briefings

	2011: CSE's South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change,
	2010: South Asian Media Briefing on Climate Change, New Delhi
	2009: South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change

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Media briefing for rural, regional and local journalists Rivona, Goa, September 27-28, 2012

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Goa Marathi Patrakar Sangh

Greening the pen
Understanding environmental issues for better reportage
A media briefing for rural, regional and local journalists
Rivona, Goa, September 27-28, 2012

	Presentations
	ECO SENSETIVE SUSTAINABLE MINING IN GOA ? By MR. RAMESH S. GAUNS
	Development Reporting at Time of Globalisation

	DTE Stories (pdf)
	Photo Gallery Welcome to Goa, state of mines
	Cover Story: May 15, 2007 DEEP WATERS
	Cover Story: April 1-15, 2012 Kudankulam meltdown

	CSE Media Briefing
	MINING IN INDIA
	FORESTS IN INDIA
	INDIA’S COASTAL CONCERN

	News Clippings

	Monday, 01 October 2012 10:04 Attack on journalists just a start to mining-related violence
	Business Standard: Monday, Oct 01, 2012 Goa: Angry locals detain journalists
	Times of India:Sep 29, 2012, Journalists held hostage by 'mining affected folks'
	Gomantak times Panjim: Sept. 29 Mining supporter hold hostage visiting scribes
	Gomantak times Panjim: Sept. 29 Mining supporter hold hostage visiting scribes
	Herald Panjim Sept. 30 Rivona truckers try to justify hostage taking of journos
	Herald Panjim Sept. 29 Mining hooligans go berserk
	Herald Panjim Sept. 29 Mining hooligans go berserk
	Dailik Herald Pajnim: Sept. 29
	Dinman Panaji: Sept. 29 2012
	Lokmat Goa: sept. 28
	Lokmat goa: Sept. 29
	Lokmat Goa: sept. 28
	Lokmat Goa: Sept. 29
	Navprabha Panjim: Sept. 29
	Pudharai Goa Sept. 29
	Pudharai Goa: Sept. 29,2012
	Tarun Bharat Goa: Sept. 29

	Photo's

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Kathmandu can manage its urban transportation and become pollution-free if it builds on its strengths – its emission-free non-motorised transport: says CSE

Kathmandu, July 27, 2012

	Updates

	Programme Schedule

	South Asian Country Briefings on Sustainable Mobility
	First Country Media Briefing on challenge of urban air quality and mobility management
	Second Country Media Briefing on challenge of urban air quality and mobility management

	Media clippings

	Annapurna
	Gorkhapatra Page continue...
	The Rising Nepal's news Vehicle fitness test centre soon Page ontinue...

	DTE stories
	On foot and pedal
	Car Control
	On two legs and a prayer
	City bus In demand, out of supply
	No public transport?
	Private vehicles eating into scare public land

Tags:: Air Pollution Control, Emission, Urban Transport, Media Briefing Workshops, Story

India's building sector must stop resource guzzling if it wants to be called green

New Delhi, June 28, 2012

	Updates

	Programme Schedule
	List of Participants
	Speaker's profile
	Press Release: India's building sector must stop resource guzzling if it wants to be called green

	Photo Gallery


	Presentations
	CSE’s walking the talk
	Buildings: Earthscrapers By: Anumita Roychowdhury
	EIA and Sustainable Buildings by: Sakshi C. Dasgupta
	Energy Intensities of buildings
	Why Green Worries for real estate By: Deepak Bhavsar
	Micro Home Solutions
	Why Green Worries for Buildings?
	Regulatory Realm For Building and Township Sector By: Dr. Vishwambhar Choudhari
	Why Green Makes Sense
	Energy Efficiency in Buildings
	Concerns and Challenges in Reducing Energy Use in Existing Buildings By: Aalok A. Deshmukh
	Affordable and sustainable housing - Five Imperatives By: B.R. Balachandran
	Reducing Energy Use in Buildings through Energy Efficient Appliances By:Daljit Singh

	News clippings
	The Times of India City's concrete spread must be on eco-friendly lines: Centre for Science and Environment
	Mail Online India: July 8, 2012 NCR builders fudge water usage data

	Central Chronicle/ Bhopal: June 29, 2012 Aggressive building construction leading to disaster: CSE
	Economic Times/ Delhi: June 29, 2012 Indian cities not prepared to handle environmental fallouts
	Manipur Mail/ Manipur: June 28, 2012 CSE on construction works taken up
	PTI News: June 29, 2012 Green NGO calls for minimisation of resource guzzling
	Blog: June 29, 2012 Lines drawn in the building sector: Thoughts while speaking at a media briefing- June 28, 2012
	Webindia123: June 28, 2012 Aggressive building construction leading to disaster: CSE
	Asian Age/New Delhi: June 29, 2012 Only 3% Indian buildings ‘green’
	Business Standard/New Delhi:June 29, 2012 Green NGO calls for minimisation of resource guzzling
	Business Line/ Delhi: June 30, 2012 Green nod for buildings often bogged down by red tape, lobby says

	Factsheets

	Why 'Green' Buildings?
	Environment Impact ASSESSMENT
	Resource (in) Efficient TOWNSHIPS
	Green-Building RATING: OVERRATED
	Energy EFFICIENCY
	Appliances AND FIXTURES
	Affordable HOUSING

Tags:: construction, Green Building, Media Briefing Workshops, Story

CSE Fellowship Media Briefing Workshop : Tigers, tiger habitats and their conservation in India

June 11-12, 2012

Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

India hosts a majority of the world’s tiger population -- about 1,700 tigers, according to the May 2011 census.

	Agenda
	Programme Schedule
	Participants
	Tiger Task Force
	The Report Of The Tiger Task Force - Joining The Dots
	The Great Indian Tiger Show
	Presentations
	The challenge (and imperative) of ‘inclusive’ protection Sunita Narain
	Forests Communities And Tourism Swati Sheshadri
	List of resource persons
	Resource persons

	Video's






	Media Clippings

	Dainik Jagaran: New Delhi, July 30, 2012
	Deshbandu: Bhopal, June 29, 2012
	The Hindu Alarming rise in tiger deaths this year
	Dainik Jagaran
	Dainik Jagaran
	Desh bandhu
	Dainik Jagaran

DOWN TO EARTH

	DTE Wildlife Special
	Tigers buffered Supreme Court order to notify buffer zones around reserves raises both hope and fear
	Trespassers allowed Unregulated tourism around the Corbett Tiger Reserve has restricted animal movement

Tags:: Media Briefing Workshop, Policy Intervention, Tigers, World Tigers Population, Media Briefing Workshops, Story

CSE’s South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Food Safety and Environmental Toxins

New Delhi, India

March 29-30, 2012

	Updates
	Programme Schedule
	Indian Media Participants

	Presentation (Day 2)

	Lead in Paints
	Advertising in the Food Industry By: Allan Collaco
	Diabetes and Obesity in India: Focus on Lifestyle of Young Individuals By: Professor Anoop Misra

	Presentations (Day 1)
	Food as toxins – overview
	Food safety and environmental toxins – the key challenges By: Sunita Narain
	From food adulteration to food contamination – the challenges of regulating food in South Asia
	A case study of Gujarat By: Dr. H.G. Koshia
	Food Safety Situation in Nepal By: Pramod Koirala
	National Association of Street Vendors of India Delhi By: Bony M
	Contamination in our food – pesticides, antibiotics and growth promoters
	The endosulfan ban and after By: C Jayakumar
	Chemical-free agriculture – the case of Andhra Pradesh By: D V Raidu
	Antibiotics in livestock and aquaculture N G Jayasimha
	The honey trade in India By: Prakash Kejriwal
	Use and misuse of antibiotics By: Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

	Report
	JPC Report on pesticide residues in Cola

	Blog
	Sunita Narain Poor regulators do not a rich country make

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Anil Agarwal Dialogue on Green Clearances: February 24- 25, 2012

New Delhi

The Anil Agarwal Dialogue was aimed to bring together NGOs, experts, policy makers and media from all across the country to discuss the issue of green clearance, their recommendations were collated into a charter of demands at the end of the two day brain-storming.

For any other queries, contact Souparno Banerjee on 9910864339, souparno@cseindia.org

This workshop is co supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust


	Updates

	Programme Schedule
	List of Civil Society Participants

	Press Releases

	People's consent a 'must' before granting green clearance to any project, say NGOs attending CSE's mega meet on environmental and forest clearances
	Two-day NGOs’ conclave ends with a charter of demands

	Presentations

	Meghalaya Mining their own business
	Buildings & Urban Projects
	Forest and Environment Clearances: Problems for economic growth or problems for environmental protection
	Green clearance to HEPs in NE India: Issues and concerns
	Mining and mineral based industries: BIG NUMBERS
	What Ails EIA for Building and Construction Projects ?
	EIA REPORTS A MIRAGE!

	Factsheets
	Overview
	Coal mining
	Mining Non-coal new
	Thermal power plant
	Iron and steel
	Cement
	Forest clearance

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CSE's South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2011

New Delhi, India

November 16-17, 2011

The stage is getting set for the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP) in Durban. This is also the year which might sound the death knell for the Kyoto Protocol. In which direction would climate change negotiations and action head in the coming years? What more evidence has the science and study of climate change thrown up? And would the debates and discussions on mitigation and adaptation be a little more transparent, coherent and comprehensible this year?


	Presentations ( Day 1)

	Climate Change: Bali-Poznan-Copenhagen-Cancun and now Durban Facts and Politics: A curtain-raiser By: Sunita Narain
	REDD+ Negotiations: India's Preparedness By: Jagdish Kishwan
	Improving Watersheds & Community Livelihoods Through CDM Carbon Revenue – Case Study from Himachal Pradesh, India By: Raj Kumar Kapoor
	India's Policy towards REDD+: Dense Forest Ahead! By: Sharachchandra Lele
	UMIAM SUB-WATERSHED REDD+ PROJECT, MEGHALAYA, INDIA By: S Palit
	Monsoons and Extreme Weather Events in Changing Climate By: J.Sanjay
	Agriculture and Climate Change By: B.Venkateswarlu
	Repeat Photography Expedition to Gangotri Glacier Region 2010 A Presentation by: Dr. (Ms.) Harshwanti Bisht

	Presentations ( Day 2)
	The challenge of a low carbon economy: why and what? By: Sunita Narain
	Clean Development Mechanism and Delhi Metro Rail Corporatin By: S A VERMA
	CDM –Subsidy to Fossils or Leapfrog to Technology By: Dr Subrata Bose
	Bachat Lamp Yojana
	Low Carbon Growth – Future of Renewable By:Balawant Joshi
	Landscape – Anantapur District
	Journey of Kalpavalli Forest By: Dr. Leena M.

	Factsheets
	Who is Emitting?
	Who is responsible
	What happened at Cancun
	Global emissions
	What's on the table for Durban
AGENDA PARTICIPANT LIST POSTER South Asian Media Briefing on Climate Change, New Delhi : 2010 South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change: 2009

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CSE fellowship media briefing on Water Bodies in India - Public Spaces, Private Designs

July 26-27, 2011

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

This workshop was supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust

Water is keenly contested today. Reports are emerging from across India about water bodies being encroached upon, gobbled up and sucked dry by a combination of forces ranging from industrialisation and urban growth to population pressures and severe pollution.

	Updates
	List of Participant

	The Workshop Agenda

	Media Articles

	MALAYALA MANORMA
	Hindustan Times

	Enadu
	The Hindu July 28, 2011
	The Hindu July 26, 2011
	Lokmat July 30, 2011
	Sakshi
	DAINIK ASAM, Guwahati, August 10, 2011
	Sakal August 7, 2011
	Peoples Samachar Bhopal August 1, 2011
	DAINIK ASAM Guwahati August 3, 2011

	Presentations

	The coming wars over water By Sunita Narain

	Vizag's Water Woes By Dr.EAS Sarma

	Industrial Water Challanges By Chandra Bhushan

	Photo's



	DTE stories

	The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli

	Nirma whitewash

	Chhattisgarh's Industrial Jungle

	30,000 farmers demand Hirakud dam water

	Briefing Note

	Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) Ltd, Gollagandi and Baruva, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)
	East Coast Energy Ltd, Bhavanapadu, Kakarapalli, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Second Country Media Briefing on challenge of urban air quality and mobility management

CSE organised its Second Country Media Briefing on “challenge of urban air quality and mobility management” in Colombo on April 27,2011, as a part of the South Asian Workshops series.

Agenda

Gasping for Fresh Air?

Participants List

Press Release

Alarm over air pollution and public health, languishing vehicle technology, and mobility crisis in South Asian cities

Presentation (pdf)

Challenges of understanding and combating air pollution in Sri Lanka

Seeking solutions to air pollution, health and congestion, in South Asian cities

Challenges of Air Quality & Mobility Management in South Asian Cities

Media Clippings

Daily Mirror, Aug. 4, 2011
Mobility crisis almost cripples cities

Modern Super highways eliminate people and only vehicle oriented

Oh! for a breath of fresh air!

Cities for people

Colombo is choking- A motorcycle every six minutes

Sri Lankans may carry ‘clean air’ just like bottled water

Gasping for Fresh Air, Seeking More Liveable Cities in South Asia

Diesel emissions hurt SL

Colombo should learn from mistakes of Delhi, avoid pro-car policies

Tags:: Colombo, Media Briefing Workshop, Sri Lanka, Media Briefing Workshops, Story

Kolkata City Dialogue on Air quality and transportation challenge: An agenda for action

Kolkata, March 16, 2011

This workshop was supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust

New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment in collaboration with the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority(KMDA) has jointly organized a day long meet -- “Kolkata City Dialogue on Air quality and transportation challenge: An agenda for action” on March 16, 2011 in Royal Bengal auditorium at City Center, Salt Lake City, Kolkata.

Updates

News Clippings

A Briefing Note
Kolkata City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation Challenge: An Agenda For Action

Presentations (pdf)

Seeking solutions to air pollution, health and congestion, in our cities: Centre for Science and Environment

Emerging public health, air quality issues in the city: Manas Ranjan Ray, head, Department of Experimental Hematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Research Institute.

Air Quality Challenges of Kolkata: West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Challenges and strategies under city mobility plan for Kolkata: Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

Urban transport and climate change: New concerns for cities: By Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi

Parking Policy in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

Workshop photos

Down to Earth article

Mar 15, 2011 Tram to oblivion

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Fellowship Media Briefing Workshop on The Forest Rights Act (FRA)

Bhubaneshwar, March 4-5,2011

This workshop was supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust

Documents in PDF

Agenda

Media Clippings

The Hindu: Mar 05, 2011 Workshop on Forest Rights Act held

HT: New Delhi: March 10, 2011 Bamboo to be income source for tribals

Participants

Resource People

Media Personnels

Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Forest Rights Rules- Notification 2007

Read more (pdf)

Ministry of Law and Justice
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) ACT, 2006

Read more (pdf)

Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Forest Rights Rules- Notification 2007

Read more (pdf)

The Indian Forest ACT. 1927

Read more (pdf)

NAC Draft Recommendations

Read more (pdf)

Order Vedanta:
Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests
Date: October 20. 2010

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The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to The Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 No.40 of 1996 (24th December, 1996)

Read more (pdf)

POSCO: Final Order and Other Relevant Documents

Read more (pdf)

Presentations (pdf)

Assessment of MP PESA By Sanjay Upadhyay Advocate, Supreme Court February 2011

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Rights Wronged State of rights in FRA

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Recognition of Community Rights under FRA in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh by Samarthan Supported by UNDP

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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act. 2006 By Sanjay Upadhyay

Read more (pdf)

Special Areas and FRA CTH & CWH By C R Bijoy

Read more (pdf)

Photo feature

Reports

Report of the Committee Constituted to Investigate into the proposal submitted by POSCO India Pvt. Limited for establishment of an Integrated Steel Plant and Captive Port in Jagatsinghpur District, Orissa October 18, 2010

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Report of The Four Member Committee for Investigation Into The Proposal Submitted by The Orissa Mining Company For Bauxite Mining in Niyamgiri August 16, 2010

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Down To Earth

How government is subverting forest right act Nov 15, 2010

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Is bamboo a tree or a grass? Dec.15 2010

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Forest rights act under scrutiny
Feb 15, 2011

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Major battle over minor produce
Nov 15, 2010

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POSCO unplugged
Feb 11, 2011

Maharashtra muddies bamboo rights Dec 31, 2010

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Vedanta and lessons in conservation Sep 15, 2010

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Tribals beaten out of forestland Sep 30, 2010

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Forest rights and wrongs in Sonbhadra Jun 30, 2010

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First Country Media Briefing on challenge of urban air quality and mobility management

Dhaka, January 22,2011

Updates

Interview

Watch on

Press Note:
Alarm over worsening air quality and traffic congestion in South Asian cities, ongoing action must gather momentum

Media Clippings

Public transport must get priority:
Sunita Narain

For low-carbon future, activist votes CNG

Anumita Roychoudhury

External links

Documents in PDF

Fact sheet series, 2010:
CNG programme in India: The future challenges --- Anumita Roychowdhury

Managing air quality
The rate at which urban air pollution has grown across India is alarming.

Footfalls
Obstacle Course to Livable Cities

Air Quality and Transportation Challenge in South Asia: An Agenda for Action in Focus: Dhaka and Delhi

Choc — A — Block
Parking Measures to Address Mobility Crisis

Tags:: Air quality, Natural Gas, South Asia, Media Briefing Workshops, Media workshops

South Asian Media Briefing on Climate Change, New Delhi

Date: November 24 - 25, 2010

	Updates

	MEETING REPORT Climate change and media

	News clippings on the Climate Change Workshop

	The Workshop Agenda

	List of Speakers

	List of Participants

	In pics: Sessions of the media briefing workshop


	Media Poster on Climate Change

	Factsheet (pdf)
	01. Who is emitting?
	02. Who is responsible?
	03. Burden Sharing
	04. Technology transfer
	05. Adaptation
	06. REDD
	07. Fast Track Funding
	08. Black Carbon
	09. Copenhagen Accord
	10. Copenhagen to Cancun

	Contact Person
	Souparno Banerjee Coordinator,Media Resource Centre Cellphone: 099108 64339 E-mail: souparno@cseindia.org Papia Samajdar Assistant Coordinator,Media Resource Centre Cellphone: 098119 06977 E-mail: papia@cseindia.org,

Tags:: Climate Change, Media workshop, Media Briefing Workshops, Media workshops

Delhi Briefing Workshop on Minor Forest Produce: Forest Rights Act

New Delhi, November 12, 2010.

	Update
	List of people participated

	List of media personals

	DTE story
	How government is subverting forest right act
	Is bamboo a tree or a grass?
	Chocolates' sal connection
	Minor Forest Produce: The full package

	Watch on
	Roundtable on Minor Forest Produce: Introduction downtoearthfilms 110 videos Subscribe Alert iconSubscribed
	Roundtable: Is Bamboo a Minor Forest Produce?

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Hyderabad City Dialogue on Air Quality and Transportation Challenge: An Agenda for Action

Hyderabad, October 07, 2010

This workshop was supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust

Programme

Press release

Presentations

Photo Gallery

Participants List

Clippings

Tags:: Air Quality Monitoring, Habitat And Urbanisation, Health Effects, Hyderabad, Mobility Planning, Urban Transport, Uttar Pradesh, Vehicular Pollution, Media Briefing Workshops, Media workshops

CSE lab study: Busting the myth about ‘pure and natural’ honey

New Delhi, September 15, 2010

Update

News Clippings

FSSAI issues advisory on Honey

Contaminated Honey reaches Rajya Sabha

External link

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Press Releases
[Sept. 18, 2010] CSE stands by its report on honey, debunks Australian honeymaker’s claims [Sept. 15, 2010] CSE busts the myth about ‘natural and pure’ honey
CSE Lab Report

Letters
Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commerce & Industry Letter from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Letter from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Letter from Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Presentation

Factsheets
CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory over the years: a decade of public science Regulations: not working to regulate contaminants Why antibiotic in food is harmful: creating resistance and indomitable superbugs International honey trade: the murky side of sweet business

Tags:: CSE Press Release, CSE Study, Food Safety, Honey Bees, Media Briefing Workshops, Media workshops

CSE’s Regional Media Briefing Workshop on Coasts, Coastal Populations and their Concerns

Panaji, Goa, August 13-14, 2010

This workshop was supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust

Workshop Agenda

Participants List

Presentations

News Reports

Photo Gallery

Videobites

Speech by Goa Chief minister Digambar Kamat
Part 1 | Part 2
Concluding remarks by Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
Part 4