2020 global go to think tank index report
The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) marks the fifteenth year of continued efforts by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania to acknowledge the
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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Oversight committee report on steps to control pollution of river Kosi by industrial activities, Uttar Pradesh, 19/11/2020
<p>Updated report of Oversight Committee in compliance of National Green Tribunal order passed in Original Application No. 324/2016.</p> <p>The issue for consideration is pollution being caused in Kosi
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Agro-Residue for Power: Win-win for farmers and the environment?
Crop stubble burning is a major source of pollution in Northwest India. It will require significant and continuous investment to end the practice. On the other hand, despite the growth in ‘renewables’,
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Meeting Emission Norms
Coal-based power is one of the most resourceintensive and polluting industries. On 07 December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change introduced stricter environmental standards
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Pandemic and Mobility- Lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for building solutions
<p><img alt="" src="https://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/uploads/0.50648100_1459181755_0.JPG" style="width: 333px; height: 236px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />COVD-19 is an unprecedented opportunity to change
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Benefit sharing in the mining sector in Africa
<p>In essence, the notion of benefit sharing is recognition of the natural rights of affected communities over mineral resources in their traditional and historical homelands. Communities have a right
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2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report
<p>CSE is ranked as the no 1 think tank on environment policy in the global south according to latest edition of the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the University of Pennsylvania. The report ranks CSE among the top 16 environment think tanks globally.</p>
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees for construction purposes, Kolkata, West Bengal, 09/01/2020
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Association for Protection of Democratic Rights & Others Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 09/01/2020 regarding felling of 356 trees, of
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action on findings of CSE on illegal sale of GM foods in the country, 10/12/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action on findings of CSE on illegal sale of GM foods in the country, 10/12/2019. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has informed that they
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Carbon Markets
Carbon markets are dealt with under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Two important parts of Article 6 are: o Article 6.2—Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes o Article 6.4—Sustainable Development