First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Micro grids can reduce gaps in energy-poor areas: CSE
Micro grids based on renewable energy, which will allow decentralised generation of power for clusters of villages, could fill the energy gap in rural India, said energy experts of the Centre for Science
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Failed road transport policies causing deaths in India: Experts
The failure of India's various road transport policies, lack of amendments in the motor vehicle act and negligence by various stakeholders in society are the reasons why India has the highest number of
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A growing spirit for cycling, but where is the space?
A large number of professionals, students in Delhi and Gurgaon are taking to bicycles to commute short distances. They do it to stay fit and for recreation. But even as cycling clubs are mushrooming all
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Conservation important to end water shortage
To deal with the perennial water problems, the city needs to urgently introduce conservation measures in totality, and not sporadically. A holistic approach to water conservation, including encouraging
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Audit for safe accessibility
Audit for safe accessibility - a presentation by CSE at round table conference on "Our safe right of way" on June 23, 2014, in New Delhi. Read the presentation: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/safety%20audit.pdf
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As treatment plants run below capacity, raw sewage flows into river Yamuna
River’s condition can’t improve unless 100% sewage is treated” The major source of the Capital’s water is also the destination for a large amount of its raw sewage, as treatment plants are being underutilised
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E-rickshaws could cut emissions but need new regulations: environmentalists
‘They could be an intermediate mode of public transport’ Environmentalists say e-rickshaws could help reduce pollution if appropriate regulatory mechanisms are put in place for the charging and disposal
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L-G Jung's environment panel calls for more sewage treatment plants to boost Yamuna clean-up
Installing more sewage and effluent treatment plants and restricting the discharge of untreated wastewater into drains are among the recommendations of a high-power committee convened by Lieutenant-Governor
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Centre for Science and Environment insists on river pollution control
New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has stated that reinventing the strategy for river pollution control must be on the top government's environment agenda. It has insisted a need
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Sewage respite for Yamuna by year-end
The first leg of the sewage interceptor system, held up by the Delhi government as the only solution to the Yamuna problem, is expected to be complete by 2014-end. The entire project, that involves laying