Rethinking Infrastructure Design for Multi-Use Water Services

For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Cities offer enormous opportunities, but they also create problems that degrade the environment, thus the quality of life in the city, surrounding suburban areas and downstream settlements. By 2030, it is projected …

• 31/12/2014

The state of India's environment: the sixth citizens' report - rich lands poor people: is 'sustainable' mining possible?

This book is an attempt to document all the complexities of mining. While, it is true that mining is essential, it is not a simple 'dig and sell' proposition for a country like India. Its challenges are immense. The book gives an overview of these challenges - protection and preservation …

• 31/12/2007

Impact of climate change on himalayan galciers and glacial lakes:case studies on GLOF and associated hazards in Nepal and Bhutan

This study investigates the impact of climate change on glaciers and glacial lakes in two major glacial hotspots in the Himalayas: the Dudh Koshi sub-basin in the Khumbu-Everest region in Nepal, and the Pho Chu sub-basin in Bhutan. The focus was on changes in the number and size of glacial …

• 30/06/2007

Climate change 2007: the physical science basis

"Climate Change 2007 - The Physical Science Basis" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of past, present and future climate change. The report provides: the most complete and quantitative assessment of how human activities are affecting the radiative energy balance in the atmosphere; a more extensive assessment of …

• 31/01/2007

Air pollution control in the transportation sector

This report first introduces the background and objectives of the third phase research of the urban environment project on the transportation sector. It provides an overview of transport and environment in Asian cities. It illustrates the rationale of the scoping of focus policy areas and selection of case studies. It …

• 30/12/2006

Status of implementation of CNG as a fuel for urban buses in Delhi: findings, conclusions, recommendations

The first in the series of independent technical assessments by three CNG experts, this report provides a clear roadmap to help the government design appropriate policies, chart new action plans and re-orient strategies to implement the CNG programme in India's capital. Its release coincided with the introduction of CNG buses …

• 31/12/2000

The smokescreen of lies: myths and facts about CNG

The Supreme of India ruled on July 28, 1998 that all eight-year-old-buses and pre-1990 three-wheelers and taxis would have to be converted to CNG by March 31,2000. For the rest of the buses, three-wheelers and taxis, the deadline was fixed as March 31, 3001. This order, however, is getting to …

• 31/12/2000

Engines of the devil: why dieselisation of private automobile fleet should be banned - the case of Delhi

This Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) monograph busted the myth that diesel is the fuel of the future and shows how harmful it is for the health. To understand the problem posed by diesel, it is necessary to understand the new information that has emerged over the last decade …

• 31/12/1998

Dying wisdom: the state of India's environment fourth citizen's report

Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of India's Traditional Water Harvesting System provides a comprehensive overview of India's millennia-old traditions of water harvesting. This book triggered a nationwide interest in community-based water management.

• 30/12/1996

Slow murder: the deadly story of vehicular pollution in India

This report discusses the issue of smog and smog makers with shocking revelations on vehicular pollution.

• 30/12/1995

Chipko

This book is about a people's movement to save their forests and trees. Chipko movement started in 1970s in the Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh and saw active participation of women in the forefront.

• 30/12/1992

Global warming in an unequal world: a case of environmental colonialism

The idea that developing countries like India and China must share the blame for heating up the earth and destablising its climate, as espoused in a recent study published in the United States by the WRI in collaboration with the UN, is an excellent example of environmental colonialism. The report …

• 30/12/1990