Centre for Science and Environment
- Centre for Science and Environment
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (founded in 1980) is an Indian non-governmental organization seeking to create public awareness in India about science, technology, the environment, and sustainable development. Their primary goal is to promote 'knowledge-based activism' throughout the Indian populace. The organization was founded in 1980 by the late Anil Agarwal. The current director is environmental activist Sunita Narain, a recent winner of the Padma Shri as well as other awards, who has worked at CSE since its foundation.
The CSE is based in New Delhi, India and regularly publishes reports regarding the Indian environment. The CSE also publishes the magazine Down to Earth and their main activities consist of communication for awareness research and advocacy, education and training, documentation, pollution monitoring.
oft Drinks Controversy
The institute has come in national limelight twice for releasing studies that claim that CSE found a high level of pesticides in Coke and Pepsi
Low-cost cars
In the current policy and regulatory framework, Centre for Science and Environment consider that the economy cars will be disastrous. [ [http://www.enn.com/sci-tech/article/37437 ENN: How green is my low-cost car? India revs up debate ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.cseindia.org Official website]
ee also
*Solar power in India
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