Health

The real pandemic

The current wave of influenza A virus is linked to the way we produce food - in factory farms

The current wave of influenza A virus is linked to the way we produce food

Publication Date: 
22/05/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Animal Diseases, Pigs, Animal Products, Health Effects, Health, Influenza
Energy

The challenge of the chulha

Simply replacing the chulha won't help, we have to help the poor use clean renewable energy.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Energy, Energy Technology, Chulhas (Cookstoves)
Environment

The future agenda

Unlike the West, we can't afford to pollute first and then clean up - and technology is not the magic solution either

India

Publication Date: 
24/04/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Chipko Movement, Biofuel, Poverty, Environmental Security, Environment Management, Rural Poverty
Environment

Where is the green party?

Every major political party has a green agenda, but a green party and a green revolution aren

Publication Date: 
10/04/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Europe, Australia, India
Industry

Sunita Narain: What is the right right?

The issue is not the right to own a Nano but the right to a slice of the public subsidy
Sunita Narain / New Delhi March 27, 2009, 0:13 IST

The issue is not the right to own a Nano but the right to a slice of the public subsidy so that everybody is mobile.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Automobiles, Auto Industry, Tata Motors
Climate Change

Not rebuilding for tomorrow

Most current climate-sinners have committed too little to fixing economies for a different tomorrow.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Economics
Climate Change

Sunita Narain: Not rebuilding for tomorrow

Most current climate-sinners have committed too little
Sunita Narain / New Delhi March 13, 2009, 0:00 IST

Most current climate-sinners have committed too little to fixing economies for a different tomorrow

Publication Date: 
13/03/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Economics, Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Storage
Environment

CSE comments on draft EIA notification 2009

MoEF has come up with the draft EIA notification 2009 which is a major disappointment for civil society as it proposes to further dilute the environmental clearance process. This document presents viewpoints of CSE on the draft EIA notification 2009.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Sunita Narain
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Environment, Industry, Government Of India (GOI), CSE, India, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Climate Change

Lectures don't make lessons

What's the rich world doing on energy conservation besides giving lectures?
Sunita Narain / New Delhi February 13, 2009, 0:35 IST

The rich world continues to give lectures on energy conservation. But what is it doing itself?

Publication Date: 
13/02/2009
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Green House Gases, Energy Efficiency, Public Transport, India
Environment

Comments on the recommendations of the secret report of the Expert group to examine the schemes of statutory clearances....

A High Power Committee (HPC) was set up under Dr Subhash Chandra Pani, Secretary, Planning Commission, to look into the recommendations of the

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Sunita Narain
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Siting, Forests, Mining, Groundwater, Industry, CSE, India, Infrastructure Development, Planning Commission, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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