JOIN US FOR A SERVICE IN THE MEMORY OF MR. P R MISHRA
CSE invites you to join for a service in the memory of Parasu Ram Mishra on April 20,
2001. P R Mishra, a true visionary of people centred rural development, a hero the country
cannot afford to forget. For more info please visit the link below.http://www.cseindia.org/html/extra/prm_service.htm
INVITATION
The Centre for Science and Environment and Tarun Bharat Sangh invite you to the first
meeting of the jal biradari (water community) at Nimi village near Jaipur in Rajasthan
between April 21 to 23. For more info please vis it the link below.
http://www.cseindia.org/html/extra/nimi.htm
CAN WE DO SOMETHING FOR DROUGHT?
CSE publishes a book that gives you information on the policy, practice and social
mobilisation strategies needed to undertake water harvesting. Making Water Everybody's
Business a book, which is also available for you to buy online is dedicated to those who
are trying to make Mahatma Gandhi's dream of gram samaj come true. This book brings you
up-to-date with the practices and policies of rainwater harvesting highlighting the work
of different governments, non-governmental organisations and community groups in rural and
urban areas. For details please visit the link below.
http://www.cseindia.org/html/extra/mweb/water.htm
BIGGEST ROUGE OF THEM ALL
The world should declare the US a rogue nation for this act of extreme selfishness. And
the Indian government should stop being a pushover. For more details please visit the link
http://www.cseindia.org/html/au/au4_20010403.htm
HE EQUITY BOGEY
Climate change newsletter from the Southern perspective. The latest:
http://www.cseindia.org/html/cmp/climate/ew/index.htm
THE FUTURE OF WATER SECURITY IS HERE
There was a time when water harvesting was a concept, driven by the realisation of
the wealth of traditional systems to harvest rain. The world has moved on. From the
high-rises of Singapore to the parched expanses of Madhya Pradesh, water is harvested
today to counter varying needs. The most encouraging aspect is that the force behind
this is not just the civil society now. Government policy has taken the cue. Take a look
at some shining examples of conquering thirst at
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010415/dte_analy.htm
NEPAL FOLDS UP DECENTRALISATION OF FOREST
MANAGEMENT
Nepal took a bold step in 1993 to save its forests. It handed them over to forest
user groups, accepting that the forests are best preserved by those who depend on them for
livelihood. After tremendous success of the move, the government of the Himalayan kingdom
has done a volte-face. It has decided to hand over the forests back to the forest
epartment. This move is bound to rebound, as it has in India. Find out how at
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010415/dte_srep.htm
INDIGO: THE REBIRTH
Indigo is closely associated with India's freedom struggle -- Mahatma Gandhi launched the
freedom struggle in Champaran, Bihar, after seeing the way the British colonialists were
exploiting the indigo farmers of the area. The crop disappeared from Bihar thereafter.
Now, a school principal has reintroduced the crop as a means to fetch better revenue for
the poor farmers of the region. How successful is he? Visit
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010415/dte_grass.htm
WIND POWER IN INDIA
Renewable energy is fast becoming the buzzword in the international power sector.
Countries in Europe, in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, are moving towards use
of power produced from renewable sources like wind. Wind power is an attractive
proposition for India - it can help meet our Kyoto Protocol targets and reduce noxious
emissions. India's dependence on conventional energy continues to drain it economically
and irreparably harm public health. India's terrain and geography provides great potential
for wind power generation, but it is yet to be tapped. For more statistics visit the link
below.
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010415/dte_stati.htm
A message from the Chairperson,
Anil Agarwal:
SINHA'S
TRICK
Bush’s
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