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CoP-8: NOTHING'S BREWING
For a fortnight, 1,456 delegates from 167 countries sat in conference halls, attended
plenary sessions and roundtables, and sized each other up over a cup of coffee. In the
end, CoP-8 didn't witness any scintillating intellectual and moral leadership from a host
that often likes to portray itself as a leader among developing nations. It could well be
said that India passed over a historical moment.
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ALSO IN DOWN TO EARTH MAGAZINE
CONSIGNED TO FLAMES
"Abandon all hope, all ye who enter" This inscription that marks the gates of
hell in Dante’s Inferno could well be true for Jharia town in Jharkhand. The
underground fires that have been raging for several decades in the coalfields here are now
beginning to engulf its thickly inhabited areas. And for the local people -- trapped
between officialdom and realpolitik
-- mere existence now means hell on earth...
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NOV. 8, 2002: DTE WINS ACCOLADES FOR POPULARISING
SCIENCE
The Kolkata-based Indian Science Congress Association has selected Sunita Narain, editor
of Down To Earth magazine -- who is also director, Centre for Science and Environment
(CSE) -- for the Dr B C Deb Memorial Award for Popularisation of Science. The award is in
recognition of the unwavering work done by CSE and Down To Earth magazine in the fields of
science, development and sustainability.
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ANIL AGARWAL CLEAN AIR MODEL LAUNCH
Following successful testing, the Centre for Science and Environment has planned a special
presentation on Dec. 3, 2002 at the WWF Auditorium, MaxMueller Marg, Lodi Estate, New
Delhi to mark the launch of the Anil Agarwal Clean Air Model.
Special guests to the presentation that starts at 5 p.m. include Justice BN Kirpal, former
Chief Justice of India, Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi and Bhure Lal,
Chairperson,
Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority. All are invited.
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CNG BUS SAFETY REPORT
How is Delhi -- home to the world’s largest CNG bus fleet -- coping with the
relatively new technology? Read two reports by international CNG experts.
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SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISTS' WORKSHOP
National and international experts will demystify the science and realpolitik of
vehicular air pollution in a workshop for South Asian journalists in New Delhi in January
2003. CSE will support the travel and lodging expenses of a few candidates.
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PRESS BRIEFINGS
NOVEMBER 22, 2002: TRANSLATING HEALTH CONCERNS INTO AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS
A CSE roundtable provokes a debate on the urgent need for
health assessments to drive government regulations on air pollution.
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