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Encyclopedia > Centre for Science and Environment

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) 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, in part by enviromental activist Sunita Narain, a recent winner of the Padma Shri as well as other awards. 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. A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization that is not part of a government and was not founded by states. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Science For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Sustainable development is a process of developing (land, cities, business, communities, etc) that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs according to the Brundtland Report, a 1987 report from the United Nations. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and political activist as well as a major proponent of the Green concept of sustainable development. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ... Down To Earth is the title of at least three albums and two movies, a webcomic and one television series: Down to Earth, a television series starring Carol Mansell, Dick Sargent and David Kaufman Down to Earth by Rainbow Down to Earth, the debut album by Jimmy Buffett Down to... Water pollution Environmental pollution is the release of environmental contaminants, . Carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) ,and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles are common air pollutants. ...


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