Grid-connected solar power is a new and rapidly growing sector in India – from almost nil grid- connected solar power in 2009, the country will have 2.5 gigawatts (GW) by 2014, if all goes as per plan. It has already installed about 1.0 GW and the Union government plans to install 20 GW by 2022.

But there is hardly any independent research on how grid-connected projects are being implemented. It was precisely for this reason that we at CSE decided to do a thorough research to understand what is working, and what is not, in grid-connected solar power. We are sure you will enjoy reading this analytical report, and understand in depth this sunrise sector.

Research director: Chandra Bhushan
Lead researcher: Jonas Hamberg
Contributor: Kushal Pal Singh Yadav
ISBN: 978-81-86906-63-7
Pages: 92
Year : 2012 Learn More

This latest book is on the environment status of the Indian Steel Sector. Based on CSE's recent environmental rating done of major iron and steel plants of India, we have rated 21 top Indian steel companies in this book, from the Private as well as the Public Sector.

Research Director: Chandra Bhushan
Team: Umashankar S (lead researcher), Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan,Kanchan Kumar Agrawal
ISBN: 978-81-86906-59-0
Pages: 256
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“All substances are poisons; the right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy.” Modern food regulation is about determining what is that right dose in our daily diet.

How is food safety defined? What are the global systems that regulate food safety? What does ‘Acceptable Daily Intake’ (ADI) mean? Why do we have to accept pesticides in our food?

If you are also troubled with questions like these and some more, you are not alone. It concerns the health and well being of every family, and that's why we did a detailed in depth research and came out with this revealing new book, which will give you all the answers. Order it today.

Authors : Sunita Narain, Chandra Bhushan, Savvy Soumya Misra
Pages: 132
ISBN : 978-81-86906-58-3 Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.


Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste (296 pages).


Excreta Matters (Vol.1)
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Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results (496 pages).

Excreta Matters (Vol.2)
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Excreta Matters - SOE 7 (2-vol. Set)
Rs 1,450.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 80.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back) Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results.

Author : Sunita Narain
Pages : 496
ISBN : 978-81-86906-56-9
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: E-Book
Paper Back Availability: Yes
Language: English
Any Special Offers: Yes, on Series purchase

Excreta Matters (Vol.2)
Rs 1100.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 60.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back) Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste.

Author : Sunita Narain
Pages : 296
ISBN : 978-81-86906-55-2
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: E-Book
Paper Back Availability: Yes
Language: English
Any Special Offers: Yes, on Series purchase

Excreta Matters (Vol.1)
Rs 750.00  Click here to buy (Paper Back)
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Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of India's Traditional Water Harvesting System provides a comprehensive overview of India's millennia-old traditions of water harvesting. This book triggered a nationwide interest in community-based water management.

Authors : Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain
Pages : 404
ISBN :
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: Paper Back
E-Book Availability: No
Language: English/Hindi Learn More

Volume 3 includes essays written from 1998-2001.

The Anil Agarwal Reader collects in three volumes some of his writings on the environment. They range from the 1990s to the early years of this decade. The volumes showcase the intensity and acuity with which he engaged with the dominant concerns of the times. They are an essential introduction to environmental questions, moving seamlessly between local, national and international perspectives.

Authors : Pratap Pandey, Sunita Narain
Pages : 268
ISBN : 978-81-86906-39-2
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: Paper Back
E-Book Availability: No
Language: English
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This manual is a comprehensive documentation of localised community-level approaches in urban wastewater management. Besides providing an overview of eco-sanitation and decentralised wastewater treatment technologies, it also captures the emerging trends in this sector.

Authors :R.K Srinivasan, Suresh Babu S.V
Pages : 35
ISBN :
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: Paper Back
E-Book Availability: No
Language: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu Learn More