Centre for Science and Environment

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Centre for Science and Environment
Founded1980 (1980)
FounderAnil Agarwal
TypePublic interest research
Location
Area served
India
Key people
Sunita Narain, Chandra Bhushan [1]
Websitewww.cseindia.org

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India. Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts devastating India's Sundarbans and advocates for policy changes and better implementation of the already existing policies. CSE uses knowledge-based activism to create awareness about problems and propose sustainable solutions. [2]

The director of the Centre is Sunita Narain. Under her leadership, Centre for Science and Environment exposed the high level of pesticides present in American brands of soft drinks such as Coke and Pepsi.[3]

In 2018 awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.cseindia.org/page/directors-cse
  2. ^ https://www.cseindia.org/page/aboutus
  3. ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/pesticide-cocktail-in-coke-pepsi-brands/articleshow/1844556.cms?from=mdr
  4. ^ https://www.cseindia.org/cse-gets-2018-indira-gandhi-prize-9149>
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