[sustran] FW: transport-related news from CSE, India

[Barter, Paul]

Dear sustran-discussers
Forwarding the transport-related parts of the newsletter, 'What's New at
CSE, India'.  The 'smog digest' link below has a very comprehensive list
of Indian transport-related news items. 
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Centre for Science and Environment [mailto:cse at cseindia.org] 
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2004 4:02 AM
To: 'cse at cseindia.org'
Subject: What's New at CSE, India


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What's New at CSE

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A fortnightly news bulletin from the Centre for Science and 
Environment (CSE), India, to our network of friends and professionals 
interested in environmental issues. CSE is an independent, public 
interest organisation that was established in 1982 by Anil Agarwal, 
a pioneer of India's environmental movement. CSE's mandate is to 
research, communicate and promote sustainable development with 
equity, participation and democracy. 

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News from CSE Campaigns

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Leapfrog Factor: Towards Clean Air In Asian Cities
(New Delhi, March 30 - April 1, 2004)

As part of CSE's Asian regional consultation, an initiative to promote 
good regulatory practices in India, this conference will bring together 
experts, policy makers, NGOs and industry representatives from India 
and Asia to discuss regional specific challenges and strategies to 
control vehicular pollution in cities. 

Learn more>>
anumita at cseindia.org

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Modelling politics

Politics of fine prints - yes, that's what it is. These crawl in without

anybody noticing them but changes everything. The version of Auto 
Fuel Policy that got the Cabinet nod in October 2003 is not the same 
as the original recommendations. We knew that. 

Policy Police:
http://www.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/modeling_politics.htm

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Smog Digest (Jan.-Feb. 2004)
A review of media reports on air pollution in India

Air quality continued to dominate media reports this month. Key
highlights 
include Mumbai's efforts to decongest the city through a traffic
restraint 
scheme.

Read News Abstracts >>
http://www.cseindia.org/campaign/apc/jan_feb2004.htm


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