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Editor, Down To Earth and Director, CSE, Environmentalist

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Sunita Narain
3 years
(9) #Honeyfraud these are the 3 who passed all tests for adulteration -- 3 out of 13 brands we tested
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GD Agarwal was phenomenal scientist. Started India's pollution work; passionate and committed to #Ganga . Did not need to die.
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We know #climatechange is an existential threat. World desperately needs the passion and commitment of the youth and their loud and strong voice to shake it to more action #FreeDishaRavi
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White man's #vaccine ok but brown man's certificate is not. This arrogance has no place in our interdependent world. #UK is host of #COP26 . Is lecturing all on #climatechange . Pl. know that respect is essential for effective and cooperative agreement
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Sunita Narain
5 years
Honoured Centre for Science and Environment wins #IndiraGandhi peace prize
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Developments in #honeygate . Union minister @nitin_gadkari writes to @PiyushGoyal on how adulteration by cheap Chinese sugar syrup destroying beekeepers and health. This issue concerns our health. Hope it will be acted upon urgently
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No #diesel #cars from 2020 from #Maruti . Huge victory for #cleanair . #CSE has raised alarm over #toxicity of diesel emissions for last 15 years. Been slandered and sent defamation notices by auto majors
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(4) #Honeyfraud designer syrups courtesy #China
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Sunita Narain
9 years
Good steps on Delhi #airpollution control in #SwarajBudget . We support pollution tax and move to get 10000 buses on road
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Sunita Narain
4 years
In #coronavirus hit times everything looks so insignificant. But today India moves to #BSVI fuel and vehicles. Big move. Huge effort on part of oil and auto companies. Leapfrog by skipping BSV. Important for #cleanair . Thank you
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3 years
India enhanced #NDC is a challenge to the world to step up. We will reduce 1 billion tonnes by 2030; 22% reduction in BAU; per capita will be 2.31 tonnes/as against US 9.4 t/per capita and China 9 t/per capita. No question that this is running the talk #COP26
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Sunita Narain
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Its our 31st anniversary. Its seems like yesterday Anil pushed to start Down To Earth. Today environment is mainstream. But we have space to keep reporting and telling the stories as they happen; from the ground. Thank you for your support; said and unsaid. It counts. It matters
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I am overwhelmed to be mentioned by #PrinceWilliam and to be in the company of the greats. It gives me courage and recognises our work on environmental justice and the need for urgent action
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Sunita Narain
3 years
How capturing rain when and were it falls can transform lives #WorldWaterDay2021 . The water warrior villages; hear them speak on what they have done
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Sunita Narain
5 years
Same region is struggling with #flood . Just days ago was crippled by drought. When will we learn that we need to break this cycle; capture water and recharge groundwater. Do not waste rain or sewage
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Sunita Narain
5 years
This was needed. #Aravallis are critical water sources and wind barriers. #SC action was much needed. The outrage and anger of the hon'ble judge #ArunMishra in court is important to remember
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Down To Earth
5 years
SC rebukes Haryana government for throwing open the Aravallis to realtors, miners #environment #Development #India Read the full story here:
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Sunita Narain
6 years
This is exactly why we need all the help to store it and recharge groundwater #rainwaterharvesting and protecting #lakes has to be obsession
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Our investigation today (1). Been very tough to understand how this nefarious and health damaging business works #honeyfraud
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Sunita Narain
3 years
70 #hydel projects; back to back; no attention to ecological flow of #Ganga . My first part explaining why this madness in name of development will not work
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Sunita Narain
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RIP #SheilaDixit . You played critical role in the CNG transition; recognised clean air was our right and brought massive improvements in the city. Your contribution is unmatched
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Our #honeygate investigation explained
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Brut India
3 years
All you need to know about the honey scandal...
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Sunita Narain
2 years
The best aspect of #Tanzania #plasticban is that it imposes a complete ban on carrybags irrespective of thickness. This is what India needs to do. Our regulation is flawed as it is based on different microns and this is impossible to regulate
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Sunita Narain
4 years
Gloriously blue sky in Delhi today. Now to ensure that we dont lose this as winter comes. Need to act on switching fuel in industry and cleaner vehicles
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Today we will share our investigation #Honeyfraud . What we did; found and why it matters. And take your questions. Do join
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Corporate strategy 3; after attack; discredit, then out-spend. They know we cannot compete. But they forget consumers are not fools #honeygate Print advertising for honey jumps 64 per cent post CSE report, Marketing & Advertising News, ET BrandEquity
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Sunita Narain
8 years
Honoured to be on @TIME 's list of world's most influential people #TIME100 for work on green justice via @TIMEWorld
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3 years
(10) #Honeyfraud FAILED
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Sunita Narain
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RIP #ProfessorMSSwaminathan . We will greatly miss your leadership, your insights and your support. As chairperson of #CSE you gave us strength and you taught us the value of humility and humanism. Thank you for all you did for us and for the world
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Sunita Narain
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Its numbing to see the fury of nature; #KeralaFloods and now #Uttarakhand and to understand how it will lead to long term economic devastation. We know it is a combined result of our mismanagement and #climatechange . This is real and will get worse
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Sunita Narain
7 years
Crucial order by #SC today banning use of #petcoke and #furnaceoil in NCR. Ban because no #standards set by #MOEF . Big win for #cleanair
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Sunita Narain
4 years
This chemical #Styrene is highly toxic; also there are dangers that it reacts with oxygen in the air to create styrene dioxide which Is even more dangerous. Evacuation of people needed; wet masks #VizagGasLeak
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Sri Lanka has adopted warning labels for #junkfood
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Sunita Narain
7 years
Important response to our health crisis. Thanks #BSVI
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Dharmendra Pradhan (मोदी का परिवार)
7 years
Happy to share that Government has decided to prepone the introduction of BS-VI grade Fuel in NCT of Delhi w.e.f. 1st April 2018 in place of 1st April 2020 as a sincere effort to curb the vehicular pollution in Delhi and adjoining areas.
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Sunita Narain
5 years
Hope government will not succumb to pressure from transporters today. Penalty important deterrence. Improve governance but please do not reduce fines @nitin_gadkari
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Sunita Narain
4 years
So honoured I was on jury to nominate @GretaThunberg for this prize. Important that we recognise the voices of the young who are speaking truth to power about #ClimateChange
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Greta Thunberg
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I’m extremely honoured to receive the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. We’re in a climate emergency, and my foundation will as quickly as possible donate all the prize money of 1 million Euros to support ... -> 1/3
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Sunita Narain
6 years
Blue sky today. Feels good. Still long way to #clean air but sign that our effort is paying off #airpollution
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Sunita Narain
4 years
Headline should be without these 185 #tanks which have diverted, stored water, #HyderabadFloods would have been much worse. In #ClimateChange risked times need more waterbodies
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Sunita Narain
3 years
(8) #Honeyfraud without #bees we lose life
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Sunita Narain
7 years
First sign of blue sky today. Combined result of weather and emergency actions. Now effort must be drastic long term action for #airpollution control #smogindelhi
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Sunita Narain
4 years
Thank you. We are honoured and humbled to receive this award. Mrs #IndiraGandhi put environment on national agenda. So much more to be done
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Bhavesh Brahmankar
4 years
@CSEINDIA CSE to receive the India Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development tomorrow in New Delhi. Gr8 Achievement Congratulations @sunitanar @down2earthindia @PMOIndia @moefcc @UNEP @UNinIndia @FEJIndia @earthjournalism
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Sunita Narain
6 years
This is our problem of #plastic . Not carry bags alone. All food is “safe” only when packed. Today meal on #train to #Gwalior
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Support #Ronaldo and not #CocaCola . What he did is so important. Film and sports icons must shun #junkfood and reject money from endorsements Euro 2020: Cristiano Ronaldo stunt costs Coca-Cola $4 billion via @YahooIndia
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Sunita Narain
4 years
Sorry @fssaiindia you have to first regulate and then educate. The labelling rules must be notified so we know what we are eating. Cant appease #junkfood industry and abdicate your role
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Sunita Narain
5 years
Finally. Not draft but notification on #HFSS or #junk food ready. Includes warning labels. Now watch how #bigfood industry will work to delay this further
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Sunita Narain
5 years
This is why I will never make a good politician. Its 25 not 1000
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Sunita Narain
3 years
First shot today. Good experience #AIIMS Please get your vaccine if eligible. Important in fight against #COVID
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Sunita Narain
7 years
Delighted to be awarded Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander from Swedish government @AndersWijkman @jrockstrom @JKuylenstierna
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Sunita Narain
7 years
Delhi will get BS6 fuel by April 2018. Proactive decision of MoPNG responding to current #airpollution crisis. Need more such leadership @dpradhanbjp
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Sunita Narain
6 months
Cannot fight climate change without fighting inequality. Powerful words by President Lula at #COP28
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Sunita Narain
3 years
(3) #Honeyfraud adulteration is sophisticated business
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Sunita Narain
4 years
We know about the #climatechange links to the #bushfires in #Australia , but not #locust attacks in our backyard. Hitting the poorest. Let's stop preaching to them. We are the problem. They are our victims and this is not right. Please read and share
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Sunita Narain
5 years
My colleagues find that #lead in #Maggi is within 'safe' standards only because our 'safety' standards for lead in food are lax and dangerous. Watch and share
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Sunita Narain
4 years
I am really honoured and humbled. Thank you
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Hannah
4 years
Delighted that we can finally make the 2020 Edinburgh Medal supported by @Artemis_UK happen. This was due to be awarded to the inspiring Indian environmentalist @sunitanar at the @EdSciFest in April, Sunita will now receive the medal next week. Details:
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Sunita Narain
4 years
I write how our favourite word #recycling was used by industry to change the law that would ban multilayered #plastic . Every time we reach for a packet of chips or bujjia remember industry won, we lost. Environment lost
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Sunita Narain
6 years
On road to #Shimla . Thought provoking #SwachhBharat
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Sunita Narain
7 years
The aim is #pollution control, not theatre. My take on recent #smogindelhi
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Sunita Narain
3 years
(5) #Honeyfraud breaking the #China wall to get samples of this bypass syrup
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Sunita Narain
4 years
Today #SC rejected the plea of power producers to extend the deadline for meeting 2015 emission standards from 2022 to 2024. Our report showed clearly that private #thermalpower plants are laggards and not doing enough to clean up #coal emissions
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Sunita Narain
1 year
Why we need to retrain planners and engineers and not rivers #Joshimathcrisis
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Down To Earth
1 year
EDITORIAL: The #Joshimathcrisis is a well-engineered calamity, writes @down2earthindia editor, @sunitanar . Click on the link below to read the full article. @CSEINDIA #Joshimath #JoshimathIsSinking #JoshimathEmergency
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Sunita Narain
3 years
(6) #Honeyfraud code word is "all pass" syrup
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3 years
(11) #Honeyfraud FAILED ALSO
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Sunita Narain
5 years
#Election2019 is not a referendum that issues of agrarian distress or pollution or unemployment don’t matter. Or don’t exist. But it is a referendum on peoples belief that Mr #Modi -led government is the best choice to solve their real issues. That we cannot deny #Verdict2019
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Sunita Narain
5 years
Agree with @nitin_gadkari . Detterence essential for compliance. See the way people are getting #PUC . I say this also as victim of cycle accident. Dont roll back #traffic fines please. Ask for better governance not weak penalties
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Do see..do share. This is devastating for our health and for the food we will grow
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Sunita Narain
5 years
My book Conflicts of interest has been re-printed and is now available in paperback. Hope you will read it. I have written about our battles; old and current and our blueprint for the future
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Swati Chopra
5 years
In 'Conflicts of Interest', India's foremost environmentalist, Sunita Narain, talks with candour and passion about her many battles at the forefront of the country's green movement. I personally haven't read anything as courageous or inspiring! @sunitanar
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4 years
Update on #VizagGasLeak . Poor maintenance with gas not stored at the right temperature and haste without use of SOP and precautions to reopen unit seems to have led to tragedy
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Sunita Narain
7 years
Ground reportage on how #demonetisation is hitting rural India
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Sunita Narain
7 years
Now that there is plan, critics will say where is action? When there is action, they say, where is plan? Both cases we lose #airpollution
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Sunita Narain
6 years
@Nidhi Rarely find myself disagreeing with you but on this I do. Setting #AC temperature is not nanny state. It is responsible state. Need control on #energy and this is one way to get it. Good move by govt. But need to make it mandatory. Like #Japan 's bush shirt rule
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Sunita Narain
3 years
(7) When adulterated honey passes
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Sunita Narain
5 years
Should not forget
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Down To Earth
5 years
Special Coverage: 34 years of #Bhopalgastragedy . The world's biggest industrial disaster. #Bhopal #India Here's our in-depth analysis:
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Sunita Narain
3 years
RE target of 50%; non-fossil fuel 500 GW; carbon intensity of 45% are all pathways to get to 1 billion tonne carbon emission reduction by 2030. India has laid out its roadmap; this is more than OECD and certainly what China has done. #COP26Glasgow
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Sunita Narain
3 years
Food is subsidised across the rich world. But in India farmers subsidise consumers. Don't get misled that #FarmersProtests is only about Punjab or vested interest of middlemen. it is about survival of farming
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Sunita Narain
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2-year battle. Done. @AnumitaRoychowd @suraiya95 and others worked to finalise #parking policy and rules. Finally #SC had to push to get notified. Now implementation begins. Critical for #vehicle restraint and #airpollution control
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Down To Earth
5 years
The rule probibits parking in green areas, parks, footpaths, bus stops and intersections
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Today #SC bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Deepak Gupta have passed big judgement on #parking . Waiting for it to be uploaded. Big development. Big win for #car restraint in cities for #airpollution control
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Sunita Narain
6 years
Thank you for this recognition of our work on #food , nutrition, livelihood and #biodiversity and links to #climatechange . Honoured to get this award
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Andrea Segrè
6 years
Davvero lieto che @BolognaAward premi Sunita Narain dir. CSE New Delhi per aver individuato nel cibo l’elemento strategico dello sviluppo sostenibile. A #BolognaAward2018 anche Joseph Puglisi con la sfiziosa #beyondmeat carne che mixa gustose proteine vegetali. Vi aspettiamo!
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RIP #SundarlalBahuguna . I learnt my first lesson in environment in 1980 when I travelled to meet you. Remarkable and persistent in your work and commitment
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Down To Earth
3 years
Renowned environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna succumbs to COVID-19
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Sunita Narain
7 years
What and how to control #DelhiSmog . That should be our focus.
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Down To Earth
7 years
The @CSEINDIA recommends priority actions to tackle air #pollution in #Delhi
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Sunita Narain
2 years
“In poverty he is threatened by malnutrition and disease, in weakness by war and in richness by the pollution brought about by his own prosperity.” Mrs Indira Gandhi, at the 1972 #Stockholm conference
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6 years
It has taken one year of bitter fight to get #petcoke banned in NCR #DelhiPollution
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Sunita Narain
4 years
Critical to understand why this is the age of the environment. Our report discusses state of problems and also way ahead. Thank you @ashokgehlot51 for coming to our campus. Really honoured and thank you for your commitment to green Rajasthan
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CSEINDIA
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Chief Minister of Rajasthan @ashokgehlot51 releases @CSEINDIA 's State of India's Environment Report 2020 along with @sunitanar @rajchengappa @richiemaha and Souparno Banerjee at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2020, CSE's annual media conclave. #AAD2020 #AAETI
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Sunita Narain
2 years
What is most humbling and terrifying is being in the company of the greatest; R. Carson, D Attenborough and Wangari Maathai and all the young climate activists
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madhu trehan
2 years
He mentions India’s Sunita Narain @sunitanar in his speech on climate change. Prince WIlliam's Hymn to the Queen of 'Hope' via @YouTube
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